Driver signs extension - packer until 2012!

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Extending Driver is a no brainer. Why wouldn't the team extend him?

I mean you never really know. Its not like this offense is lacking talent. I thought they could be saving money that driver is getting and give it to Finley, Jones, and Nelson.

Regardless it was I good signing and the right move to make.

[packerbacker1234]

did someone say te pats ca't win without Tom Brady? Not sure what that means, being they went 11-5 the year he got hurt. The probem the pats had is they were in the AFC, where everyone around them was just a step better. THat season is what got cassel his current contract, and what proved that the team around brady is so f'in talented at the tie, that brady just needed to not turn it over and they go all the way.

It's almost the same today for the pats. THat WR, OL, etc is so good, any competent QB should dominate.


I like Tom Brady as a person, but I still don't know about him being "great". His rings speak volumes if they weren't clouded in cheating.

Peyton Manning has almost as bad of a history in the playoffs as Mr. Favre. There is a reason everyone as him pegged as a post season choker. Even the SB he won he pretty much played like a shit and relied on 200+ yards rushing and a bad sexy rexy to win.

Manning is a favre clone in disguise, but less exciting to watch. GREAT regular season QB, big choker in the playoffs.


As for driver, this makes me happy. Lets hope he can be productive every year of this extension.

[falco]

I agree that Manning has a history of playoff choking, but probably not to the level of Favre. I think Favre takes the cake for boneheaded plays.

Manning put up a clutch playoff game against NE the year they beat the Bears in the superbowl. Came back from a few TDs down in the 2nd half, IIRC.

[woodbuck27]

That is great news. I love the way he performs on and off the field. I pulled for him right out of the draft as his athleticism was too obvious. He always gives err. I can still recall his first TD as a Packer and over the years he's become my favourite WR, going back to Sterling Sharp.

GO Donald GO!

[RashanGary]

How many Rams fans said the same thing in 99? Can't is a strong word. I stand by what I said. There should be no valid reason for this team not to achieve this year. It's time. Rebuilding is done. We're going to be great regardless of who gets hurt. Nothing wrong with Flynn. He led LSU to a championship and beat out Brohm for a job. He's a competitor. That's what you want.

Relax. All is good. The Steelers could win another championship, or maybe it won't work out for them. We could win a championship, or maybe it wont' work out for us. . . .

There is no amount of ordering your ducks that's going to guarantee anything in the NFL, no matter how good of job you're doing.

Ted's got this ship pointed in the right direction. Just sit back and enjoy what I predict will be several years of top level competitiveness. Hopefully we get a championship out of this great base, if not, Ted will move on and we'll try again with someone else. . . .

It's nothing to get our panties in a bunch about.

[retailguy]

How many Rams fans said the same thing in 99? Can't is a strong word. I stand by what I said. There should be no valid reason for this team not to achieve this year. It's time. Rebuilding is done. We're going to be great regardless of who gets hurt. Nothing wrong with Flynn. He led LSU to a championship and beat out Brohm for a job. He's a competitor. That's what you want.

Relax. All is good. The Steelers could win another championship, or maybe it won't work out for them. We could win a championship, or maybe it wont' work out for us. . . .

There is no amount of ordering your ducks that's going to guarantee anything in the NFL, no matter how good of job you're doing.

Ted's got this ship pointed in the right direction. Just sit back and enjoy what I predict will be several years of top level competitiveness. Hopefully we get a championship out of this great base, if not, Ted will move on and we'll try again with someone else. . . .

It's nothing to get our panties in a bunch about.

Who has their panties in a bunch? Not me, that's for sure. We're going to the Super Bowl.

You should talk with Tony, he's worried about Rodgers getting hurt and the season getting derailed. That isn't the problem. One more time, if the OL holds up.... (and it BETTER).

[Bossman641]

How many Rams fans said the same thing in 99? Can't is a strong word. I stand by what I said. There should be no valid reason for this team not to achieve this year. It's time. Rebuilding is done. We're going to be great regardless of who gets hurt. Nothing wrong with Flynn. He led LSU to a championship and beat out Brohm for a job. He's a competitor. That's what you want.

