Raji re-signed...Now show me what you got!

[HarveyWallbangers]

I like giving Raji a one year, show me contract and moving him back to NT.

[red]

so if raji is our NT, does that mean no more pickett?

[SMBASS]

Pretty sure he was a stud his first 3 years in the league until we moved him to DE his last two seasons. BTW who would you have signed at NT instead of Raji?

I don't think he had much impact his rookie year because he held out, only started one game and played somewhat sparingly, (2009). I thought his best year was 2010, he played okay in 2011, and he didn't do much at all in 2012 or 2013. (Everything I read on here says he plays 3 tech which is not a true DE. Personally I don't really care what you call it because most of the time football boils down to lining up, beating the man in front of you, and making a play.) I haven't seen Raji beating single team blocking for the past couple of years so I'm not sure how putting him at NT and expecting him to take on double teams and hold the point of attack is supposed to work.

I probably would have looked to either draft a true NT or sign a cheaper free agent. It's water under the bridge now so I'm not going to go back and research everyone who was or still is available but my opinion is that you could have either drafted or signed someone who can play just as well as Raji has, (or better) for less money. Like I said, we'll see and I hope he has a good year.

[Zool]

so if raji is our NT, does that mean no more pickett?

Ideally I think they would rotate the 2 but money will probably dictate.

[Tony Oday]

so the defense sucked because a-rod was injured

Well it can be said that when AR is in and the Pack run the score high other teams have to throw and our defense is put in the enviable position of not having to worry about the run and play in a formation that gets Wist hot and bothered to the point of autoeroticaphixation

[3irty1]

Don't shit your pants quite yet Red. In 2006 Ryan Pickett was signed March 15th. Charles Woodson on April 26th. Free Agency started March 3rd.

[Smeefers]

Pretty sure he was a stud his first 3 years in the league until we moved him to DE his last two seasons. BTW who would you have signed at NT instead of Raji?

Raji didn't play often his rookie year. He was a beast his second year and his third was good until he started to fizzle. 2012 was a bad year all around for him. Last year he started strong but everyone blew the hell up after game 4. I like the signing. He has a ton of potential, but he hasn't showed it lately.

[3irty1]

Patler pointed out the other day that he couldn't think of a single instance of a big man turning it around and that got me thinking. I hope Raji we haven't overworked Raji in his first few years and worn him down like an early 2000's running back. The big guy should be a lot more stout at this point in his career. I'll pay a year to find out what he can do though.

[woodbuck27]

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 17m

Other teams interested in BJ Raji before he signed his deal with the #Packers? #Raiders and #Chiefs.

Until the smell of the bullshit became overwhelming.

The entire NFC ignored him just hoping that TT would error in bringing him back for what....$4 million$ and Ohh Yes...incentives.

Priceless!

[mraynrand]

bottom line: there is nothing physically wrong with Raji. While it makes sense to be skeptical about him playing as well as in 2010, there is also reason to be optimistic that he will bring better effort this year, UYAW.*
















UYAW = unless you are Wist

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

I like the signing. How can he not play his ass off this year? Let someone else pay him next year.

[SMBASS]

I like the signing. How can he not play his ass off this year? Let someone else pay him next year.

As I said earlier, I hope he plays like a man possessed but the caveat for me is that he had everything to play his ass off for this year and he mailed it in.

[Smidgeon]

Prediction: Raji will start like gangbusters the first five games. Then he'll tear a pectoral, be out for the season, be signed by someone else in free agency next year, and we'll be hearing "Why'd TT let Raji go?" for years...

[woodbuck27]

I like the signing. How can he not play his ass off this year? Let someone else pay him next year.

So he plays outstanding this season and about game 12 TT opens the bank and overpays him.

He then does a WTF and lays an egg once the money is his. This isn't a man we need at DT. He quit on himself and the Packers already and he'll likely do it again. There's something wrong with the maturity level of BJ Raji. He's obviously got issues to quit as he did last season.

I'd much rather that TT spent the money on a man that wantS to be a Green BAY PACKER.

[Guiness]

so the defense sucked because a-rod was injured

and mathews is the only guy that matters on defense

our defense was bad in 2012-injuries

defense is historically bad in 2011-injuries

quick giving the D and M3 and TT a free pass because some guys get injured every year. every team has injured players

If you think Rodgers being out doesn't hurt the defense, you aren't paying attention.