what if...

[ND72]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/137580733.html

I guess it's an interesting thought, but to me it seems as though Jenkins feelings were hurt, and he's now a year older...would we rather find a guy in the draft, or go back to him? I'm not saying NOT to, just kind of a think about type thing.

[Bretsky]

Every time I click on a JS link and realize I can't read the page I hate JS even more. And I was a Packer Insider Subscriber

We really missed this guy. IF we could go back in time and get the same deal he signed with Phily I believe we sign him, run, and have a much better chance of playing this weekend

[pittstang5]

I would like to see Jenkins back, but I don't think either side (TT and Jenkins) want to be back.

[Smidgeon]

I would like to see Jenkins back, but I don't think either side (TT and Jenkins) want to be back.

I speculate that next year will be his "one year too late" year a la Joe Johnson.

[Upnorth]

If he is affordable hell yes. Still draft for defence but instead of dl in the first we can get a lolb to help Mathews. You want a pass rush, just imagine another kinda Mathews in our lb corp. Which side do you double?

[Packers4Glory]

I'd say yes. we need DL depth and talent. Still pick up a guy or 2 in the draft as well. Time to cut some of that dead useless weight up front.

[George Cumby]

Provided he dresses like Mr. T all season.

[Pugger]

It appears like my suspicions were true. TT and company decided to let Jenkins walk and counted on other players already on the roster to take his place and it blew up in their faces.

[Tarlam!]

It appears like my suspicions were true. TT and company decided to let Jenkins walk and counted on other players already on the roster to take his place and it blew up in their faces.

Which is actually not a bad thing.

[SkinBasket]

It appears like my suspicions were true. TT and company decided to let Jenkins walk and counted on other players already on the roster to take his place and it blew up in their faces.

You would think Jenkins was Jesus, or at least Reggie White, in some people's memory. The guy was injured more often than not, and his play wasn't that spectacular when he was on the field to think his departure is to blame for the defense's epic collapse. Again, look no further than Jenkin's performance, especially after the first 4 games this season, to understand just how little we missed out by not having him in Green bay. Saying the decision to not sign him "blew up" in anyone's face is at best hyperbole, fantasy, and a collage of selectively optimistic memories.

[denverYooper]

You would think Jenkins was Jesus, or at least Reggie White, in some people's memory. The guy was injured more often than not, and his play wasn't that spectacular when he was on the field to think his departure is to blame for the defense's epic collapse. Again, look no further than Jenkin's performance, especially after the first 4 games this season, to understand just how little we missed out by not having him in Green bay. Saying the decision to not sign him "blew up" in anyone's face is at best hyperbole, fantasy, and a collage of selectively optimistic memories.

That's it right there. In the end, he indeed would have been better this year than a collection of greenies at ROLB and on DL but it's not hard to see why the decision they made was one that took Jenkins's availability, age, propensity to disappear, and price into consideration. They gambled, but it wasn't as high risk a gamble as many retrospectively make it out to be.

I think Bobble was closer to right in another thread saying that Jenkins wanted more money in original talks with the team than he ended up getting on the market. I also believe at the time that he did not even give the Packers a shot to match the sheet he ended up signing in Philly.

Unfortunately we don't have Andrew Brandt working with the Packers so we'll probably never end up getting the lowdown on those negotiations 3 years from now.

[ND72]

I would agree Denver & Skinbasket...he wasnt' Reggie White...or Sean Jones for that fact, but he was very good for what we had. He did give us a pass rush or at least a push we needed and missed this year though.

[Packers4Glory]

He gave teams someone other than Mathews to worry about. There was absolutely nobody on the DL that posed much of a pass rush threat. Outside of Mathews or a blitzing DB, we had nothing. Bring back Jenkins, draft a couple more DL, and some OLB's to compliment Mathews.

as I said in a different thread, we found out just how fine a line it is from being a top 5 defense to the worst...its pretty fucking thin.

[red]

guy was always injured and he played like shit last year

we dodged a bullet by not giving him a big deal

[Pugger]

It appears like my suspicions were true. TT and company decided to let Jenkins walk and counted on other players already on the roster to take his place and it blew up in their faces.

You would think Jenkins was Jesus, or at least Reggie White, in some people's memory. The guy was injured more often than not, and his play wasn't that spectacular when he was on the field to think his departure is to blame for the defense's epic collapse. Again, look no further than Jenkin's performance, especially after the first 4 games this season, to understand just how little we missed out by not having him in Green bay. Saying the decision to not sign him "blew up" in anyone's face is at best hyperbole, fantasy, and a collage of selectively optimistic memories.

What blew up was TT and company putting all of their pass rushing eggs into the basket of Neal, Wilson and Green (plus Wynn when Neal got hurt). We all saw how that turned out. Jenkins wasn't all world but he got more sacks in Philly than this trio did in GB.