Relax. All is good. The Steelers could win another championship, or maybe it won't work out for them. We could win a championship, or maybe it wont' work out for us. . . .

There is no amount of ordering your ducks that's going to guarantee anything in the NFL, no matter how good of job you're doing.

Ted's got this ship pointed in the right direction. Just sit back and enjoy what I predict will be several years of top level competitiveness. Hopefully we get a championship out of this great base, if not, Ted will move on and we'll try again with someone else. . . .

It's nothing to get our panties in a bunch about.

I agree. The GM can't control everything. There is a certain amount of luck involved. Knock on wood, but if some terrible injuries happened I would certainly have to change my expectations. I think it is unreasonable to expect the same result with Flynn at the helm as with Rodgers. Possible? Yes. But there is a reason that Kurt Warner's story was a one in a million thing.

[Scott Campbell]

If he's a "good GM" then to an extent he should be able to plan for some injuries. Really and truly, he should be done rebuilding and the time is now.

This team should win, and there shouldn't be excuses. They're over and done with.

i.e.....................you reserve your right to call for his firing unless they finish first out of 32 teams. I think we get it.

[Tony Oday]

How many Rams fans said the same thing in 99? Can't is a strong word. I stand by what I said. There should be no valid reason for this team not to achieve this year. It's time. Rebuilding is done. We're going to be great regardless of who gets hurt. Nothing wrong with Flynn. He led LSU to a championship and beat out Brohm for a job. He's a competitor. That's what you want.

Relax. All is good. The Steelers could win another championship, or maybe it won't work out for them. We could win a championship, or maybe it wont' work out for us. . . .

There is no amount of ordering your ducks that's going to guarantee anything in the NFL, no matter how good of job you're doing.

Ted's got this ship pointed in the right direction. Just sit back and enjoy what I predict will be several years of top level competitiveness. Hopefully we get a championship out of this great base, if not, Ted will move on and we'll try again with someone else. . . .

It's nothing to get our panties in a bunch about.

Who has their panties in a bunch? Not me, that's for sure. We're going to the Super Bowl.

You should talk with Tony, he's worried about Rodgers getting hurt and the season getting derailed. That isn't the problem. One more time, if the OL holds up.... (and it BETTER).

WHOA!!! I just said if he goes down I dont think he will. I am defending TT because he has put together a ton of talent together. I think this team will win it all and I have never heard a team talk about it so much!

The Pats didnt get to the Superbowl and that is what TT is being graded on so Cassell didnt get it done on that line of thought

[falco]

If he's a "good GM" then to an extent he should be able to plan for some injuries. Really and truly, he should be done rebuilding and the time is now.

This team should win, and there shouldn't be excuses. They're over and done with.

i.e.....................you reserve your right to call for his firing unless they finish first out of 32 teams. I think we get it.

RG, you're a little like a politician. You've played to one end of the spectrum (i.e. the anti-TT side) and now that he's obviously built a strong team, you've slowly been working your way back towards the center and hoping nobody notices...

Serioiusly, though, I think TT has built a team that should contend over the next few years. I'm guessing that 08 is going to be seen as an aberration due to injuries, transitioning away from Favre, the Favre drama, etc. That being said, anything can happen in this league (...now that's how you straddle the fence).

[Tony Oday]

If he's a "good GM" then to an extent he should be able to plan for some injuries. Really and truly, he should be done rebuilding and the time is now.

This team should win, and there shouldn't be excuses. They're over and done with.

i.e.....................you reserve your right to call for his firing unless they finish first out of 32 teams. I think we get it.

RG, you're a little like a politician. You've played to one end of the spectrum (i.e. the anti-TT side) and now that he's obviously built a strong team, you've slowly been working your way back towards the center and hoping nobody notices...

Serioiusly, though, I think TT has built a team that should contend over the next few years. I'm guessing that 08 is going to be seen as an aberration due to injuries, transitioning away from Favre, the Favre drama, etc. That being said, anything can happen in this league (...now that's how you straddle the fence).

TT is doing well unless we have a disapointing year then he sucks.

