Packers releasing Al Harris

[PA Pack Fan]

Sheesh, the eagles left him go years ago because he sucked and you guys are shedding tears like your grandma just died? oy vey!

There wasn't near the crying when Kampman was let go.

[3irty1]

Sheesh, the eagles left him go years ago because he sucked and you guys are shedding tears like your grandma just died? oy vey!

There wasn't near the crying when Kampman was let go.

You know he's a 2x probowler with the Packers right?

Kampman was lost to FA so its a little different.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Fun with stats
Including the AZ playoff game, it's been a full season since he's last suited up, 16 games.

During that time:
Packers record is 11-5 avg giving up 223 pass yds/game with 23 TD and 30 INT

It seems to me that we're doing pretty well without Al in there.

[sheepshead]

Fun with stats
Including the AZ playoff game, it's been a full season since he's last suited up, 16 games.

During that time:
Packers record is 11-5 avg giving up 223 pass yds/game with 23 TD and 30 INT

It seems to me that we're doing pretty well without Al in there.

When are we gonna get rid of TT? How dare he have a bench SO good that Al freikin Harris has to be cut!!????

FIRE TT NOW

[quote]

ergo

I got slammed for this opinion by the self appointed forum SS.

[vince]

Roy Williams' worst nightmare

Good luck Al until you face the Pack.

[pbmax]

Sheesh, the eagles left him go years ago because he sucked and you guys are shedding tears like your grandma just died? oy vey!

There wasn't near the crying when Kampman was let go.

Not being able to bypass Troy Vincent and Bobby Taylor is not the same as sucking. And a DB being traded for a Round 2 pick is no small matter. Even if it was Sherman trading with his buddy Andy Reid.

[Cheesehead Craig]

[quote="sheepshead"]

Fun with stats
Including the AZ playoff game, it's been a full season since he's last suited up, 16 games.

During that time:
Packers record is 11-5 avg giving up 223 pass yds/game with 23 TD and 30 INT

It seems to me that we're doing pretty well without Al in there.

When are we gonna get rid of TT? How dare he have a bench SO good that Al freikin Harris has to be cut!!????

FIRE TT NOW

ergo

I got slammed for this opinion by the self appointed forum SS.

Huh? Wasn't directed at you at all. Just wanted to see the numbers without Al on the team.

[sheepshead]

[quote="Cheesehead Craig"]

Fun with stats
Including the AZ playoff game, it's been a full season since he's last suited up, 16 games.

During that time:
Packers record is 11-5 avg giving up 223 pass yds/game with 23 TD and 30 INT

It seems to me that we're doing pretty well without Al in there.

When are we gonna get rid of TT? How dare he have a bench SO good that Al freikin Harris has to be cut!!????

FIRE TT NOW

ergo

I got slammed for this opinion by the self appointed forum SS.

Huh? Wasn't directed at you at all. Just wanted to see the numbers without Al on the team.

no scroll up. I am with you all the way. My point is(and was) the Green Bay Packers are a good team, that tough decisions like releasing Al Harris are made easier with the personnel TT has put in place. Time and time again he seems to find good players. They just may not be on someone fantasy team. (then I got torched for having an opinion)

[Cheesehead Craig]

Gotcha. Carry on. Oh and Harris wasn't claimed which wasn't a shocker. Nobody was going to pick up his contract without having him in for workouts to see his knee firsthand.

[The Shadow]

Always liked Al, but always considered him at best a "B" grade corner.
Sometimes made a big play (Seattle playoff, Cutler debut), but got de-pantsed at highly inopportune times by good receivers (Burress, Owens).
At 35 and with a bad wheel, I understand the Pack's decision.

[sharpe1027]

Always liked Al, but always considered him at best a "B" grade corner.
Sometimes made a big play (Seattle playoff, Cutler debut), but got de-pantsed at highly inopportune times by good receivers (Burress, Owens).
At 35 and with a bad wheel, I understand the Pack's decision.

IDK about B-grade, unless you are a really hard grader. I can count the times he had trouble with a WR on one hand and thats over many years. He pretty much shut down the top WR most of the time. He didn't have a lot of picks, but that's partly because he wasn't thrown against.

[rbaloha1]

Lets hope this does not backfire like not resigning Darren Sharper.

IMO a team can not have too many corners. The Packers had 3 weeks to study Harris. Generally, TT is correct -- hope TT is right again.

[sheepshead]

Lets hope this does not backfire like not resigning Darren Sharper.

IMO a team can not have too many corners. The Packers had 3 weeks to study Harris. Generally, TT is correct -- hope TT is right again.

I never looked back on Darren Sharper. A guy who cant tackle would not have a spot on my defense. The pack did the right thing.

[pbmax]

Lets hope this does not backfire like not resigning Darren Sharper.

IMO a team can not have too many corners. The Packers had 3 weeks to study Harris. Generally, TT is correct -- hope TT is right again.

Outside of regretting releasing a DB, what do they have in common?

Sharper was a $7 million route jumper who had a knee injury that allowed him to play. Harris is older, less expensive and coming off major knee surgery that has yet to allow him to demonstrate he can still play.

By the way, Harris cleared waivers.

[Patler]

Lets hope this does not backfire like not resigning Darren Sharper.

IMO a team can not have too many corners. The Packers had 3 weeks to study Harris. Generally, TT is correct -- hope TT is right again.

Not resigning Sharper? He was already under contract, but a contract with a big cap impact. Sharper was purely a salary cap casualty. TT tried to renegotiate a contract that would allow the Packers to keep him, but Sharper would have nothing to do with it. That forced the Packers to release him to get under the salary cap. From Sharper's perspective it was a good decision because the Vikings paid him about what he had been due from the Packers.

As I recall, going into that off season the Packers were something like $9 million over the salary cap with their existing contracts. Wahle and Sharper had big bonuses/salaries due. The chances of not releasing Wahle and Sharper, or resigning Rivera were slim, at best. In the end, cutting ties with all three was probably the best, and provided the cap flexibility going forward to keep Kampman, sign Woodson and quickly recast the roster over the next couple years.