Crabtree to the Bucs

[Brando19]

Well...we lose another one. Tom Crabtree is a Buc. Aren't we supposed to be signing players??

[Packers4Glory]

Damn. I like crabby.

[Joemailman]

Good guy, but eminently replaceable. Quarless will take his spot.

[smuggler]

Any news on the contract specifics? A 4th or 5th round comp pick for Crabtree (originially a UDFA) would be actually preferable to him returning, IMO.

[pittstang5]

Seriously? He must've gotten some good cash. Not big loss, but still, with so many solid players leaving, makes you wonder

Can't remember who said it in another thread, but maybe GB is becoming a farm team.

[Smeefers]

With the amount of guys we're loosing this year to FA, we gotta be in line for a pretty high comp pick right? I don't know if players we cut or retired are included in that though or not. Woodson, Jennings, Crabtree, Saturday, Walden.

[Joemailman]

With the amount of guys we're loosing this year to FA, we gotta be in line for a pretty high comp pick right? I don't know if players we cut or retired are included in that though or not. Woodson, Jennings, Crabtree, Saturday, Walden.

It's only the free agents that you lose. So far Jennings, Crabtree and Walden. Maybe Brad Jones to follow.

[swede]

Tom Crabtree was nothing special as a tight end, but he was a tough sob who brought a great attitude to the team. I guess I should think of it as merely losing a guy like Popinga, but I thought Crabtree was way more serviceable at his position than Poppy was at his.

Mark me down as sad and concerned that the team is going to start getting a little bummed.

For the first time I have a feeling that events are getting away from the wizard. Losing Jennings isn't bad, but losing him to the Vikings is bad. Jennings' and Jackson's agent used TT like a little bitch to get more for his clients. Losing Crabtree menas wasting picks we don't have to waste on an aggressive, special teaming backbencher who probably won't do special teams as well as Crabby did.

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[Joemailman]

Tom Crabtree was nothing special as a tight end, but he was a tough sob who brought a great attitude to the team. I guess I should think of it as merely losing a guy like Popinga, but I thought Crabtree was way more serviceable at his position than Poppy was at his.

Mark me down as sad and concerned that the team is going to start getting a little bummed.

For the first time I have a feeling that events are getting away from the wizard. Losing Jennings isn't bad, but losing him to the Vikings is bad. Jennings' and Jackson's agent used TT like a little bitch to get more for his clients. Losing Crabtree menas wasting picks we don't have to waste on an aggressive, special teaming backbencher who probably won't do special teams as well as Crabby did.

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I liked Crabtree but I don't think he's that hard to replace. He wasn't drafted by the Packers, so I don't know you necessarily need to target a draft pick to replace him. This is a classic case of guys who haven't played a lot needing to step up. It's what the Packers count on.

[Rutnstrut]

The Packers org like many of the fans here are content to live in the past. This comment does not come from the loss of Crabtree, I liked him but he is replaceable. It comes from the all the ineptness this off season as a whole. I could care less that Jennings left, but not to a division opponent. The whole Jackson thing does really bother me. This team really could have used a talent like that, but it didn't fit into the way TT wanted to do it. Hey at this rate they will be able to keep Rodgers, Mathews and Raji happy. But will be a sub 500 team with those three stars on it if things keep going the way they are.

[wootah]

For the first time I have a feeling that events are getting away from the wizard. Losing Jennings isn't bad, but losing him to the Vikings is bad. Jennings' and Jackson's agent used TT like a little bitch to get more for his clients. Losing Crabtree menas wasting picks we don't have to waste on an aggressive, special teaming backbencher who probably won't do special teams as well as Crabby did.

Losing Crabby, Jennings & Walden also means we might be getting some nice comp picks, Swede!

[King Friday]

The sky is falling! The sky is falling! The sky is falling! You all are the biggest bunch of whining chicken littles I've ever seen.

Thompson does this shit EVERY YEAR. Have you not gotten used to it by now? Yet, come August 1, our roster is always one of the most talented in the league. That isn't going to change because an over-the-hill Woodson, a money-grubbing Jennings, and mediocre talents like Walden and Crabtree walked out the door.

I'm perfectly fine with everyone else in the NFL paying top dollar for our guys...because Thompson will continue to draft guys with equivalent talent, but with contract values that are considerably cheaper. Do none of you remember the young secondary players that stepped up last year? Where did they come from? The same place ALL of these guys came from. Thompson drafts better than 99% of his peers, and that is a fact. Heyward, McMillian, Manning...all drafted LAST YEAR. Do you not expect Thompson to pull 3-4 more players from this year's draft that will make significant contributions in 2013? Don't forget about Perry either, who couldn't contribute heavily last year due to injury. All these guys will be even BETTER in 2013...on top of the rookies we'll get in the draft.

Don't make the mistake of thinking Thompson has lost it because he didn't spend $10M a year on Jennings or $4M a year on Walden. HE SHOULDN'T BE SPENDING THAT KIND OF CASH ON THOSE GUYS.

[swede]

Nobody mentioned Walden.

[Teamcheez1]

The Packers org like many of the fans here are content to live in the past. This comment does not come from the loss of Crabtree, I liked him but he is replaceable. It comes from the all the ineptness this off season as a whole. I could care less that Jennings left, but not to a division opponent. The whole Jackson thing does really bother me. This team really could have used a talent like that, but it didn't fit into the way TT wanted to do it. Hey at this rate they will be able to keep Rodgers, Mathews and Raji happy. But will be a sub 500 team with those three stars on it if things keep going the way they are.

What is the "ineptness of this whole off season as a whole"?

We decided not to sign a 30 year old RB?
We decided not to pay at least $9M for Jennings?
We did not keep an oft-injured 37 year old Woodson?
We lost Walden and Crabtree who are imminently replaceable?

I don't like to see players leave any more then the next guy, but there is nothing about these moves that is earth-shattering.

[pittstang5]

With the amount of guys we're loosing this year to FA, we gotta be in line for a pretty high comp pick right? I don't know if players we cut or retired are included in that though or not. Woodson, Jennings, Crabtree, Saturday, Walden.

Yes, but won't we get those picks next year? Next year comp. picks won't help now.