Packers 2015 FA's... what would you do?

Kuhn

It was a couple plays coming off the bench against Mario Williams.  Tretter will be fine.  He's pretty much a lock for depth considering the past slugs that subbed for depth on this oline.

Winner..  It was actually one play.  One play where Williams beat him around the edge and because he is an athletic freak he was able to get a paw on the football as he got pushed past Rodgers stepping up into the pocket. 

S Sean Richardson was in Green Bay for visit/physical Sunday. Could be sign #Packers will match #Raiders' RFA offer sheet by late Mon d-line

— Bob McGinn (@BobMcGinn) April 13, 2015

Sean Richardson tells me the #Packers have matched the Raiders' offer sheet. Richardson returns to Green Bay for 1 year, $2.5 million.

— Paul Imig (@Paulimig) April 13, 2015

That's alot of dough, but I'm happy with that.  He is a core ST player, and the Packers apparently think he has some upside on the defensive side of the ball.  It's a one year deal, we had the dough, and IMO, it is also good for the locker room.   

They had to offer the match $$. Likely they re-do/extend to lower the yr 1 number and give him more years?

They do and he showed a bit of it last year in both base defense and in some packages, like the Dollar and Big Okie where he played the role of ILB in addition to his Safety duties

http://www.packersnews.com/sto...-john-kuhn/25716717/

The Green Bay Packers have re-signed All-Pro fullback John Kuhn for a ninth season, according to his agent Kevin Gold.

Round 6, Pick 206 - Mark Weisman/FB/Iowa

The last time Ted took a fullback it was a pure blocking fullback and it ended up being a wasted pick.  Kuhn does a little bit of blocking, a little bit of running and a little bit of catching (until last year) so I'm expecting Ted to take a more versatile player to groom into a fullback.  Weisman probably needs no introduction to the people of Wisconsin.  He started his Iowa career at fullback and moved to running back when Iowa ran out of players at the position.  Weisman did so well that Iowa was never able to get him out of that role.  Weisman was not invited to the combine, but had an excellent pro day workout where he measured in a 6-0, 242 pounds, ran the 40 yard dash in 4.61 seconds, had a 36 inch vertical leap and did the 3-cone in 6.88 seconds.

@TroyAikman: [Re: Kuhn] One of most versatile guys in the league and one of my favorite players. Good to see him return to GB where he's appreciated

 

@PackerRanter: Russ Ball to Ted Thompson: "Morning, Ted. Mind if I take care of a couple things this morning? I'd like to do some yard work later today."

Only unsigned FAs from last year's team are Jarrett Bush and Matt Flynn.

Packers will draft or acquire a guy who can take Kuhn's spot in 2016

Learning pass pro is the rate limiting step - running into people is the easy part

He's financing a move to Stella Artois.

Same reason Doug Pederson lasted on the roster for so long.

Clipboard technician?

It's an art, not a science.

Looking?

The question remains, will we have Bush or no Bush.  And, which do you prefer?

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If a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the Bush, what is it worth with no Bush and two hands ?

hand job

One hen

One hen Two ducks

One hen Two ducks Three squawking geese

One hen Two ducks Three squawking geese Four Limerick oysters

One hen Two ducks Three squawking geese Four Limerick oysters Five corpulent porpoises

One hen Two ducks Three squawking geese Four Limerick oysters Five corpulent porpoises Six pairs of Don Alverzo's tweezers

One hen Two ducks Three squawking geese Four Limerick oysters Five corpulent porpoises Six pairs of Don Alverzo's tweezers Seven thousand Macedonians in full battle array

One hen Two ducks Three squawking geese Four Limerick oysters Five corpulent porpoises Six pairs of Don Alverzo's tweezers Seven thousand Macedonians in full battle array Eight brass monkeys from the ancient, sacred crypts of Egypt

