Bye Bye Dietrich-Smith...signs with TB.

[woodbuck27]

Woodbuck;

I have to disagree with what seems to be the implication in your post that in some way the Packers were not fair to EDS. First, it is not at all clear to me that they did not make him an offer. Several articles said the team was trying hard to keep him. That would seem to suggest that they were in contract discussions. Beside that, we know the following:

- The Packers gave him his first opportunity when they signed him as an undrafted rookie and kept him around for a year.
- They gave him his third opportunity when they brought him back to GB after he had been cut from Seattle's practice squad.
- They gave him opportunities to be a back up.
- They turned over the starting center job to him during the season and benched a proud, long time pro-bowl player to do it.
- They gave him the chance to prove himself as a regular starter, and to thereby secure a lucrative contract.

It seems to me EDS should appreciate all the chances GB gave him. That doesn't mean that he should have given in to whatever they offered him, but it doesn't seem to me that he should have any animosity toward them either.

Teams have to decide how to spend a limited pool of money, and a player has to decide if he wants to stay somewhere for perhaps less money, or go to where he gets more. It's neither the players fault nor the teams fault when it doesn't work out.

We'll maybe find out something later on how this whole Evan Dietrich smith thing went down. I just have this that informs me that The Packers had lost interest in E D-S:

*** http://espn.go.com/blog/green-bay-pa...dietrich-smith

RE: Michael Federman @mikejfed

@ RobDemovsky #PackersMail ... Where are we headed at Center? They wouldn't just hand Tretter the job, right?

If the Packers ( Russ Ball /' Ted Thompson) made an offer to E-DS? Did we learn of that as a fact?


" The bottom line with Evan Dietrich-Smith is the Packers never seemed sold on him as a long-term prospect, so it would seem that they've been planning for ways to replace him for a while now. . . ." LINK

That doesn't seem like the Green bay Packers made an offer to E D-S, Patler.



I didn't read anything of the sort and an offer to a versatile offensive lineman and last years starting center... Evan Dietrich - Smith. It simply appears to me based on al I can gleen. That the Packers just let Evan Dietrich-Smith ....walk away. Thatb teir confident they have his replacement in JC Tretter and already have a plan in place for any backup need at Center. (Lang and Barkley to work more as a backup @ center).

He quietly went about his business and suddenly he signed " a 4 Yr. contract " with The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with $7.25 Million$ in gurantees. :

http://www.bucsnation.com/2014/3/14/5509618/buccaneers-sign-evan-dietrich-smith-to-four-year-contract

[woodbuck27]

Woody, here's an article from Packer Plus from April 2013. Earl Gros passed in July 2013, notable because he he declined contribution to the article...probably just wanted to be left in peace. RIP former Packer. He was a big back coming out of LSU in 1962, and had a solid, if not unspectacular NFL career, but as mentioned in the article, a 9 year career is nothing to sneeze at. EDS would probably be happy for a 9 year career. Here's the article: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...204402271.html

Thanks...I thought he was around for awhile but for some reason struckout trying to get anything on him. I think I was relying on the Wiki search though and that was my error.

[KYPack]

As mentioned, Gros was a big back out of LSU. He had some speed for a big guy. Lombardi featured him, basically to enhance his trade value. Vince wanted Gros gone because he was a clumsy bugger and had a tendency to fumble the ball.

Vince packaged Gros with All Pro C Jim Ringo for Philly's #1 pick and OLB Lee Roy Caffey. The tale that VTL quickly got rid of Ringo bc Jim R had an agent is bs. The deal was in progress for some time before it was struck. A writer misunderstood a Lombardi joke and created the myth that Vince did the deal in 5 minutes because
Ringo had an agent. The "story" was a good one and Lombardi allowed it to survive because it made him look like an iron fisted negotiator (like he needed more cred in that area!). Ringo never made any comment, he was too much of a gentleman to refute a tale like that. Associates of Ringo felt he was miffed that VTL never straightened out the record on that story, but he was such a quiet guy not much ever came out from his camp about the "agent story".

[mraynrand]

The only way I'll be disgusted about losing EDS is if they sign Finley instead. EDS is better and more dynamic than Finley. Packer centers generally are. And EDS has fewer drops.

[Rutnstrut]

The only way I'll be disgusted about losing EDS is if they sign Finley instead. EDS is better and more dynamic than Finley. Packer centers generally are. And EDS has fewer drops.

Packer groundskeepers are more dynamic than Finley, so that isn't saying much.

[mraynrand]

Packer groundskeepers are more dynamic than Finley, so that isn't saying much.

Sign him up!

[Fritz]

Finley's agent is sniffing around like my dog sniffing ass at the dog park.

How much would anyone risk on a guy who's injured AND gun-shy?

[pbmax]

EDIT: OK. Is a mod moving my posts now to convince me I am losing my mind?

Between this and Auto Correct, I might need a vacation.

[Fritz]

Pete Dougherty @PeteDougherty 3h
No idea what make of: RT @JermichaelF88 I 'm striving toward this acting thing. I'm definitely gonna work hard on that whatever comes my way

He's taking acting lessons from soccer players on how to act like you've just been permanently debilitated by a defender.