Packers FA watch

[woodbuck27]

Yesterday's game probably did feel a good bit like Canada!

It was a balmy 34 Def. F here or +1 Degree Celcius.

Nice here.

[QBME]

Translation:

Noone else has contacted my agent about attaining me.

That would be called tampering as he is still under contract, and would result in suspensions, fines, etc., etc.

[Joemailman]

Translation:

Noone else has contacted my agent about attaining me.

Well, that would be tampering if they had.

[Cheesehead Craig]

That's a lot of money for those top 3 players. Pickett and Finley won't come close. Raji may just on his age and potential alone and on a 4-3 team, he could really shine.

[woodbuck27]

Tramon thinks they need more veterans, sounds like he wants them to slow down roster churn: http://espn.go.com/blog/green-bay-pa...-more-veterans

I agree with Tramon Williams but Ted Thompson isn't on the same page.

Ted Thompson sticks with his hit and miss - miss - miss - " Ohh Dear, missed again drafting success NOT ", on the defensive side of the ball. This is surprizing to me as Ted Thompson played 'D' in his NFL career.

TT has to hold something accountable for his continuous failure to not draft well at all on 'D'.

A shrug of his shoulders; a head scratch; an excuse of the injury bug; a well ... his attitude now shocks me ( BJ Raji and Morgan Burnett and Brad Jones and M. D. Jennings and Nick Perry and now where has Datone Jones been of late?).

An obvious bent of Ted Thompson's somehow needs to be invisible. Just simply isn't cutting it and as a result must change or get him out of Green Bay. Ted Thompson is failing.

We're in a major mess with regards to our 'D' because Ted Thompson cannot instinctively guage a mans inner strength to play hard, grow and contribute a professional attitude toword the Green Bay Packers success.

Why is that in 'a most likely sense'?

Because Ted Thompson relates to draft prospects as he relates to himself. Ted Thompson is soft and hardly aggressive in his style and personality and such a demeanor doesn't lend positively towards the toughness and respect we need to see in a Green Bay Packer DEFENSE.

[Striker]

Shields should be a priority. If they can somehow inspire Raji, put him in at nose and tell him to go be disruptive instead of being a space eater. Starks and Jones can walk. EDS is solid, and do you really want to have the Packers try out their fourth center in 2 years?

Give Neal minimum money, he's too often injured to be worth more than that.

Newhouse should be paid to stay away from Green Bay.

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Shields should be a priority. If they can somehow inspire Raji, put him in at nose and tell him to go be disruptive instead of being a space eater. Starks and Jones can walk. EDS is solid, and do you really want to have the Packers try out their fourth center in 2 years?

Give Neal minimum money, he's too often injured to be worth more than that.

Newhouse should be paid to stay away from Green Bay.

i'm with you on neal. i just don't see what other people see in him. and i how no clue what national announcers see in him

sure he switched positions, but he's still a Jag at his new position

[denverYooper]

Lori Nickel @LoriNickel 4m
James Jones told me he has been playing with broken ribs since Pittsburgh game. More on blog soon...

[QBME]

Lori Nickel @LoriNickel 4m
James Jones told me he has been playing with broken ribs since Pittsburgh game. More on blog soon...

If this turns out to being even close to true, Packers are in line for a fine....

The NFL's policy on injury reports states that players with "significant or noteworthy injuries must be listed on the report, even if the player takes all the reps in practice." The rule covers players the team is certain will play in upcoming games.

[mraynrand]

Newhouse should be paid to stay away from Green Bay.

LOL. They should have left him in Detroit

[woodbuck27]

This post is covered in it's own thread now.

Sorry.

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If this turns out to being even close to true, Packers are in line for a fine....

The NFL's policy on injury reports states that players with "significant or noteworthy injuries must be listed on the report, even if the player takes all the reps in practice." The rule covers players the team is certain will play in upcoming games.

yeah, you're right

the cowboys are being investigated right now after romo said he had been playing with a bad back when he wasn't listed on the injury report

actually, i think the fine is kind of small. like less then 100,000 for the club

[QBME]

actually, i think the fine is kind of small. like less then 100,000 for the club

Yep - all I could find was a couple of instances the past two seasons involving the Ravens and the Redskins - a puny $20K fine each.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Off topic, but we missed Finley in the playoff game. Finley doesn't get a ton of love (deservedly so, in many instances). However, he could have made a world of difference in that playoff game. It sounds like our TEs were a mismatch against the 49ers LBs. A talent like Finley would have some won some of those battles. Plus, he would have been useful in the red zone threat on that last drive.

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did quarless even have a catch? i remember him having a drop deeper towards the sidelines

do we even use TE's over the middle anymore?

like other teams always seem to have a field day running through the middle of the field. all our routes and passes seem to be outside