Clifton to be released, Driver's contract to be restructured

Here we go.

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I'll be sad to see Cliffy go. He's been a warrior for the Packers, and one of my favorite players. I am, however, happy to see that Donald is going to have at least one more season with the Pack. He came on towards the end of the year, and looked more like the #80 I'm used to. Great the have him there teaching the youngsters.

Trust Ted.

TT got both of these guys a ring. They have nothing to be mad about.

They can both be happy they didnt end their careers with bert as the QB.

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Originally posted by lambeausouth:
Here we go.

NFL.com link

I'll be sad to see Cliffy go. He's been a warrior for the Packers, and one of my favorite players. I am, however, happy to see that Donald is going to have at least one more season with the Pack. He came on towards the end of the year, and looked more like the #80 I'm used to. Great the have him there teaching the youngsters.

Trust Ted.

Clifton is basically done at this point. He wasn't that much better than Newhouse last year, and Newhouse wasn't very good in some games. He managed to come back from that horrific injury he got from the Sapp blindside, but I'd bet that it knocked a few years off of his career. He was a great player, and he deserves to be remembered as one of the all-time greats in the history of this franchise. It's nice that Driver is going to be back, I just hope that the team carries fewer TEs next season since he's coming back.

Thanks a million, Cliffy.

Bulaga clearly is the Pack's best tackle. He should be penciled in at LT right now and have his preparation to flip sides begin at the very moment Clifton is released. Newhouse and Sherrod (assuming the leg heals OK) should then battle it out for the RT position in training camp. Depending on what happens with the situation at C, this can still be a very good offensive line.

No doubt this is all TT the masterful poker player angling toward the ABILITY to tag Flynn which will give him leverage with the various teams who need a QB of his caliber, and he can end up trading him without using the tag...

I don't think TT can trade Flynn before the new league year starts and then Flynn will be a free agent. Think about it, why have no other teams made any trades. All you can do is release players. I'm sure teams are back door talking with agents about potential free agents but that is all you can do.

Bulaga is a rising star, Newhouse showed he can play last year, and Sherrod will improve. I thank Clifton for all the years of keeping the QBs safe, and wish him well in his future endeavors.

Clayton says the Pack won't resign Flynn.

A done deal, in other words.

Clayton

What do you mean by done deal? Tag and trade? Let him walk and take comp pick? What other is there?

His line of reason that Ted wouldn't tag and trade a guy because of ethical reservations is total BS. He did it in 2008 with Corey Williams. They tagged him, and then he was traded to the Browns for a 2nd round pick a few days later. Clayton doesn't know what he's talking about.

I meant if Clayton said it won't happen, it will.

tag and trade.

ESPN's been so on the mark recently.

If Professor Kazoo says Flynn won't be flagged, I'm betting he will be.



"Packers aren't going to franchise Flynn, M'kay?"

I think the reason for cutting Cliffy is to free up some $$ to make a better offer to Wells

chad clifton =

LT Clifton Top 5 for 10 seasons. He was so good for so long that the LT position of the PACKERS was never a concern in any game,against any D player.

Is it safe to assume they asked him if he wanted to retire instead of being released and he declined? I can't believe he's going to try to play another year.

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Originally posted by Pack-Man:
His line of reason that Ted wouldn't tag and trade a guy because of ethical reservations is total BS. He did it in 2008 with Corey Williams. They tagged him, and then he was traded to the Browns for a 2nd round pick a few days later. Clayton doesn't know what he's talking about.

I'm not sure "ethical" has the same meaning today. The new CBA has language about assigning someone the franchise tag with the expectation they will be on your roster for the coming season. Numerous factions (namely the players) reportedly wanted the practice expressly forbidden but it was softened in the final version.

Does TT want to thumb his nose at the understanding of the rest of the league and be "that guy"? :shrugs: Someone will sooner or later, likely sooner.

Driver coming back. Finley too. Gurley without a home? No room at WR or TE?

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Originally posted by RatPack:
Driver coming back. Finley too. Gurley without a home? No room at WR or TE?

Might be buh bye Tom Crabtree?

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Originally posted by Herschel:

Does TT want to thumb his nose at the understanding of the rest of the league and be "that guy"? :shrugs: Someone will sooner or later, likely sooner.

Bill Belichick wouldn't hesitate one second to do this. A lot of teams are going to want Flynn, and the Pack can't worry about how some people may feel about them doing what's best for the team. The NFL can't prove anything unless Ted or someone else at the upper levels of 1265 Lombardi Ave starts shooting their mouths off.

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Originally posted by packerboi:
Might be buh bye Tom Crabtree?

Not until they find out if Quarless can come back at the beginning of next season. His knee injury was pretty serious. Wouldn't be surprised if he is PUP'ed for a good part of 2012.

I think Crabtree makes the team again regardless of Quarless' health. He's not only a TE, he's also a core ST player.

We're going to want to bring in another young OL or two, Newhouse played well enough to at least get by with (and should continue to improve).

I don't recall the prognosis on Sherrod's recovery timetable, but he'll be in the mix as well eventually.

Finally, if TT is able to swing a trade for Flynn I'll be very impressed. The risk is enormous given the cost of a QB franchise tag if you can't find a trade partner. It happened with Corey Williams, but we didn't have to tag Williams @ $14 Mil either.

"Kazoo" may be correct.

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Originally posted by Rusty:
Bulaga is a rising star, Newhouse showed he can play last year, and Sherrod will improve. I thank Clifton for all the years of keeping the QBs safe, and wish him well in his future endeavors.

Sherrod's agent has doubts he'll play in 2012.

If the Packers can get Konz in round 1, not sure how they can pass him up...but that said, not sure he will be there. I see them trading down and taking BPA out of S, OLB, DE and possibly OL.

There's no risk involving Flynn. He'll be tagged only if a trade has already been worked out. Otherwise, he'll simply become a free agent.

The risk would involve tagging Flynn with the intention of making a trade, and not being able to pull it off.

I don't expect that to happen, nor any reason to think that TT would entertain that sort of risk without having at least the framework of a deal in place.

The point is/was, that Flynn is not as easy of a call as it was with Williams due to the enormous cost of the franchise tag.

I'll be very impressed if a trade happens, but I believe in the end he's going to be allowed to walk.

Clifton had a recent back surgery and GB will wait to see how that turns out before making a final decision on his future per MMs comments at the combine

Clifton = Packer Hall of Fame.

Thanks for the great career!

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Originally posted by Satori:
Clifton had a recent back surgery and GB will wait to see how that turns out before making a final decision on his future per MMs comments at the combine

Right, that's what I read on JSonline. Clifton isn't cut yet. Maybe...Maybe not.