Christl : Dumping Henderson long overdue

[Green Bud Packer]

And that's why he can bite me.

ditto. not bad for a 200th post,hey

[b bulldog]

Henderson will be missed greatly by the fans and by his teammates. He was a pro's pro and was a leader on the field and off. He is everything that us fans want in our Packers and he will be missed greatly and he will be a Packer HOFer as soon as he is eligible.

[RashanGary]

[quote="retailguy"]

But, possibly, bashing a 12 year, selfless player like Henderson just sells more newspapers...

It's not bashing. A good person? Yes. A good team-mate? Yes. A great Packer? Yes. A good football player at 36 years old? No.

[b bulldog]

I agree but you hate to see players such as Henderson lose the battle with father time.

[RashanGary]

And in response to Merlin earlier;

Henderson was a really good fullback. Probably top 5 in the league for a long, long time. IMO last season and the season before he was the equivilant of Ruvel Martin; slow, unspectacular, and less able than most on the field.

It takes nothing away from his whole career. For him to even last as long as he did cannot be overlooked. As far as his last 2 years, I could have done without.

[falco]

Christl is just speaking objectively. Henderson dropped off terribly last year.

Thats not taking away from his career at all.

It wasn't that long ago he was leaping defenders in the flats.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Some things are best left unsaid. I don't think anybody was complaining because Henderson was cut, so the comments about him being washed up probably weren't necessary. That's just cold, man.

[RashanGary]

Packer fans look up to these guys like hero's or something. There are worse things in life than loosing the ability to play football. Hendo lost it 2 years ago. It's the truth. Some poeple don't like truth with their entertainment.

[FritzDontBlitz]

no one is claiming that the pack should have kept hendo, or at least i aint. i knew it was prolly gonna happen sooner than later.

what i dont like is christl's hatchet jobs on players who have busted their ass for the pack every minute they were here.

and his attack of tt when he signed k-rob was more than a little vile.

news flash: i do not care for the guy.

[packinpatland]

Whether William Henderson got let go or not, doesn't bother me as much as the title of this post.

'Dumping'? Isn't that a bit dramatic?

Henderson was not 'Dumped'. He was let go. The word 'Dump' has a negative conotation. After 12 years, it may have been time for him to leave, which he did with his always present class. You don't 'dump' a man like William Henderson.

Too bad Christl can't exhibit the same.