I've actually seen Bears fans encouraged by the Jennings signing after watching the guy for at least two games last year. That seems worse to me than standard blind fan optimism.
The guy started every game at Safety last year. Of course, he sucked at Safety in every one of those games too.
MD Jennings = addition by subtraction too.
MD Jennings best play, the Fail Mary interception, was one that didn't even count.
Originally Posted by IL_Pack_Fan:
I've actually seen Bears fans encouraged by the Jennings signing after watching the guy for at least two games last year. That seems worse to me than standard blind fan optimism.
Bears fans' Optimism Index in Doc Jennings is probably like Wall Street in early October 1929 right now. Revisit their level of enthusiasm four weeks into the season.
Originally Posted by Hungry5:
The guy started every game at Safety last year. Of course, he sucked at Safety in every one of those games too.
And, he wasn't the worst safety on our 53 man roster. If that doesn't tell you something about that position since Collins got hurt, I don't know what will.
This is precisely why I would have been cool with TT spending stupid money on Jairus Byrd. I, as a fan can't take another season of safety play like we've had for the better part of the last three seasons.
Doc was a competent ST player, he just had no business startng at safety. Not quite sure what. the Bear fans would be excited about.
Cobb, Jordy, Tramon, Raji, Barclay, Bulaga, Bush, Sherrod, Lattimore, House, Banjo, and DuJuan Harris. Packer 2015 Free Agents.
Tempting to spend big money on a FA safety this year but there's some guy's on that list that can't be allowed to leave.
Cobb, Jordy and......? I'd like to see Tramon and likely Bulaga (or possibly Sherrod) back from that list but it's not like most aren't just cogs.
Originally Posted by michiganjoe:
Doc was a competent ST player, he just had no business startng at safety. Not quite sure what. the Bear fans would be excited about.
Two Words: Chris Conte
Two more: Major Wright
Jennings is actually an improvement if he has to play, otherwise he's a solid special teamer.
Barclay is a RFA. So is Boykin in 2015. The rest are all UFA's.
On a more positive note, we are about 717 days away from AJ Hawk and Brad Jones becoming unrestricted free agents. But who's counting.
Other than his nice coverage on Cobb that put GB in the playoffs I'm not that familiar with Conte, but the same rule of thumb applies with the Bears: if Doc Jennings is starting at safety you've got secondary issues.
Originally Posted by ChilliJon:
On a more positive note, we are about 717 days away from AJ Hawk and Brad Jones becoming unrestricted free agents. But who's counting.
TT will be giving them multi-year extensions any day now.
Any word on Kuhn or Flynn? I may have missed it but I haven't heard that they have signed. Are the Packers trying to bring them back at the right price?
The right price for Flynn is the minimum.
If Turdvarius is worth 840K, Flynn should hold out for at least 5 Million
Read yesterday that Kuhn is in talks with multiple teams and GB is 1 of them.
Originally Posted by Hungry5:
Read yesterday that Kuhn is in talks with multiple teams and GB is 1 of them.
I'd love to know what other teams are interested.
Maybe just me but still worried about our center to be. Tretter, I guess.
It is important to have stress and angst in March
quote:It is important to have stress and angst in March
That's what the Champions League is for.
Originally Posted by heyward:
Originally Posted by Hungry5:
Read yesterday that Kuhn is in talks with multiple teams and GB is 1 of them.
I'd love to know what why other teams are interested.
FTFY. Kuhn's value to any other team outside of Green Bay is almost nil. Good guy but his value in Green Bay isn't much higher.
McCarthy has been using TEs as lead blockers more than he has been using Kuhn. The only problem is that half of the TEs don't like to block, or aren't very good at it.
Originally Posted by heyward:
I'd love to know what other teams are interested.
The ones his agent is calling. I'd bet the interest is one-way other than with the Packers.
Sounds like Kuuuuuuhn's time in GB may be over.
Originally Posted by Point Brewmaster:
McCarthy has been using TEs as lead blockers more than he has been using Kuhn. The only problem is that half of the TEs don't like to block, or aren't very good at it.
Of course, there is also blocking in the backfield, such as Kuhn's awesome block of Peppers.
Who will they give the ball to on 3rd and short without the quick dive to Kuuuuuuuuuuhn.
And cue the "he needs to be a coach in GB" talk
I'd be okay with him replacing Slocum.
He'd make a great coach. I wish he and Al Harris and Ahman Green and Donald Driver and Charles Woodson and AJ Hawk and Mark Tauscher and Aaron Kampman and Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and Ryan Pickett would all get together and form a super group coaching staff. Like the Traveling Wilburys of coaching staffs.
Originally Posted by Grave Digger:
He'd make a great coach. I wish he and Al Harris and Ahman Green and Donald Driver and Charles Woodson and AJ Hawk and Mark Tauscher and Aaron Kampman and Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and Ryan Pickett would all get together and form a super group coaching staff. Like the Traveling Wilburys of coaching staffs.
They are no James Campen.
Packers still want Jolly back, but are in holding pattern with Finley
Jolly is on the rehab trail and recently was cleared for more extensive workouts. He is three months removed from surgery and could be ready in time for training camp if the surgery mends well and X-rays show that there is no unusual risk of his spinal cord being damaged.
"We're monitoring that," McCarthy said of Jolly's recovery. "I think Johnny did a nice job last year. You have to be very pleased for where he started and where he finished. I think he gave us every inch of what he had and then some. I was very pleased with Johnny's contribution last year." continue
Jolly's status might depend on what the Packers do in the draft. If they wind up taking a couple of defensive linemen, chances are they wouldn't need Jolly. The already have B.J. Raji, Mike Daniels, Letroy Guion, Jerel Worthy, Datone Jones and Jerel Worthy on the roster.
If there's only room for one of 'em, which one do you keep?
If I had to pick one I'd keep Worthy. I'm drunk though.
50 drunks in a bar can see that
A pair of identical twins walks into a bar. Immediately, one of the drunks at the bar gets a shocked expression on his face.
"It's OK," one of the twins says. "We're twins."
"Oh, good," says the drunk. "For a minute there, I thought I was seeing four of everything!"
"It's OK," one of the twins says. "We're twins."
"Oh, good," says the drunk. "For a minute there, I thought I was seeing four of everything!"
Originally Posted by Shoeless Joe:
Jolly's status might depend on what the Packers do in the draft. If they wind up taking a couple of defensive linemen, chances are they wouldn't need Jolly. The already have B.J. Raji, Mike Daniels, Letroy Guion, Jerel Worthy, Datone Jones and Jerel Worthy on the roster.
If there's only room for one of 'tm, which one do you keep?
I'd keep the first Jerel Worthy because the send JW is hurt and add Josh Boyd - unless you don't think Boyd stands a chance to stick.