One hen Two ducks Three squawking geese Four Limerick oysters Five corpulent porpoises Six pairs of Don Alverzo's tweezers Seven thousand Macedonians in full battle array Eight brass monkeys from the ancient, sacred crypts of Egypt Nine apathetic, sympathetic, diabetic old men on roller skates with a marked propensity towards procrastination and sloth

One hen Two ducks Three squawking geese Four Limerick oysters Five corpulent porpoises Six pairs of Don Alverzo's tweezers Seven thousand Macedonians in full battle array Eight brass monkeys from the ancient, sacred crypts of Egypt Nine apathetic, sympathetic, diabetic old men on roller skates with a marked propensity towards procrastination and sloth Ten lyrical, spherical, diabolical denizens of the deep who haul stall around the corner of the quo of the quay of the quivery, all at the same time.

That's not the way I heard it...

Big fat hen

Big fat hen, couple of ducks

Big fat hen, couple of ducks, three brown bears

Big fat hen, couple of ducks, three brown bears, four running hares

Big fat hen, couple of ducks, three brown bears, four running hares, five fat females sitting on a stump

Big fat hen, couple of ducks, three brown bear,s four running hares, five fat females sitting on a stump, six simple simons sipping away

Big fat hen, couple of ducks, three brown bears, four running hares, five fat females sitting on a stump, six simple simons sipping away, seven sicilian sailors sailing the seven seas

Big fat hen, couple of ducks, three brown bears, four running hares, five fat females sitting on a stump, six simple simons sipping away, seven sicilian sailors sailing the seven seas, eight egotistical eagles echoing egotistical sounds

Big fat hen, couple of ducks, three brown bears, four running hares, five fat females sitting on a stump, six simple simons sipping away, seven sicilian sailors sailing the seven seas, eight egotistical eagles echoing egotistical sounds, nine nibbling nabbling nuns..nibbling nabbling gnats, nuts and nicotine butts

TEN, I am not a fig- plucker and I am not a fig- pluckers' son, but I'll pluck figs until the fig- plucker comes.

There have been variations over the years, yours may be one of them. I posted what I believe is the original Announcers Test from the 30's/40's.

I thought it was Spielman's draft board. Thanks for clarifying.

H5, is this want you do when you get too much rain?   Pluck figs?

I thought you were the fig plucker around here ?

You must be thinking of my cousin Ahmed.  

Indeed.

Tell ahmed akbar ratpacka that Martha's figs... are ready to be plucked

http://www.themarthablog.com/2...ked-and-enjoyed.html

"The fig is not a true fruit in the botanical sense of the word, but a fleshy receptacle... " 

Satori posted no bush and two hands and somehow that triggered a memory from nearly 50 years ago of a Jerry Lewis bit about One hen Two ducks...

I'm no fig plucker.

Back on topic....Kuhnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

Ted Thompson

Ted Thompson arrived in Green Bay just more than 10 years ago now, and inherited a mess.

 

Thanks to Mike Sherman's horrendous drafting record, the Packers were devoid of young talent. The terrific veterans Ron Wolf had once found were largely past their prime.

 

And the Packers were a rapidly declining team.

Bob Harlan in 2005: Here ya go Ted, it's all yours

14 years earlier, "Here you go Ron. It's all yours."

Make no mistake. Bob Harlan straight swiped Ted Thompson from Seattle. Not sure it's possible for Bob Harlan to receive enough thanks for what he's meant to Green Bay over the past 25 years. He spotted genius. Got them. Then never got in their way. 

Ted inherited a team over the cap. Got rid of Marco, Wahle, Sharper then drafted Aaron. **** he was a hated man. Drafted some WTF safety out of Bethune Cookman. He was going to run GB into the ground. Fast. 

He never blinked. Never changed. Never stopped looking for football players to develop. Found coaches to develop those players then stayed out of their way. 

Thanks Ted. And thank you, thank you, thank you Bob Harlan. 

@WesHod: #Packers safety Chris Banjo signed his exclusive-rights tender with the team today.