A.J. Hawk

[3irty1]

Another crappy situation a la Kampman. If Barnett weren't hurt he could be traded for something good. Instead he'll probably walk and become a Viking like everyone else.

[Patler]

Another crappy situation a la Kampman. If Barnett weren't hurt he could be traded for something good. Instead he'll probably walk and become a Viking like everyone else.

The Packers couldn't trade Kampman because his contract expired. There was nothing to trade. It had nothing to do with his injury. Kampman walked because he wasn't under contract and didn't want to stay.

Barnett's contract runs through 2012. He isn't walking anywhere until 2013 if the Packers don't want him too. But, the Packers can trade him if they chose to.

I don't think Barnett's wrist injury will scare off any potential trade partners. Not like a knee injury might.

[MadScientist]

Another crappy situation a la Kampman. If Barnett weren't hurt he could be traded for something good. Instead he'll probably walk and become a Viking like everyone else.

The Packers couldn't trade Kampman because his contract expired. There was nothing to trade. It had nothing to do with his injury. Kampman walked because he wasn't under contract and didn't want to stay.

If Kampman wasn't injured, the Packers could have Franchised him to allow them to make a trade. Given the injury, they really could not have done that.

Barnett can stay and the Packers can pay him, the real question is Bishop, who is playing surprisingly well. I think he is a FA this year (possibly an RFA depending what happens with the union).

[Lurker64]

If Kampman wasn't injured, the Packers could have Franchised him to allow them to make a trade. Given the injury, they really could not have done that.

However, they already used their Franchise tag in the offseason, to ensure that they retained Ryan Pickett. If you were Thompson, would you really have used the Franchise tag in hopes of trading Kampman for something better than the compensatory 3rd or 4th you'll get in the 2011 draft if he walks in free agency if it involved risking losing Ryan Pickett?

Certainly, Pickett eventually signed a longer term extension with the team, but without the leverage of the franchise tag he might not have done so.

[steve823]

Another crappy situation a la Kampman. If Barnett weren't hurt he could be traded for something good. Instead he'll probably walk and become a Viking like everyone else.

The Packers couldn't trade Kampman because his contract expired. There was nothing to trade. It had nothing to do with his injury. Kampman walked because he wasn't under contract and didn't want to stay.

Barnett's contract runs through 2012. He isn't walking anywhere until 2013 if the Packers don't want him too. But, the Packers can trade him if they chose to.

I don't think Barnett's wrist injury will scare off any potential trade partners. Not like a knee injury might.

Agreed. I mean putting all homerism and biased aside, Barnett is undersized for an ILB in our 3-4 and doesn't take on blocks too well. Bishop and Hawk have been playing better as a duo IMO. I would love to see Barnett traded for an OLB ,but I highly doubt that will happen.

[3irty1]

Another crappy situation a la Kampman. If Barnett weren't hurt he could be traded for something good. Instead he'll probably walk and become a Viking like everyone else.

The Packers couldn't trade Kampman because his contract expired. There was nothing to trade. It had nothing to do with his injury. Kampman walked because he wasn't under contract and didn't want to stay.

If Kampman wasn't injured, the Packers could have Franchised him to allow them to make a trade. Given the injury, they really could not have done that.

Barnett can stay and the Packers can pay him, the real question is Bishop, who is playing surprisingly well. I think he is a FA this year (possibly an RFA depending what happens with the union).

This.

[pbmax]

Another crappy situation a la Kampman. If Barnett weren't hurt he could be traded for something good. Instead he'll probably walk and become a Viking like everyone else.

The Packers couldn't trade Kampman because his contract expired. There was nothing to trade. It had nothing to do with his injury. Kampman walked because he wasn't under contract and didn't want to stay.

If Kampman wasn't injured, the Packers could have Franchised him to allow them to make a trade. Given the injury, they really could not have done that.

Barnett can stay and the Packers can pay him, the real question is Bishop, who is playing surprisingly well. I think he is a FA this year (possibly an RFA depending what happens with the union).

This.

Except there is just one franchise tag per team and Pickett got the Packers 2010 tag. As beloved as Kampman might have been, he was not more valuable to Capers defense than Pickett. Especially since the Packers knew in the offseason that Jolly was in serious jeopardy.

No chance Kampman would have gotten a franchise tag just for the purpose of trading him when they HAD to have Pickett back. You could argue transition tag, but most recent transition tags have allowed player to go with very little resistance or compensation. The poison pill possibility makes it easy to force the hand of the transition tag team.