Moss Will Not Be A Packer!!!

[MJZiggy]

It's now late Wed. 08 March 2007 and Ted Thompson stlll hasn't signed one bona fide FA.

Doesn't that put us in the elite class of the other 1/3 of the NFL that hasn't signed anybody yet? Are the fans of all of those teams freaking out?

Probably...

[MJZiggy]

Just having a little fun here MJ.

It's better than pissing on a stump I guess...

[Packnut]

Holes

It's now late Wed. 08 March 2007 and Ted Thompson stlll hasn't signed one bona fide FA.

Doesn't that put us in the elite class of the other 1/3 of the NFL that hasn't signed anybody yet? Are the fans of all of those teams freaking out?

Since when is Free Agency a race?

And do those 1/3 other teams have as many holes as we do? I would wager most don't, so your comparison lacks substance.

TE,WR,RB,S,FB

[imscott72]

Re: Holes

It's now late Wed. 08 March 2007 and Ted Thompson stlll hasn't signed one bona fide FA.

Doesn't that put us in the elite class of the other 1/3 of the NFL that hasn't signed anybody yet? Are the fans of all of those teams freaking out?

Since when is Free Agency a race?

And do those 1/3 other teams have as many holes as we do? I would wager most don't, so your comparison lacks substance.

TE,WR,RB,S,FB

Pittsburgh and the Giants have several holes to fill, but have done next to nothing in FA...Tampa was 4-12 last year and signed Garcia, other than that, nothing..Minnesota signed a couple guys to boneheaded contracts, but still desperately need a WR..Point is, most teams have several needs yet, but yet many FA's remained unsigned...There's a reason for that...The market value is still bloated. Look at McGahee's contract..The time will come for TT to become active..

[Merlin]

I agree. Let the stupid teams blow their wad on players that aren't worth it. Randy Moss isn't even a FA so it could be a very long time before we hear anything about him, could be as long as 6 months before we know where he "may" go.

We definitely don't need 25 Mil in cap space to sign him. As I have stated before, there wasn't anyone worth signing for us in the FA. The Green move was something I didn't count on this off season and something that TT could have prevented if he wanted to. I also would be leary about signing a 30 year old RB for 6.5 Mil. I am even more stunned that if we really did offer him 5 Mil a for this year that he didn't take it. More then likely, TT wouldn't go that high.

[Packnut]

Re: Holes

It's now late Wed. 08 March 2007 and Ted Thompson stlll hasn't signed one bona fide FA.

Doesn't that put us in the elite class of the other 1/3 of the NFL that hasn't signed anybody yet? Are the fans of all of those teams freaking out?

Since when is Free Agency a race?

And do those 1/3 other teams have as many holes as we do? I would wager most don't, so your comparison lacks substance.

TE,WR,RB,S,FB

Pittsburgh and the Giants have several holes to fill, but have done next to nothing in FA...Tampa was 4-12 last year and signed Garcia, other than that, nothing..Minnesota signed a couple guys to boneheaded contracts, but still desperately need a WR..Point is, most teams have several needs yet, but yet many FA's remained unsigned...There's a reason for that...The market value is still bloated. Look at McGahee's contract..The time will come for TT to become active..

WRONG. Can't compare us with Pitt as they have 1/2 less the cap space we do. TB has made a few moves so how do you compare that with us doing nothing? The Giants also do not have as much cap space as us nor as many holes to fill. They also have a QB who will be around for several years.
You guys who think this is ok should be forced to sit in a room together and watch the Jets and Pats game. Then come back and give me a logical explanation with FACTS how this team as it stands right now is better than the one that got DESTROYED.

[woodbuck27]

I agree. Let the stupid teams blow their wad on players that aren't worth it. Randy Moss isn't even a FA so it could be a very long time before we hear anything about him, could be as long as 6 months before we know where he "may" go.

We definitely don't need 25 Mil in cap space to sign him. As I have stated before, there wasn't anyone worth signing for us in the FA. The Green move was something I didn't count on this off season and something that TT could have prevented if he wanted to. I also would be leary about signing a 30 year old RB for 6.5 Mil. I am even more stunned that if we really did offer him 5 Mil a for this year that he didn't take it. More then likely, TT wouldn't go that high.

Hindsight is 20-20 but TT would have been prudent to sign Ahman Green for two (maybe three seasons) in 2006.

Wasn't he aware of Ahman's work ethic and value?

[MJZiggy]

Of course he was, Buck, he even said so in the press conference, but Ahman seemed to want to see what his worth might be on the market and Texas offered an exhorbitant amount of money.

[Guiness]

wow. Got ugly in here. I was busy outside doing, well, y'know. 'Cept I did it off a porch. 8)

I'm still holding my breath watching all of this, and my guess is that TT is shaking his head looking at the stupid money being thrown around. However, it's a new reality - every year you see players getting signed to deals that look stupid when compared to previous year.

We've got money, and I think it behooves us to spend some to improve the team. However, I won't be upset if it doesn't all get spent, and we use some of it to extend existing players that are playing well. The unfortunate downside of that, of course, is you generally want to extend players that are near the end of their rookie contracts, and the cupboard is pretty bare in that respect, outside of Barnett. Sherman's fabulous drafting means all of our player are 2nd year, or nearing the end of their second contract (and end of their prime years...)

[woodbuck27]

Of course he was, Buck, he even said so in the press conference, but Ahman seemed to want to see what his worth might be on the market and Texas offered an exhorbitant amount of money.

I've arrived just there also as it's recorded on another thread MJ.

Noone is feeling sorry for Ahman or his value to himself.

but. . .

Will someone please sign Ted Thompson up for the ' How to use a Telephone ' and ' Packers Backfield - First Aid ' courses.