ROSS VERBA TO GREEN BAY? IT MAY ACTUALLY HAPPEN.

[KYPack]

Re: ROSS VERBA TO GREEN BAY? IT MAY ACTUALLY HAPPEN.

Packers | Verba trying to schedule a visit
Tue, 2 May 2006 19:51:24 -0700

ESPN.com's John Clayton reports free agent OT Ross Verba (Browns) is trying to schedule his first visit with his former team, the Green Bay Packers. Verba was out of football last year after buying out his contract and becoming a free agent. As previously noted, Verba is attempting a comeback for the 2006 season.


The wording is very interesting. Almost like Verba is the one who wants Green Bay, not the other way around. I say bring him in, what would it hurt to have a look see.

I don't believe anything that comes out of this little peckerneck's mouth.

Amen, Nutz.

ESPN has got to make a philosphical change if they want to become a credible news organization. Different Forum memebers and others have caught these guys in sensationalist lies so often, it ain't funny. Clayton is the the worst of a bunch of offenders at that place.

[Merlin]

I think you should bring him in and see what he has left in the tank. He can play guard and he did block effectively for Favre's blindside in the past. If you get a season or two of good guard play out of him that would be great. Nothing ventured nothing gained. Favre would probably have more confidence in his line if Verba was in the lineup. Whether or not that would be false confidence is debatable.

[Patler]

Verba was a decent player in Green Bay and Cleveland. I know nothing about his personality, except what is written in the paper. If he is a jerk, I suspect with a lockeroom of 60 pro athletes he wouldn't be the only one.

There was no real controversy when he left, he played out his contract and left for more money and to play tackle (which gave him the more money). The Packers had Clifton and Tauscher, so Verba was viewed as a guard in GB. As I recall, GB didn't make much of an effort to resign him, just as a few years earlier they had not offered big money to Taylor and then Timmerman.

If he is willing to play guard, what does it hurt to bring him in and see what he has, and how he will act?

[MJZiggy]

You could use an avatar, Shamrock...

[Tony Oday]

I've met Verba many times. He married one of the girls I went to school with. He is a nice guy and fricken HUGE!!!

He is cocky but what athlete isnt to some degree. I would think he would love to be in GB since his kids live in Minnesota he could see them more. Plus he took a hit on the divorce

[MadtownPacker]

Who cares about his personal life. As long as it doesnt spill into the locker its fine. Maybe he ate some humble pie when he didnt play last year. Sign him if a fair deal can be made.

[Guiness]

Who cares about his personal life. As long as it doesnt spill into the locker its fine. Maybe he ate some humble pie when he didnt play last year. Sign him if a fair deal can be made.

Somewhat agree on the personal life thing, as long as it's just that - personal life. What I didn't like is the rumours that he is an absolute prick in the dressing room, i.e. with his own teamates. If that true, maybe it's not such a good idea.

That part should be easy for management to sort out. There's enough guys around that were here before he left - just ask them.

[Patler]

That part should be easy for management to sort out. There's enough guys around that were here before he left - just ask them.

There's plenty enough to ask, but I checked just for the heck of it. Verba was in GB through the 2000 season. Of 61 players that were rostered by GB at one time in 2000 (Verba's last year) the only ones left on the roster in 2006 after 5 intervening seasons are:

Clifton
Davis
Driver
Favre
Franks
KGB
Green
Henderson
Tauscher

9 out of 61. You don't realize how much turnover there is in the NFL until you look at something like this.

[Guiness]

You're right, there's not a lot of guys left. However, the ones that are left are the ones that he'd have to interact with.

I was thinking of is first Clifton and Tauscher, then Green and Franks.

Normally, I don't think this is neccessary or warranted. However, this is a bit of an odd situation, and I think their opinions matter.