Jordy Nelson signed to 3 yr extension

[MadtownPacker]

The dude grew up on a farm, enough said!

Great deal for all.

[Patler]

Thompson has done it before. Colledge and Spitz took over as rookies and went to the NFC Championship game. The year before, he signed two free agents (or was Klemm a trade?) to start.

This team is in a different place. But I don't think this is either the position or the player who will change that approach. I suspect his offer will be in a certain ballpark and Wells will wait it out to see what else comes along if he doesn't think it's close enough to market. Like Sitton, he is either going to get a just off the market deal, or he will need to test the market.

I don't think we have said anything different. However, with this team already a contender, TT isn't as likely to leave a position to chance as he was in 2006 when they were clearly in a rebuilding phase. Obviously, TT will let rookies start, he has done it many times when they earn it, but I can't see him going into the 2012 draft essentially naked at the position, because he won't know if he can find a center in the draft or not, and by then the bulk of FAs will be signed.

Of course, if he has more faith in EDS or Genus than I think he does, he may be comfortable with them instead of Wells.

[Guiness]

I'd like to see Wells back - he's done yeoman's work there. Next year will be EDS's fourth year in the league, so you'd like to think he could start, but maybe he's nothing more than a career backup.

I'd forgotten about O'Dwyer. Did he make it out of camp? I don't remember him being on the field during the regular season.

[pbmax]

I don't think we have said anything different. However, with this team already a contender, TT isn't as likely to leave a position to chance as he was in 2006 when they were clearly in a rebuilding phase. Obviously, TT will let rookies start, he has done it many times when they earn it, but I can't see him going into the 2012 draft essentially naked at the position, because he won't know if he can find a center in the draft or not, and by then the bulk of FAs will be signed.

Of course, if he has more faith in EDS or Genus than I think he does, he may be comfortable with them instead of Wells.

Well, you know what it means when there isn't a replacement immediately apparent on the roster. Draft pick and Franckenbacker.

I don't know. Thompson is not as cut and dried as many believe. He has resigned players I expected him to let walk and in the case of Jenkins he followed through (Clearly counting on Neal). Frankly, I could see him doing either. Would only be stunned if he (as with Grant and Clifton before) gave in to a bigger than budgeted deal.

[pbmax]

I'd like to see Wells back - he's done yeoman's work there. Next year will be EDS's fourth year in the league, so you'd like to think he could start, but maybe he's nothing more than a career backup.

I'd forgotten about O'Dwyer. Did he make it out of camp? I don't remember him being on the field during the regular season.

He was finished, but not sure if he was on the roster at all during the season. He lost out to Whitticker.

[Smeefers]

I don't think we have said anything different. However, with this team already a contender, TT isn't as likely to leave a position to chance as he was in 2006 when they were clearly in a rebuilding phase. Obviously, TT will let rookies start, he has done it many times when they earn it, but I can't see him going into the 2012 draft essentially naked at the position, because he won't know if he can find a center in the draft or not, and by then the bulk of FAs will be signed.

Of course, if he has more faith in EDS or Genus than I think he does, he may be comfortable with them instead of Wells.

Yes, TT always leaves positions to Chance. Why else would we have 14 TE's on the roster and another 7 on the practice squad? The other outside linebacker opposite Clay is a joke no matter who you put in there. I don't think there's any big upgrade from Walden to So'to or Zombo. They're all the same non-existent couldn't make the team last year guys who just take up a spot on the defense. Our DE depth is suspect too. Everyone raise there hand who thought Jarius Wynn would be our starting back and that everyone would be waing with baited breath for the super freak injury prone player to return who we've rarely actually seen play and that this guy would magically fix all our pass rushing woes.

Listen, I'm not bagging on the guy just to do it. He's shown consistant flaws through the course of his tenure here. Luckily, in football, you don't have to be perfect. TT is way better at this than I am. I look over stuff 3 or 4 times a week, but hell, my main focus of football information is... oh god... you guys. <vomits>

Anyway, I'm just saying that I don't think TT would flinch at putting in Dietrich-Smith or some rookie he drafts next year if that's what he thinks is best for the team. Our team isn't the kind that all of sudden signs 4 vets to make a super bowl push. Our team is constantly in the rebuilding, retooling stage. It keeps us young and fresh and there's some good points to that and there's some bad points to it, but that's the way TT decided to go.

[Patler]

I'd like to see Wells back - he's done yeoman's work there. Next year will be EDS's fourth year in the league, so you'd like to think he could start, but maybe he's nothing more than a career backup.

I'd forgotten about O'Dwyer. Did he make it out of camp? I don't remember him being on the field during the regular season.

He was finished, but not sure if he was on the roster at all during the season. He lost out to Whitticker.

