Abbrederis Released by Packers

[pbmax]

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
The #Packers have negotiated an injury settlement with WR Jared Abbrederis. He will be subject to waivers. His career as a Packer is over.

[gbgary]

well...too bad but i'm not shocked. janis is next.

[Pugger]

I"ll bet he is disappointed he is no longer on the roster of the team he grew up rooting for. Perhaps he can find a spot on another team out there.

[Maxie the Taxi]

If it wasn't for the Wisconsin connection, we'd have lost patience with Abby a while ago. I predict Geronimo Allison will make us forget Abby in a hurry...IF they allow Allison to play. He reminds me of Driver. As for Janis, I'm with Patler. Give him another year or so, then bye-bye if he still doesn't get it.

[hoosier]

Geronimo Allison reminds me of Ruvell Martin. Abbrederis is Jeff Query.

[George Cumby]

Well. This is a surprise to no-one on this board, with a couple of exceptions. Thanks, Abby, you were a nice story but the genes just weren't there.

[pbmax]

My only concern with this is the direction M3 is taking the offense. Abby was hurt, so perhaps he couldn't help much now anyway, but he could get open quickly and run good routes. Also be where the QB needed him to be.

I wonder if portends fewer changes for the offense. On the other hand, without him, they might have to start get imaginative.

Basically I got nothing here. Back to you Al and Chris.

[George Cumby]

Any changes on offense will require a change of coach, I'm afraid....

[run pMc]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but...
A team can bring back a player it has waived injured if it reaches an injury settlement with that player to make him a free agent. The rule as I understand it is the waiving team has to wait three weeks beyond the negotiated settlement recovery time before that player can return to his previous team.
If that's true, this could be buying time on Abby by switching out a hurt WR for a bigger, presumably fresher one. Maybe they felt Allison has more upside, or that he'd hold up better with his size. Maybe this is a Belichickian move to keep the WRs on their toes. No idea. But if another WR gets hurt they could in theory bring back Abby in a few weeks.

I don't think that will happen. I also agree the expiration date on Janis is approaching...he better learn the offense and route-running very soon.

[Bretsky]

There will be a mourning period in the house of Bretsky. Best of Luck Sweet Abby.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Geronimo Allison reminds me of Ruvell Martin. Abbrederis is Jeff Query.

Abbrederis is nothing like Query. Query was more like Don Beebe.

[KYPack]

Alas poor Abby, we were all pullin' like hell for ya.

He had NFL hands, brain and work ethic, but just doesn't have the NFL body.

If they could only do a Dr Frankenstein deal.

Put Abby on one slab and Janis on the other and do a brain switch...

Tough break for the try hard kid from Wautoma.

Run, it'd be 6 weeks from the settlement date B4 we could have Abby on the roster.

[call_me_ishmael]

Eh, I think he never really got a fair shake. He had a pretty good camp. He'll probably latch on somewhere and have a nice 5 year career.

[Patler]

I never did think this would work out, because he would be injured all the time, hang around for 3-4 years while playing very little, then be gone.
Too bad. Could have been a nice story.

[Patler]

Eh, I think he never really got a fair shake. He had a pretty good camp. He'll probably latch on somewhere and have a nice 5 year career.

It's hard to give a guy opportunities when he can't go more than a few games without being injured. He had a decent chance last year, was playing a fair amount ahead of Janis, then was injured against Detroit and missed two games. Pro sports teams don't wait for players very long.