Seattle signs Jon Ryan for six years.

[Patler]

Six year deal said to be worth $9.1 million, including a $1.6-million signing bonus.

[Smidgeon]

...so the next time Seattle's in the playoffs Ryan can shank three punts and get two more blocked...

[Scott Campbell]

Now he can afford a tanning booth.

[Bossman641]

How long until Woodbuck shows up

5......4........3......

[mission]

LOL that is a monster punting contract!

Since when was he a future HOFer?

I think Seattle is ready to turn things around!

[Bretsky]

Happy for Jon Ryan, who was a good guy.

[packerbacker1234]

Jon Ryan has one of the best net averages in the year this year...

and for us... our net on punts is 4 yards lower then it was when we had Jon Ryan. So he performed bad in the playoffs... it was like his first year.

Give him a break, he was young, could boom them a mile, and was improving. Give it a year and he'll be one of the few premier punters in this league... and apparently seattle agrees.

[mission]

Jon Ryan has one of the best net averages in the year this year...

and for us... our net on punts is 4 yards lower then it was when we had Jon Ryan. So he performed bad in the playoffs... it was like his first year.

Give him a break, he was young, could boom them a mile, and was improving. Give it a year and he'll be one of the few premier punters in this league... and apparently seattle agrees.

I don't doubt any of this. Never really had a problem with him... he's just fun to pick on since he's canadian.

[Patler]

Jon Ryan has one of the best net averages in the year this year...

and for us... our net on punts is 4 yards lower then it was when we had Jon Ryan. So he performed bad in the playoffs... it was like his first year.

Give him a break, he was young, could boom them a mile, and was improving. Give it a year and he'll be one of the few premier punters in this league... and apparently seattle agrees.

Ignoring the punters with only a handful of punts, Ryan was #7 in gross average, #13 in net average. Sort of middle-of-the-road, but clearly better than Kapinos.

[swede]

I wonder how TT was convinced that Jon Ryan was horrible enough to dump. Perhaps he was just allowing Stock to have his way as a prelude to the firing: "I got you the punter you wanted and we still ended up 32nd in the league."

The episode was a bit of an anomaly in terms of how Green Bay works. It really isn't like TT to make a disruptive move that doesn't dramatically improve things, and I don't think it is like him to let an assistant coach push him around either.

[Scott Campbell]

... he's just fun to pick on since he's canadian.

I can't believe you'd pick on somebody just because they're Canadian.

[Smidgeon]

... he's just fun to pick on since he's canadian.

I can't believe you'd pick on somebody just because they're Canadian.

Did they pay him in Canadian dollars? That would save the club $280,000 US$...

[Fritz]

I blame Mike Stock.

And Kurt Schottenheimer.

And the previous conditioning coach.

And Jarrett Bush.

[KYPack]

Well, Stock seriously has to take a lot of the blame for that (course, he paid with his job). You can't coach that kind of leg strength.

Ryan evidently really pissed everybody off on the staff, but you have to look past that stuff and develop the talent. Stock didn't do that & I hope TT learned his lesson in that little episode.

[pbmax]

I blame Mike Stock.

And Kurt Schottenheimer.

And the previous conditioning coach.

And Jarrett Bush.

Don't forget Bob Slowik and Torrance Marshall.

I loved his attitude and fearlessness. I have never seen a punter run more fearlessly (on a fake that was called off) or tackle more head on. One of the few punters that could have been the emergency LB.

As a punter his overall results were mediocre, and should have been better given his talent. The Packers should be able to do better.