Ahman!

[RashanGary]

well good luck, get some chains for them tires on that bike all that snow and stuff.

haha, thanks. That's the least of it. I'm going to be out there with a guy or two doing some pretty hard work. It's almost as bad as going into your first season without two OG's

[4and12to12and4]

Well, here's to taking risks and living out of the realms of fear. Go for it, I wish you well. I hope you have the NFL ticket up there, or you're gonna miss the whole damn season!

[RashanGary]

Well, here's to taking risks and living out of the realms of fear. Go for it, I wish you well. I hope you have the NFL ticket up there, or you're gonna miss the whole damn season!

Thanks. I'm sort of excited but I know there will be tough days. I don't want to come off like I think it's a walk in the park. It's going to be hard as hell some days. I always look back on hard work and feel good about it though. Maybe I should be, but I'm not affraid of it.

[Scott Campbell]

..........would you take the money to you're grave with you and never spend it..........

I don't think your analogy works. Much of the money that Ahman would have got will eventually be spent on another player(s). Or car in your example. So nobody will be riding a bike.

I hope you're right. Maybe TT knows where this money is going, but if it remains unspent ... well?

It may go unspent this year. But Ahman got what - a 5 year deal? Much of of years 2-5 money will be spent.

[LEWCWA]

I believe he lost 6 yards on his first run. I was watching him for a couple series and he was breaking tackles and turning nothing into 3-4 yards. The guy is still a good runner and we will miss him alot....

[4and12to12and4]

yeah, he definitely still has the power and elusiveness. Let's just hope he fumbles every game. That will make the move much smarter.

[Bretsky]

..........would you take the money to you're grave with you and never spend it..........

I don't think your analogy works. Much of the money that Ahman would have got will eventually be spent on another player(s). Or car in your example. So nobody will be riding a bike.

You'd have to walk everywhere for about six months, and then you can lease a car for a while to maximize your potential to buy a better car next year

[TopHat]

UPDATE

I believe he lost 6 yards on his first run. I was watching him for a couple series and he was breaking tackles and turning nothing into 3-4 yards. The guy is still a good runner and we will miss him alot....

Yup, against Dallas, AG racked 8 yards for 65 yds & Gado got 4 for 32 yds, both totaling above the total rushing yards for the Pack against the Jags. That speaks for itself.

[Lurker64]

Re: UPDATE

I believe he lost 6 yards on his first run. I was watching him for a couple series and he was breaking tackles and turning nothing into 3-4 yards. The guy is still a good runner and we will miss him alot....

Yup, against Dallas, AG racked 8 yards for 65 yds & Gado got 4 for 32 yds, both totaling above the total rushing yards for the Pack against the Jags. That speaks for itself.

Am I to conclude that TT made two mistakes because the Jags staunch run defense also moonlights in Dallas, or am I to conclude that the Dallas run defense just isn't that good so as good as Ahman looked against them, it's not saying much?

[mraynrand]

Green broke a 46 yard run. Was 7-19 on other runs.

After the 46 yard run, did some guy named Davenport come in and run three times for 2 yards, forcing a FG attempt, while Ahman caught his breath?

[mraynrand]

On a completely different note, I'm considering moving to Alaska and surveying land in 9 mos as I finish school. Most people in my class would never consider leaving the security of the town they grew up or do the work that I am going to be potentially doing. I like being outside though. I'm a smart guy, I dont' have to work physically but it invigorates me. I like the idea of being on foot in some of our country's last unmapped land. The big kicker is that I can make a lot of money and get experience in all aspects of surveying land. If I was a surveyor here, I'd be at a firm doing one thing all day. There I will get to do it all. I'll be able to bank some bills (yeah, that pays off later), be in a new environment, get some hard work (yeah, it's like riding a bike to work) and get experience that is an investment in myself. When I come back to this state, I intend on opening a buisness that is run by my wife and I. Right now our kids our young so we she will stay home and be the mother she enjoys being and in 8 years we might team up to have our own buisness. There is some short term sacrafice in my long term life goals, but I'm OK with that. I feel good about workign hard and taking risks. I want to look back and say I gave it everythign I had and that I wasn't affraid to do it my way. I hate to get into my life goals and then relate them to Thompson, but that is what I think he is doing. He believes in oppertunism and getting the real long term anser instead of the short term fix (I think it's similar to some of my sacrafices by moving to Alaska). He looks like he is getting beat up now, but he believes in himself and he enjoys the challenge. It might seem like hell to all of you, but it's just getting down to buisness for him and the joy he gets is that he feels he is doing the right thing. I'll bet that the people who are along side him will look back on what they went through and feel pretty good about everything they did. Some of the most rewarding things in life are the riskiest and hardest to do. I respect Thompson a lot. I acctually live my life a similar way and I share his inability to relate to poeple or communicate so that just makes him more likable to me.

When I'm out in Alaska, people will be saying "I'd never do that, good for him" but when my life is done and I look back on the big picutre, I think my wife and I will have fondness for the work we put in and the risks we took. I think my kids will see parents who were willing to stand by what they believe and take risks. They'll have adusted to moving and seeing different cultures within our country. Whatever, it might not be that deep and Thompson might jsut be an idiot that has no idea what he's doing but he might be a guy who doesn't mind getting his hands dirty and likes the rush of success and accomplishment more than he likes the comfort of doing it the easy way. Remember, doing it the easy way will just keep you on plane with everyoen else. This is the NFL, you need to be the best of 32. You have to find a way to be better than everyone else, not just on par.

I think I understand your point. A lot of people on this board wish TT would move to Alaska. Also, isn't it possible that Ahman Green's asthma would be less severe in Alaska?

[Harlan Huckleby]

I agreed with the decision to let Green go, it seemed like a reasonable gamble, altho a close call.

After seeing Action Jackson and Inaction Morency this summer, I worry that it was a mistake.

By Thanksgiving, the picture will be in much clearer focus. Jackson could be a LOT better by then. Goddamn, Mr. Obvious indeed.

[HarveyWallbangers]

It should be noted that Ahman averaged under 3 yards/carry in his first 2 games on 10 carries, I believe. He's still a solid runner, but not worth a 4y/$26M contract, IMHO. On the 46 yard run, he made a nice read and nicely broke a tackle, but was caught from behind. Ahman, in his prime, would have housed it.

[Guiness]

We should've resigned, allowing him to become the all-time rusher. He deserved it, and we screwed him. He IS much better than any back we have, and has at least two to three years left barring injury. We had and still have the money, so give me a reason to sit on it and let the guy go? Because he's not worth it? If you had 50,000 dollars to buy a car, and the only car you could buy was 42,000, but you thought it was only worth 31,000, would you take the money to you're grave with you and never spend it and ride a bike to work every day? Hmmm.

Great analogy number guy. The best descriptions of the situation I've seen.

[Guiness]

Re: UPDATE

I believe he lost 6 yards on his first run. I was watching him for a couple series and he was breaking tackles and turning nothing into 3-4 yards. The guy is still a good runner and we will miss him alot....

Yup, against Dallas, AG racked 8 yards for 65 yds & Gado got 4 for 32 yds, both totaling above the total rushing yards for the Pack against the Jags. That speaks for itself.

So you want Gado back