Carroll Released

[mission]

wow...

fuck...

i was screaming for this last night and now i think i agree more with the guy who said he could see him being decent in a better environment.

either way, im just glad i dont have to curse him anymore. im too young to be eating a pack of rolaids and the kid makes me do that.

good riddance. :waves:

[FritzDontBlitz]

somewhere joey thomas is hyperventilating from laughter...

[J-Rok]

This has to mean that Blackmon is ready to play. Our DB are now even worse with all the lack of experience we have. There's no depth whatsoever now. TT better have something in the works...

[MJZiggy]

While you're on packers.com looking at the release, check out in video clips his reaction with reporters.

http://packers.com/multimedia/video/recent/

He took complete responsibility for everything he did wrong and seemed quite upset and said he cost us the game. He wouldn't even let the reporters try and soften it and was completely unwilling to share the blame.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Carroll will be picked up immediately. He is a solid player and he is not afraid of contact.

Well, he did make some tackles last night.

Ummm, I am just BLOWN AWAY by this decision. Stunned.

I admire the move.

I will not be surprised if Carroll eventually becomes a good NFL player.

I've defended the guy, liked his ability, but the clock ran out last night.

What is especially odd is they already got rid of so many other corners. What a total house-clearing!

[MJZiggy]

That leaves a roster spot open. Wonder who gets it...

[jack's smirking revenge]

Strange timing on this move, but I think its a good one. After 3 seasons, he never amounted to anything more than an inconsistent player. Will he shine for someone else? Possibly. At least we're not dealing with the Carroll albatross anymore...

tyler

[packers11]

Is manuel in the package??

[Patler]

I've not disliked Carroll as much as some on here, but I don't care that he's gone either. At least he was willing to stick his nose in and tackle. He came up and made a nice play on McNabb last night. I repsected the way he handled the Woodson signing. I felt sorry for him under Schottenheimer for two of his three seasons.

Oh well. Now who plays?????

[FritzDontBlitz]

i can't wait to hear what tt and m3 have to say about this.....

i'm hoping schottenheimer is next.

[AtlPackFan]

The only thing that makes it surprising is they really have no one ready behind him. Even if Blackmon is now healthy he's way behind and can't be expected to make much of an impact.

Agree! Who else is available if Blackmon isn't ready???

Certainly, it could get worse. But in the end, a hard decision was made about the level of play that will be tolerated. It sends a hell of a message to the other players too.

I don't agree Carroll will go somewhere else and suddenly "develop." Too many flaws in his game.

He certainly has flaws but can that be corrected or at least diminished in the right system with the right coaching??? I think just about everyone here agrees Shottenheimer (sp) is worthless in any capacity. Could Carroll flurish in another system and/or with another DB coach? I certainly don't know...just posing the question.

[Bossman641]

I'm definitely stunned by this. Who is going to be the nickelback? Jarrett Bush?

I wouldn't be surprised to see him end up as a decent player elsewhere either. He looked like crap his rookie year. Last year he improved and played well over the final 6-7 games of the season. This year he is back to looking like crap again. The problem is Schottenheimer. He is absolute garbage. NOBODY in the secondary is playing up to their abilities. Harris looks like he would rather grab facemasks then man up. Manuel looks like a statue out there. Most of us expected Collins to have a breakout year this season. Instead he has regressed. And Woodson looks like he doesn't care whether a pass is completed on him as long as he collects his paychecks. Their was a play last night where Woodson's man caught the ball and headed toward the sideline. Rather than chase him down he pulled up and just let the guy go.

[packers11]

I have one big problem with this move.... Couldn't they have gotten a draft pick??? A 4th? 5th? round???
You think TT looked around before releasing or just gave him the boot??

[Patler]

Could Carroll flurish in another system and/or with another DB coach? I certainly don't know...just posing the question.

It doesn't matter. The Packers have a system they are committed to for now, and if a player doesn't fit it he needs to be replaced. It happened with Gado, and Davenport to some extent. Whitticker too, and probably Barry next year.

Performance wise Carroll won't be missed. As for potential, they probably will not find someone now, as a street free agent, with the same sort of potential. But then again, Caroll may never be anything more than potential.

[AtlPackFan]

Geez, I didn't see Havel's column until now! Was this on the money or what? Now if only the second part of his column comes true!

For those who did't read it: http://www.packersnews.com/apps/pbcs...610030652/1989