Will 2005 be repeated in 2017?

[BZnDallas]

Dallas paid Rivera, didn't they?

2 words..... Jerrah Jones

[mraynrand]

Dallas paid Rivera, didn't they?

Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

[RashanGary]

There is a lot to be considered. Primarily health and price. The other thing is, how much do you like the young guys and who do we draft. I can see Scinerios where we keep one, both or neither. Health permitting, I like Sitton better and think he could be that pros pro that plays to 35. Ideally I'd want to keep him and usher in a new guy. If I had to guess what is going to happen, I would guess we keep Lang and let Sitton go because health. My gut says sittons back is bad.

At the end of the day though, the Packers are perpetual winners and have one of the best GMs in football. Whatever they choose, I have confidence that it was made in good judgement and the Packers will continue to win a lot of football games. I highly doubt it will be a repeat of 2005 because Tt has us set up better both financially and with roster depth.

[George Cumby]

Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

Poetry.

[Pugger]

Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

Ewwwww!

[woodbuck27]

Returning to the, admittedly less sexy, OP topic, guards.

The Pack is not in near the situation they were in 2005.

IIRC (can't find much info) Wahle's contract wasn't finished, it had a balloon payment that forced the Packer's hand, and they had to cut him, making him a vested veteran FA. He wanted, and got, LT money from Carolina, which wasn't going to happen in GB because of Clifton.

Riviera was a different story. The Brooklyn boy had gutted it out and stayed in the starting lineup, but his body was breaking down and everyone knew it. I think most expected him to be retained at a reasonable rate, but it only takes one idiot GM, and Jerry Jones stepped in and gave him a $9M signing bonus, a record for a guard at the time.

I think they will be able to retain one or both guards if they want to. I suspect if they don't extend Sitton this season though, that someone might throw him a big contract.

I hope we retain Sitton.

[woodbuck27]

The Graham Harrell situation has always been interesting to me. I have to believe that MM is as responsible for that as was TT, perhaps even more so. It seems likely to me that TT would have deferred to MM's evaluation and opinion about Harrell in the backup position. In defense of both, I read several times that in the class room and on the practice field, Harrell was extremely good, he just couldn't transfer that to real time game action. As a coach or evaluator, those types of players can drive you crazy. You know he knows it, you see him do it in practice, and you wait and wait and wait for it to come through in games, but it never does. That type of player can make you look really bad in two ways; first, if you stick with him but he never comes through for you; and second. if you give up on him and he goes elsewhere and then the light comes on for him.

I too hope that TT drafts a QB.

Then looking at this draft and late round picks:

He may rather elect to pick a guard or two after Round four. He needs to back himself up on the OL.