O'Dwyer was signed to a minimum contract just to see if maybe he had anything left. He came to camp a beaten up shell of the guy who had started 100 games in the NFL. He was released during camp, I think at the first cutdown.


Not only did he not make the roster, he was one of the guys who, after TT gave him a chance for one more season, turned around and filed a grievance, arguing that he was injured in camp and was released while injured. He asked for his salary just like Hunt and Couch did. As I recall, the Packers settled for a very small amount with O'Dwyer, but, since the grievance had been filed, for a while they had to carry is contract on their books for cap purposes.

[HarveyWallbangers]

It seems like you can normally get a decent OC most years--either by signing a veteran at a position that teams don't want to spend a lot of money at or by drafting a top 2 OC prospect at the end of the first round. It seems that's the range that the top OCs usually fall.

[Guiness]

I'd forgotten about that Patler - he did file a grievance.

HW - OC's don't always come cheap, and don't seem to move around that much. The Texans paid Flanagan what amounted to a lot. How much did Guerode, the guy from Dallas get in FA?

[Upnorth]

When it comes to other resignings, I have faith that TT will do what is right. His only kinda mistakes are Jenkins (thought Neal would replace him) and Ryan. He has a phenominal record. I hope he does resign them all, but if he has to pick and choose, I trust him to make the right choices much better than I could.

[pbmax]

I'd forgotten about that Patler - he did file a grievance.

HW - OC's don't always come cheap, and don't seem to move around that much. The Texans paid Flanagan what amounted to a lot. How much did Guerode, the guy from Dallas get in FA?

I thought Dallas released him? He's in Baltimore with Birk and playing Guard.

[denverYooper]

Packers.com had this up yesterday, breakdowns of the Jordy and Jennings TDs.

http://www.packers.com/media-center/videos/Anatomy-of-a-Play-Rodgers-vs-Denver/12ad3de9-eae2-4401-b398-8c42d130fcd0

A few things jumped out at me.
1.) I wish we could see those camera angles on TV replays!
2.) Rodgers delivery has gotten even more compact. He must have some hellish core workout. He threw that 50 yarder like some guys throw 15.
3.) Jennings was wide open simply because Finley was lined up next to him. Even the deep safety looked like he was looking at Finley. There's more analysis involved, of course, but damn! He basically took 2 S and the CB out of the play.

Anyhow, point #3 is why I think they are going to try very hard to re-sign Finley if he stays healthy. Of course, they did win the SB without him but he sure makes a lot of people's jobs easier. He's like the Revis of TEs right now -- he might not get as many flashy plays as others (*cough* calvin johnson *cough*) but his presence forces the other team to deal with him.

[Upnorth]

Finley definatley makes our O better and I hope he gets resigned, he is probably one of the top 3 or 4 TE's in the league. I just hope he does not try to break the bank.

[Guiness]

Packers.com had this up yesterday, breakdowns of the Jordy and Jennings TDs.

http://www.packers.com/media-center/videos/Anatomy-of-a-Play-Rodgers-vs-Denver/12ad3de9-eae2-4401-b398-8c42d130fcd0

A few things jumped out at me.
1.) I wish we could see those camera angles on TV replays!
2.) Rodgers delivery has gotten even more compact. He must have some hellish core workout. He threw that 50 yarder like some guys throw 15.
3.) Jennings was wide open simply because Finley was lined up next to him. Even the deep safety looked like he was looking at Finley. There's more analysis involved, of course, but damn! He basically took 2 S and the CB out of the play.

Anyhow, point #3 is why I think they are going to try very hard to re-sign Finley if he stays healthy. Of course, they did win the SB without him but he sure makes a lot of people's jobs easier. He's like the Revis of TEs right now -- he might not get as many flashy plays as others (*cough* calvin johnson *cough*) but his presence forces the other team to deal with him.

Based on Finley's comments, he's not happy to see situation #3 go on too long. He doesn't want to be the guy drawing attention and pulling the coverage, he wants to be the guy getting the ball. Thing is, he may not be ball now, allowing others to, but if Jennings and Nelson have 100yard days, coverage will roll to them and give him his opportunities. Hopefully, someone can make him understand the ebb and flow of situations like that.

His comments after the game bother me, they have a 'what have you done for me lately' feel to them. He got 3 TD's the week before, Denver decided to game plan for him. Big surprise. Take it as a compliment.

[mraynrand]

PAnyhow, point #3 is why I think they are going to try very hard to re-sign Finley if he stays healthy. Of course, they did win the SB without him but he sure makes a lot of people's jobs easier. He's like the Revis of TEs right now -- he might not get as many flashy plays as others (*cough* calvin johnson *cough*) but his presence forces the other team to deal with him.

Scott Wells draws triple coverage all the time. Get him signed first! j/k Patler!