Ahman Green's career could be over

[packers11]

ESPN's John Clayton reports that Ahman Green's career could be over.

Green's 2007 season is definitely over after he went on I.R. Friday. Clayton says Green won't catch on with a team in the offseason unless he takes a one-year deal for the veterans' minimum. Green is certain to be cut by the Texans, who figure to use an early draft pick on a tailback next April.

Source: ESPN Insider

[packers11]

very sad... He got his money, and I always liked the guy, I wanted him to be successful... Hope he can recover and get healthy for next season...

[Tarlam!]

He'll be a Packer in 08 if the Txans are only offering the vets' min.

He got his payday, so let's get him back home for a fair amount. He can help us, I'm sure. I bet, he loves this ball club. If Brett plays 08, well, that's the icing on Ahman's cake!

[the_idle_threat]

If he's in this bad of shape, then I suspect the only chance that Ted would sign him is if it's one of those one-day deals if he wants to retire as a Packer. It's too bad, because he was a great player for the Packers, but a good football team moves on with younger, healthier guys.

[oregonpackfan]

If he's in this bad of shape, then I suspect the only chance that Ted would sign him is if it's one of those one-day deals if he wants to retire as a Packer. It's too bad, because he was a great player for the Packers, but a good football team moves on with younger, healthier guys.

I think the above scenario is a possibility.

Historically, Green has always worked hard in rehabbing as well as keeping himself in top shape. He just might come back for another full season.

[LL2]

TT will not bring him back.

[Tarlam!]

TT will not bring him back.

And you know this, because...

[RashanGary]

So, now WHO HERE thinks Thompson LEARNED ANYTHING from the Walker situation....

This is life on Ted's watch people. NO ONE is expendable. You do it Ted's way, OR, you hit the highway.... .

Free Agency is nothing more than a tool and like any tool, it's as good or as bad as the person using it.

Then, perhaps, maybe someone should give Ted some lessons.

Don't worry Buck. They'll draft a guy in the 4th round who'll be ready to contribute in 2009. Gotta build through the draft, you know? .

This is really quite simple. AT MOST, the Packers are THREE players away from a prolific offense, a good TE, a WR to complement Driver and a RB that can be counted on.

Could Morency make it? Sure. Will he? WHO KNOWS. For kicks, lets just say that we get a TE that can catch, and a second receiver threat, but lose green and need to rely on Morency. Do you really want to risk him looking like Lamont Jordan over a couple of million dollars? WHY RISK THAT?

It's STUPID. Ahman Green is not the next coming of Christ, but he's a "more sure bet" than Morency at a REASONABLE rate.

As far as the contract, look at Fred Taylor. This is NOT THAT HARD Partial. .

It took SIX years for Ted & Holmgren to field a good competitive team in Seattle.

By then, Ahman Green won't matter, so why should he matter now?

Better get comfortable, you are NOT on the bullet train, you is on the Stagecoach.... .

Six years to field a competitive team? What are you talking about? He joined Seattle in 2000. They were coming off a 6-10 season. They went 9-7 in 2001, and then made the playoffs in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. It took him five years to field a Super Bowl caliber team. I'd say they were competitive long before 2005.

Oh for heaven's sake. Harvey this is BULLSHIT. Holmgren started in Seattle in 1998. Yes, Thompson joined later, but doesn't alter the point. 2001 they "lucked" into the playoffs with Kitna at QB, who was RELEASED after the playoff blowout. 2003 & 2004, when they beat up on poor teams did not make this team competitive. I saw three home games each year and those teams WERE A JOKE. Playing in the NFC West, against SF & AZ doesn't make them any more competitive than Green Bay in the North.

2004 might have been competitive, HOWEVER, the playoff loss to the RAMS was a joke. I was at that game, and LEFT at the beginning of the 4th quarter.

Keep writing your "revisionist" history.

Harvey, it remains to be seen that some holes won't be filled. HOWEVER, considering his history, it is UNLIKELY. I would hate to see this team begin the season with a "few" holes. Some "lower tier' free agents probably works on offense, PROVIDED they pan out. I still have vivid memories of some turnstile guards who didn't work out as planned. Gambling with Ahman Green is just STUPID. There is no other word for it. Not that much money at risk here. If not Green, then get someone in here. Why no interest there?

