Jermichael Finley's recent tweet and TT drafting of 2 TE's

[mraynrand]

I don't see why he'd be gone if he plays well. If Finley has a big year, the Packers can franchise him for pretty reasonable money. Then they can negotiate a long term contract with him. If it doesn't work, they can franchise him again. Then they can try to negotiate a long term contract with him again. They can keep him off the market until 2014 if they want, assuming the rules of the CBA go back to the way they were before. They could also try to sign him during the season this year if they want.

Sure, all that makes sense, if the current franchising rules stay intact under whatever new agreements are spawned. I guess I assumed all that stuff was going to get blown up.

[RashanGary]

And I'm sure people would have said the same thing about Jolly before his incidents, yet inside the Packers organization, they were worried about him when he was away from football. And I've heard MM say he's not worried about JF when he's around football.

I think it's safe to say it's a conversation. Ben McCadoo said he reads Finleys twitter as much as we do with a laughing but worried tone. It's no secret the guy is a supertalented, impulsive dude.


I'm not too worried about it though. Most talented but impulsive players work out just fine. It's a conversation though. Whether you guys want to admit it or not, it is.

[MadtownPacker]

Is Rodgers racist against white people?

I sure am!

I don't see the big deal. This team has more than enough strong leaders to house a talented nutjob like TGIF. Let the good times roll!

[MadtownPacker]

It involved weenies, waitresses, drinking, vicodin, firearms, trick or treating, car chases, and jaywalking.

Wait...the jaywalking was Nick Barnett.

Sounds like great fuckin time. Where do we sign up?

[swede]

It involved weenies, waitresses, drinking, vicodin, firearms, trick or treating, car chases, and jaywalking.

Wait...the jaywalking was Nick Barnett.

Sounds like great fuckin time. Where do we sign up?

If you substitute "toss a football" for "firearms" that pretty much WAS the Packerrats meet-up at the Bears game a few years ago, wasn't it?

[Fritz]

You're missing one of his multiple personalities. There's Bad Finley, who is the scapegoat that he can blame for his past issues to act like it wasn't really him, Good Finley, who is the guy who we all hope he can be, and T.G.I.Finley, who is his T.O./Ochocinco-like narcissist superstar personality who tweets stuff like "My my my I look good" and sells T.G.I.Finley t-shirts on his website.

If all these Finleys can suit up, the Pack will be unstoppable! Sign them all!

[Packman_26]

And I'm sure people would have said the same thing about Jolly before his incidents, yet inside the Packers organization, they were worried about him when he was away from football. And I've heard MM say he's not worried about JF when he's around football.

I think it's safe to say it's a conversation. Ben McCadoo said he reads Finleys twitter as much as we do with a laughing but worried tone. It's no secret the guy is a supertalented, impulsive dude.


I'm not too worried about it though. Most talented but impulsive players work out just fine. It's a conversation though. Whether you guys want to admit it or not, it is.

I know you said you aren't too worried so I'm not trying to make more out of your post than is really there, but isn't a safe bet that there are lots of players that have those same concerns that never have anything come of it? Just because Jolly has blown his shot, that doesn't make it indicative that Finley will blow his.

[SkinBasket]

HAHAHA!

Mendenhall's tweet cost his his new 4 year contract with Champion. Was there ever a more expensive tweet? What a fuck up.

[Tarlam!]

HAHAHA!

Mendenhall's tweet cost his his new 4 year contract with Champion. Was there ever a more expensive tweet? What a fuck up.

If I'm TT I ban Tweet and Facebook. These guys cannot be trusted.

[Lurker64]

If I'm TT I ban Tweet and Facebook. These guys cannot be trusted.

NFL players are nominally adults, you can pull that shit in college, but not in the NFL. If anybody's going to pull the "hey guys, seriously... don't tweet anything stupid during the season, or really ever" card, it's got to be a a leader in the locker room like Rodgers (who did not tweet during the season.)

[Freak Out]

If I'm TT I ban Tweet and Facebook. These guys cannot be trusted.

Freedom of speech does not apply to the workplace so technically they could ban it. But with what punishment? Do you want to start suspending guys or throw a hefty fine at the players because they tweet or say stupid things?

[Tarlam!]

I know it'll never happen. Mendenhall got more than a slap on the wrist.

[mraynrand]

And why didn't Barnett get a shout out? Is it because he's half white?

Barnett is half-black!

[gbgary]

more inflamatory tweets from fin:

"good morning austin!!"

"austin tx. w/the fam."

[pbmax]

You don't think calling him the best TE in football after the SB win is going out of his way? Shucks, I must be stupid. Oh, and racist.

Didn't Rodgers and McCarthy essentially say the same thing that week after the Super Bowl? Both got the inevitable questions about how you carry this on next year and Rodgers referenced the obvious for the offense; that Finley (and Grant I think) would be back and the offense wasn't likely to underperform again.

McCarthy made the same argument, except he mentioned all the injuries, not just the offense. I don't think either was trying to placate someone. Both were trying to make a case that the team could maintain its edge and with a couple of breaks (FA and injuries) be even better.

What I took from the interviews that week is that the same sense of confidence and high expectation were going to carry over to preparations for next year.

Unless I missed the interview in question, I think the answers told us little about Finley the person and more about the two speakers as leaders.