Martellus Bennett

[mraynrand]

I squat with the Blue Dog!

ew

[pbmax]

Cook took the Packers offer, which the Packers understood to be within his acceptable range and then said they wanted time to think, i.e.. shop it around.

The Packers thinking they had been used, went after another guy instead of waiting, thinking it would be an upgrade since M3 wanted more blocking from TEs.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Cook did have a TD drop last night after he was interfered with. There will be a lot of evidence for the Council of Elders to sift through.

I see Cook is one month younger than Bennett. No stone will be left unturned, no wrong-headed loud mouth will be spared.

[mraynrand]

I squat with the Blue Dog!

So does OBJ!

[mraynrand]

Cook took the Packers offer, which the Packers understood to be within his acceptable range and then said they wanted time to think, i.e.. shop it around.

The Packers thinking they had been used, went after another guy instead of waiting, thinking it would be an upgrade since M3 wanted more blocking from TEs.

Is that offer # known? IOW how much more did he get?

[pbmax]

Is that offer # known? IOW how much more did he get?

Only in relative terms. Patler has the basics, that Cook got an offer but wanted to think it over.

Rather than wait and end up short, Packers offered Bennett a little more (I newspaper shorthand it was $1 mil per year) for same term and he agreed right away.

[bobblehead]

I'll take a glorified WR who was as productive downfield against safeties as Cook was last year.

Your proclamation that Bennett is "far superior" conflicts with Bennett's play so far. So who do I believe, you or my own lying eyes?

It is still early, Bennett heroics may await.

You are a typical fan. You look at TE as a position that is meant to catch passes. I look at it as a position of flexibility. If you want a pass catcher to exploit the safety line up Jordy at TE. Of course the entire defense knows what you are doing in that case.

While I am disappointed that our OL is in such disarray that Bennett has been neutralized as a pass catcher, I am not so naive as to think that we would be better off with Cook. Rodgers likely would have been injured 3 weeks earlier with Cook there.

[bobblehead]

P.S. Crabtree pushed off on the game-tying TD as well. Maybe not as egregious and/or the officials were tired of calling penalties on every play/wanted to make it safely past Marshawn Lynch to their cars in the parking lot.

He absolutely did. He also pushed off on Al Harris no less than 4 times that wasn't called. I doubt they would have called that if not for blowing the previous call on Cook and having it pointed out to them.

[bobblehead]

Cook 9 seasons: 124 games 330/560 catches/targets 4196 yards 18 TD's 8 fumbles
Bennett 10 seasons: 141 games 425/635 c/t 4500 yards 30 TD's and 4 fumbles And unquestionably a far superior blocker.

Now tell me which one is the better player. Right now Bennett is being forced to stay near the line because Rand is lining up at LT this week.

[pbmax]

Bennett has had better QBs. Cook is a threat all over the field with speed.

Bennett will be fine as soon as Hundley figures out how to get the ball to him in a good position. Rodgers and Bennett were still figuring this out.

[Zool]

I think Bennett will be the security blanket for Brent. Th offense should shift to a rhythm passing attack with a back helping the oline. Marty will be the king of the 5 yard in/out routes.

[Harlan Huckleby]

You are a typical fan. You look at TE as a position that is meant to catch passes. I look at it as a position of flexibility. If you want a pass catcher to exploit the safety line up Jordy at TE. Of course the entire defense knows what you are doing in that case.

ahhh, Bennett is a glorified offensive tackle.

J/K pbmax assures me Bennett is a fantasy football stud; he will eventually show up.