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    Packers, Wells, LIKELY to PART WAYS

    http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-wells-likely-will-part-eyes-jq48tpp-139774733.html


    a few notes

    In so many words, Wells is being told by the Green Bay Packers that he has overvalued himself as an undersized, 31-year-old center no matter how well he has played for them.

    Wells basically is telling the team, "Watch what happens."

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    Wells hasn't forgotten that the Packers cut him at the end of his first training camp.

    More critically, he hasn't forgotten how Mike McCarthy and Thompson cast him aside after three years as their starting center and replaced him with Jason Spitz in 2009.

    Sources also said the Packers at the time were looking to trade Wells, an immensely proud player they knew to be furious about his demotion.



    Baas presently ranks fifth among centers with an average annual salary of $5.5 million. The top four are Carolina's Ryan Kalil ($8.2M), the Jets' Nick Mangold ($7.7M), St. Louis' Jason Brown ($7.5M) and Tampa Bay's Jeff Faine ($6.3M).
    When their blockbuster deals were signed, Brown was 25, Kalil and Mangold were 26 and Faine was 27.


    Nine teams besides the Packers have their starting center headed for free agency. It figures to be a game of musical chairs with 13 unrestricted centers jousting for jobs.
    TERD Buckley over Troy Vincent, Robert Ferguson over Chris Chambers, Kevn King instead of TJ Watt, and now, RICH GANNON, over JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY LEONARD. Thank you FLOWER
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  • #2
    If it happens, I could see the Packers moving Lang to C and moving either Newhouse, Bulaga or Sherrod to LG.
    I can't run no more with that lawless crowd
    While the killers in high places say their prayers out loud
    But they've summoned, they've summoned up a thundercloud
    They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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    • #3
      The truth is, as far as a business decision, and especially after coming off his first Pro Bowl, Wells should go elsewhere and get as much guaranteed money as possible. The Packers know what they have in him and if they value him much less than what he thinks the market will bear then he should leave. No hometown discount, even for a 15-2 team.

      Wells has been an overacheiever, beat the odds and earned what he's got. If I were him, at 31, I'd put a priority on financial security in what most likely is the biggest contract he'll sign.

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      • #4
        Sampson Genus - the next Scott Wells.

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        • #5
          Was afraid of this after I read his comments at the pro-bowl. Maybe I was reading too much into it, but it seemed like he knew he'd be headed to free agency.

          Wells has done a remarkable job at center, IMO. And potentially losing Clifton to either retirement or just being cut, could leaves two holes on the oline. I don't like Newhouse and Sherrod is an unknown for the LT postion. Deithrich-smith is a back-up, not a starter. I don't like replacing two guys on the o-line.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Patler View Post
            Sampson Genus - the next Scott Wells.
            This. Also,

            SAVE TJ LANG!

            (from being shuffled around so much)
            Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by pbmax View Post
              This. Also,

              SAVE TJ LANG!

              (from being shuffled around so much)
              Peter Konz!!!
              But Rodgers leads the league in frumpy expressions and negative body language on the sideline, which makes him, like Josh Allen, a unique double threat.

              -Tim Harmston

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              • #8
                1. TJ Lang needs to stay in one spot. He seemed to be a good fit at LG.
                2. I like Peter Konz, but do you really want to just plug in a rookie center, with the potential that we'll have a 2nd year, 1st year starter at LT as well in Sherrod? Plus we have far greater needs than a Center in the draft, especially round 1.
                3. Wells has over achieved, and he is 31 now...but come on...you're coming off of a 15-2 season and you're going to part ways with the leader of your OL? I just don't see the sense in that.
                "I would love to have a guy that always gets the key hit, a pitcher that always makes his best pitch and a manager that can always make the right decision. The problem is getting him to put down his beer and come out of the stands and do those things." - Danny Murraugh

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                • #9
                  He's been a very good Packer, and I appreciate how he's handled his business throughout the disappointment. If he needs to go elsewhere, good luck to him.

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                  • #10
                    Make hay when the suns shinning. Who among us wouldn't do the same?
                    Lombardi told Starr to "Run it, and let's get the hell out of here!" - 'Ice Bowl' December 31, 1967

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by ND72 View Post
                      1. TJ Lang needs to stay in one spot. He seemed to be a good fit at LG.
                      2. I like Peter Konz, but do you really want to just plug in a rookie center, with the potential that we'll have a 2nd year, 1st year starter at LT as well in Sherrod? Plus we have far greater needs than a Center in the draft, especially round 1.
                      3. Wells has over achieved, and he is 31 now...but come on...you're coming off of a 15-2 season and you're going to part ways with the leader of your OL? I just don't see the sense in that.

                      Pounce played very well for PITT as a rookie. Very few players are ready to go right from college to the pros and compete at top NFL level. I think Konz will be one of them.
                      But Rodgers leads the league in frumpy expressions and negative body language on the sideline, which makes him, like Josh Allen, a unique double threat.

                      -Tim Harmston

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                      • #12
                        In a pinch, they could put Finley in at center

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                        • #13
                          Funny, but every writer on Twitter is saying "look at how far apart they are" according to this report, which says nothing about how far apart they are. McGinn qualifies the article by calling it a guess about the outcome based in part on how stubborn Wells can be.

                          Even the reported fact that Wells wants to be paid as a top 5 center is a problem, as the range in yearly money goes from $8.2 to 5.5 million per.

                          We can assume that means the Packers haven't gotten to $5.5 yet, but its just a guess. And a bit of a problem since even by McGinn's AFC Scout, he is tied for the 3rd best FA center.
                          Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.

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                          • #14
                            Of course, if you are British and watch the tape of every play of every game, you might think he is the second best of the group by a wide margin.

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                            Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Cleft Crusty View Post
                              In a pinch, they could put Finley in at center
                              Then he'd file a grievance to be franchised as an LT.
                              When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro ~Hunter S.

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