Kampy....I admit it...

[Green Bud Packer]

Whoa. If you guys are talking 3some I'm out the door.

Kampman is damn good and my congrats, he deserved it.

[Rastak]

What everybody said.

I was thinking of starting a thread like this mesself.

He's ain't nothin' but a stud. Love this guys motor, heart, and field savvy.

When he signed that offer sheet from the Vikes a few years ago, some idiot posted that he had given up on Kampman because he had no heart. I know most fans don't understand the difference between the business and the game, but I wasted quite a few keystrokes flaming that dumb bastard.

The general concensus was the Vikes were screwing around with the Packers to make them pay more. I never heard anything like that in Minnesota, they wanted him.

[swede]

I don't recall anyone saying Kampy had no heart back in that RFA dealio with the Vikes.

I do recall an entire thread on JSO devoted to defining Kampmann as a player.

NO ONE was calling him great. EVERYONE wanted him back however.

The almost unanimous consensus was that he was a slightly above average talent with a superior character that was an asset to the team.




I think now he can be defined as a clearly above average talent with excellent football intelligence and an unparalleled work ethic.



And...I'll bet those strong hands could really rub some fragrant oil deep into the tired muscles of a working man's sore trapezius.

[MJZiggy]

And...I'll bet those strong hands could really rub some fragrant oil deep into the tired muscles of a working man's sore trapezius.

Or accidentally kill you with a Vulcan Death Grip.

[swede]

You think Spock would have played LB or safety?

[MJZiggy]

Corner.

[FritzDontBlitz]

And...I'll bet those strong hands could really rub some fragrant oil deep into the tired muscles of a working man's sore trapezius.

I will be sleeping with my back to the wall after reading that....

[HarveyWallbangers]

I still think you maximize his talents keeping him outside, and keeping either jenkins or williams inside, with the other outside.

Agreed.

[HarveyWallbangers]

The general concensus was the Vikes were screwing around with the Packers to make them pay more. I never heard anything like that in Minnesota, they wanted him.

They could and should have offered him more. They didn't even really make Green Bay think about not matching the offer.

[the_idle_threat]

Kampmann is so fun to watch with that nonstop motor of his. Watching him chase down the WR on that botched option pass was amazing: he almost tackled the guy twice before he finally nailed him for a 3 yard loss.

That was a fun replay. It reminded me of the old commercial from about ten years back where the defensive guy was chasing a chicken (clad in a little Favre jersey) 'round the barnyard trying to tackle it. I forget who the defensive player was ... was it Strahan? Or maybe John Randle?

[MadtownPacker]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7125729564269367466&q=favre+chicken&hl=en

Thats the chicken a guy at jso use to have huh?

[the_idle_threat]

Yes ... I do remember it being an avatar at JSO.

[Guiness]

BF4MVP used that avatar, IIRC.

[The Leaper]

I think now he can be defined as a clearly above average talent with excellent football intelligence and an unparalleled work ethic.

I'm not sure he has anything more than average talent. He's not particularly big. He's not particularly fast. He's not particularly strong. He's not much better than average in any of those categories.

He just WORKS harder than anyone else, and he's also SMARTER than just about anyone else in terms of both his approach and instincts. He's like John Stockton in basketball. You look at him and wonder how the hell he does it...but he does it.

[swede]

I don't buy that he's average anymore.

He's strong.
He's fast.
He's quick.

I'd agree with anything positive you'd say about his work ethic and character.

But I think his physical skills have also improved, through hard work, to a point where he's probably better than average.