JSO doesn't like the Tausch signing.

[packers11]

Discuss...

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/87688157.html

[Brandon494]

Just something else for them to bitch about.

[Scott Campbell]

It's conditional bitching - dependent on how much money he got.

As if Ted's really going to overpay.

[red]

well, i don't like the JSO

so that should make things even

[Lurker64]

Burying Lang at the bottom of the depth chart is ridiculous. From where I sit, based on Lang's performance last year, he has a good shot at being on top of the depth chart at two different positions (LG and RT). Considering that Lang was their second best OL last year (behind Sitton) and he was a rookie, he should be starting somewhere.

[Joemailman]

Bedard misses the obvious point: TT thinks he can win it all this year, and wants to do it with a veteran offensive line. Hell, if TT hadn't signed Tauscher, Bedard would be saying TT is taking too much of a risk by just hoping that Lang or Giaco are ready to take over.

By the way, that depth chart is apparently Bedard's creation. The Packers don't have a depth chart during the off-season. I doubt it's right.

[ND72]

I actually agreed with the article. I spent a lot of time watching Tauscher late in the season, and he was average at best. He made lots of mistakes, and looked slow. People disagree with me, that's ok, everyone has an opinion...I just tend to base it on specific fact while watching the game.

Like for instance (this was on the Madison ESPN radio station) in the month of december, 92% of all pass protections were called towards Tauscher to help him out...not often you do that with a right handed QB. Again, I don't know where that number came from, so it is what it is. I thought forever that Lang would have given us more than Tauscher did, and thought that signing Tauscher was a mistake in sense unless he is a back-up.

[Lurker64]

Also, considering that this is an uncapped year, it certainly doesn't hurt the Packers to sign Tauscher to a contract for an average veteran starter and then not give him the starting job.

If the cap returns and we end up being on the hook for paying Tauscher like a starter to be a backup, then sure that was a mistake, but now? Assuming the franchise isn't really hurting for cash, it's just taking out an expensive insurance policy.

[Brandon494]

I actually agreed with the article. I spent a lot of time watching Tauscher late in the season, and he was average at best. He made lots of mistakes, and looked slow. People disagree with me, that's ok, everyone has an opinion...I just tend to base it on specific fact while watching the game.

Like for instance (this was on the Madison ESPN radio station) in the month of december, 92% of all pass protections were called towards Tauscher to help him out...not often you do that with a right handed QB. Again, I don't know where that number came from, so it is what it is. I thought forever that Lang would have given us more than Tauscher did, and thought that signing Tauscher was a mistake in sense unless he is a back-up.

He came back from a serious ACL injury and was tossed right into the action. If you don't think Tauscher helps this team then you just don't know much about football. Yea Lang looked good last season but I'd rather have Lang backing up both tackle positions. If we did not sign Tauscher and had Lang starting at RT who would we have backing up the tackle positions?

[Lurker64]

If we did not sign Tauscher and had Lang starting at RT who would we have backing up the tackle positions?

I think it would just take a reshuffling. You move your RT to LT, and you put in your next best LT.

So I would see the offensive line, without Tauscher, looking like:
Clifton/Spitz/Wells/Sitton/Lang
and if Clifton goes down:
Lang/Spitz/Wells/Sitton/Colledge (or Giacomini or Barbre.)

[Brandon494]

If we did not sign Tauscher and had Lang starting at RT who would we have backing up the tackle positions?

I think it would just take a reshuffling. You move your RT to LT, and you put in your next best LT.

So I would see the offensive line, without Tauscher, looking like:
Clifton/Spitz/Wells/Sitton/Lang
and if Clifton goes down:
Lang/Spitz/Wells/Sitton/Colledge (or Giacomini or Barbre.)

Which proves my point.... I don't want Colledge, Barbre, or Giacomini starting at RT.

[Bretsky]

Our cap is healthy; we are trying to win now and don't want to go into next year with more question marks.

The author, IMO, has never had a torn ACL nor does he have any understanding how long the true recovery time is.

Tauscher performed admirably on year one after a torn ACL injury. You are not near full strength year one. This year he will be and he will be better. The coaches, not Bedard, know who is ready to start at RT and if reports are true in that MM was lobbying for Tausch to return than there was good reason.

Nobdoy will argue or accuse me of being a TT does everything right guy; but he's been impressive this offseason and signing Tausch is one of several very solid moves.

[ND72]

I actually agreed with the article. I spent a lot of time watching Tauscher late in the season, and he was average at best. He made lots of mistakes, and looked slow. People disagree with me, that's ok, everyone has an opinion...I just tend to base it on specific fact while watching the game.

Like for instance (this was on the Madison ESPN radio station) in the month of december, 92% of all pass protections were called towards Tauscher to help him out...not often you do that with a right handed QB. Again, I don't know where that number came from, so it is what it is. I thought forever that Lang would have given us more than Tauscher did, and thought that signing Tauscher was a mistake in sense unless he is a back-up.

He came back from a serious ACL injury and was tossed right into the action. If you don't think Tauscher helps this team then you just don't know much about football. Yea Lang looked good last season but I'd rather have Lang backing up both tackle positions. If we did not sign Tauscher and had Lang starting at RT who would we have backing up the tackle positions?

Ok, so don't ever say I don't know football...I was one of the first to say Aaron Rodgers will be a good QB when everyone else was claiming him to be a bust. And one thing I know for sure, is Mark Tauscher doesn't start on any other team besides maybe Cleveland, St. Louis, Detroit, and Oakland.

[ThunderDan]

Holy Christmas!

You know if we didn't sign Tauscher, Bedwetter would be bitching that Barbre or Gio would either start or be the back-up and that isn't acceptable.

Fuck, didn't he write an article last week on how horrible our O-Line would be by losing Clifton and Tauscher in FA.

[Joemailman]

Our cap is healthy; we are trying to win now and don't want to go into next year with more question marks.

The author, IMO, has never had a torn ACL nor does he have any understanding how long the true recovery time is.

Tauscher performed admirably on year one after a torn ACL injury. You are not near full strength year one. This year he will be and he will be better. The coaches, not Bedard, know who is ready to start at RT and if reports are true in that MM was lobbying for Tausch to return than there was good reason.

Nobdoy will argue or accuse me of being a TT does everything right guy; but he's been impressive this offseason and signing Tausch is one of several very solid moves.

Besides the injury, Tauscher didn't really have much practice before being inserted into the lineup. He's past his prime, but there's a pretty good chance he'll be better in 2010 than in 2009.