[Brandon494]

If he's a "good GM" then to an extent he should be able to plan for some injuries. Really and truly, he should be done rebuilding and the time is now.

This team should win, and there shouldn't be excuses. They're over and done with.

i.e.....................you reserve your right to call for his firing unless they finish first out of 32 teams. I think we get it.

RG, you're a little like a politician. You've played to one end of the spectrum (i.e. the anti-TT side) and now that he's obviously built a strong team, you've slowly been working your way back towards the center and hoping nobody notices...

Serioiusly, though, I think TT has built a team that should contend over the next few years. I'm guessing that 08 is going to be seen as an aberration due to injuries, transitioning away from Favre, the Favre drama, etc. That being said, anything can happen in this league (...now that's how you straddle the fence).

TT is doing well unless we have a disapointing year then he sucks.

Only to the fans who have no clue what they are talking about. TT has done a great job cleaning up Sherman's mess.

[retailguy]

If he's a "good GM" then to an extent he should be able to plan for some injuries. Really and truly, he should be done rebuilding and the time is now.

This team should win, and there shouldn't be excuses. They're over and done with.

i.e.....................you reserve your right to call for his firing unless they finish first out of 32 teams. I think we get it.

RG, you're a little like a politician. You've played to one end of the spectrum (i.e. the anti-TT side) and now that he's obviously built a strong team, you've slowly been working your way back towards the center and hoping nobody notices...

Serioiusly, though, I think TT has built a team that should contend over the next few years. I'm guessing that 08 is going to be seen as an aberration due to injuries, transitioning away from Favre, the Favre drama, etc. That being said, anything can happen in this league (...now that's how you straddle the fence).

Nah, I ain't no politician. Falco, you know I hate the guy. That hasn't changed at all. And Scott, NOPE, not doing this b/c I want Ted fired. If they tank and look like 2008, we'll see, but again, that's not what I'm saying.

Look, here's the deal. Reality. This is Ted's team. His fingerprints are all over it, from the personnel to the staff, to the coaches. No one can look at this team and say it is anything but Ted's team.

So, for the last 3 years, all I have heard is how great the team is, and how he's building it to win, and how I just needed to be patient. Well, now that we're here, I'm hearing excuses before we've even played a game.

I'm convinced. This is the year. This is Ted's team, he's set it up the way he wants. He's hired the coaches he wants, and delegated the authority to hire the rest of the staff to McCarthy. He's had plenty of time to run the staff and players off that he doesn't want.

So, for better or worse, I'm a believer. It's time to win. I don't want to hear the crap excuses about injuries. That's why we have backups. We get 8 starters go down like 2001, OK, I'll buy the injury excuse. But if a couple of key guys go down, no. Ted's got too much invested in this team for that. If he's the personnel guru that those here claim him to be (and I've always been upfront that I think this is the case, it's the rest of the GM job that I have questions about), he has provided adequate backups to take over.

His final job is rebuilding the OL. It better be right this time. If it isn't, it's going to decimate this entire team, and if that's the case, he ought to be run out of town, no questions asked.

End of the line, all bullshit aside, THIS TEAM SHOULD WIN NOW. No excuse not to. Really.

[RashanGary]

If they're top tier competitors, whether they win the SB or not, Ted's done his job and won't be fired.

You're trying to set up a, "if we don't win the SB this year, Ted's a failure and should be fired" situation but the reality of what Ted has done, the Packers are going to be SB competitors for several years.

Like we've all been saying. Now is the time, but the beauty of it is, we have at least a 5 year window as SB competitors. The situation is even better than you're giving credit. You're giving it a one year shot and reality is, we're a top team in the league, young and have a boatload of money to spend.

[Brandon494]

If they're top tier competitors, whether they win the SB or not, Ted's done his job and won't be fired.

You're trying to set up a, "if we don't win the SB this year, Ted's a failure and should be fired" situation but the reality of what Ted has done, the Packers are going to be SB competitors for several years.

Like we've all been saying. Now is the time, but the beauty of it is, we have at least a 5 year window as SB competitors. The situation is even better than you're giving credit. You're giving it a one year shot and reality is, we're a top team in the league, young and have a boatload of money to spend.

And I love it!