I remain unconvinced that the defense is up the task. I do think a "name" free agent would help. Thomas, perhaps, however, his price tag is ridiculously high. We need an experienced safety desperately, and I don't understand the lack of interest in Hamlin either. It makes little sense, and just confirms for me that we're in this REBUILDING for several more years. .

But we'd have had to overpay. Don't worry, we'll build through the draft.... .

2009 here we come... THIS IS A SICK JOKE.... .

We'll find a guy in the 4th round. He'll start this year and be ready for 2009...

Don't worry. Be happy. THE MAN is on the watch, not overpaying, not reacting.

He LEADING damn it, he's LEADING. What a joke. .

He's not getting 8 mil in salary in addition to the bonus. He's getting 8mil TOTAL. That's a salary of 1.5 plus a bonus.... If you stopped trying to spin this favorably and just learned to read and do simple math.... you'd see.

This is screwed up. SCREWED UP. Open your eyes... .

Oh, come on RG. It hurts to see Ahman Green go but in all fairness; he is in the final leg of his career and he will be worse every year from now untill he retires.

Is it hard to see such a dedicated and once dominate player go? Sure, but it's not like we lost the guy in his prime. He's one 30 something injury away from being out of the NFL.

Sick is a little bit of a strong word and the tone that came along with it was certainly over the top.

You've been a big influence on my view of Sherman. He made some good moves in the draft. He acctually did OK except that he traded away so many picks. He did some good things like Clifton and Harris. He also did some bad things. The blind loyalty to Sherman and the hatred t'ward the guy who relpaced him seems to me more emotion than reason. Was he your neighbor or does he have alot of qualities that you see in yourself? For whatever reason, you take this way too personal. .

Whether I'm a "mod" or not, I'm going to let you know when I disagree with you. Believe me, if I can't back it up, I don't open my mouth. I've been passive, supportive, and in the "team environment", for too long, and I can't for the life of me figure out what the plan is. I am convinced there isn't one, at least one that works in the short term. .

No, you were never passive. You were passive aggressive; that is too much of a coward to come out and say what you think yet enough of a dirt bag to sit around and sarcastically criticise others.

Yep, Houston probably overpaid for Ahman Green too.... What a joke.

and, more importantly, TIME to train. We saw 13 weeks of training to get the OL steady. While a good RB should go quicker, we also saw what an "early season" training loss will do to playoff chances too.

Will he find someone? Sure. But how long will it take for that "someone" to get up to speed and contribute? Now THAT is a question I'd like all the "experts" here to answer. .

[RashanGary]

I've very rarely go back and dig up peoples wrong statements, but when you talk to people the way retailguy does, this is needed.

[the_idle_threat]

Disagree. Completely unnecessary after RG has already made his mea culpa post.

[Lurker64]

I think everyone on here would look like an idiot if we dredge through what they've said in the past. This is part of fandom. Being a fan you're necessarily irrational and are thus prone to make statements that are a lot more sweeping than they probably should be.

Who here hasn't said something on here that, in retrospect, was stupid. Can't we just move on?

Turns out that Thompson was right not spending the money for Green. So what? That Green's hurt doesn't help us any (in fact it hurts our standing, as we won't get as good a conditional pick, I believe.) There's really nothing to happy about in response to this news, and gloating about it is especially in poor taste.

[MJZiggy]

Disagree. Completely unnecessary after RG has already made his mea culpa post.

And stickied it, and refused to say anything in the thread about stuff he might have gotten right. Going after the one guy who publicly changed his song when there are others who haven't isn't good.

[GrnBay007]

gloating about it is especially in poor taste.

YEP!!

[HarveyWallbangers]

A lot of people were very unhappy with Ted Thompson for not resigning Ahman (GBR, for example). I want GBR to publicly apologize to Ted Thompson for this.

[Harlan Huckleby]

very sad... He got his money

where is the sad part? he had a great career capped with a big payday. If he does a good rehab job, he'll be able to dominate in beach volleyball between mai tai's.