Quarless arrested for firing gun

Rusty posted this last year after the Eagles' game, and it's appropriate for this thread, IMHO. Look at the downfield effort by Adams (not to mention Lacy!), then check out Quarless. Not only didn't he get a block; the guy he could've hit is one who winds up tackling Lacy. That's nothing more than being a lazy turd.
If he gets released by the Packers, it won't be because of all this other crap. It will be because he'd rather be lazy than trying to better himself.
If he wants to be a Top-10 TE, he better take a look at the Arena League or CFL.

 

Though it's only a slice, it's epic evidence Timmy!

 

Great find and thanks for sharing!

Davante was a wicked blocker in college. One of the cornerstones of his OC Dave Schramm is "No block, no rock." It will serve him well as a pro.

Does The Quarler get a point for the push at the end?

Q had a roster spot because of his blocking, and while 1 play is no reason to say he is no longer needed in that capacity, firing a gun after an altercation is enough to kick him to the curb.

Especially with the blocking the WRs do.

This opens the door to a few other possibilities. 

 

Mitchell Henry looked very good in OTAs. Has size at 6-4 252, and caught just about everything. 

 

Justin Perillo has looked impressive in camp for 2 years running. That time in the system could really help him. 

 

Then theres Tom Crabtree floating around out there. I wouldn't mind seeing him come back. Fun player and good friend of Aaron. 

At this point, none of those possibilities are particularly appealing.

 

Dumbass blocked a lot better than Richard Rodgers last season.

 

 

I'm not worried about anything lost by cutting Quarless. Not at all. Richard Rodgers as a rookie looks far better today - without a doubt. He clearly worked his ass off this offseason to improve his strength and conditioning. Last year, he was ALL lower body, completely underdeveloped in his chest and arms. That is not the case this year. One of the most impressive physical transformations in OTAs next to Adams and Elliott, from last year to this year. 

 

Kennard Backman man is also a decent blocker. The other guys are going to be fine there. Quarless had to be top 3 on this Packers team in the "meh" category. 

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You make way too many assumptions based on seeing players running around in shorts. For all of his faults, Quarless proved to be a pretty decent blocker in actual football games.

Why is this dumbass still on the roster? Hope he's gone by Monday morning. I'd rather have a solid blocker with terrible hands than a guy like Quarless on the team. Blocking TEs with bad hands are easy to find. Quarless is barely even average as a receiver himself, anyway.

Quarless is a pretty decent blocker.  However, if he's not on the roster it's not a huge loss.

^^ Boss, that might be, no, IS the most sensible thing I've read in this thread.

question--does the Pack have an obligation to wait for a thorough investigation and to see what civil authorities do before acting on his status with the team?  Or can he be dismissed summarily?

p.s. I, too, was very disappointed when we let Crabtree go.   I would be happy to see him back!

There's no requirement to wait. He can be cut at any point.

A player can get out of the hood but often you can't get the hood out of the player.

 

 

Keep both Ripkowki and Kuhn since they believe TEs and FBs are interchangeable.  At least you know those guys can block.  Not exactly going full poker face with that look but can't be any worse than Quarles inconsistency.  Dumbass.

Hood isn't the problem, it's the stupid.

I get so sick of hearing **** like this. I go to a lot of practices. If a guy can't comment on that for what he sees... I mean, I know damn well they are in ****ing shorts already. 

 

New here, huh? Welcome...

Good stuff, Trophies.

 

Quarless is no great shakes as a blocker, IMO and lost whatever downfield speed he had (not much) after his knee surgery. Only thing he has going for him is experience in the offense.

 

Cut the dumb SOB and send a signal to the rest of the roster. The last thing this team needs right now, with the window open as it is, is any inkling of entitlement. I'm already worried about all the pre-season hype getting into players' heads.

I assume that cutting Quarless wouldn't create any kind of salary cap problems?

Quarless is a FA next year.  He has a salary of $1.3M this year plus a $175K signing bonus and roster and workout bounses that bring his total cap number to $1.75M.

If Q' is cut, he will count $175,000 in dead cap space this year.

 

So no, no cap problems at all.

FWIW, Quarless was one of my favorite, least heralded players. Very effective. But, we have others who can step in and do about as good. Maybe better. I'm super bummed about it, but the stupidity of his actions should be answered. 

I get so sick of hearing **** like this. If a guy can't comment on what he reads on a Packers forum...

 

No, heyward, it is the "running around in shorts ****," completely disqualifying what I saw with my own eyes. Been there, many times bud. Just a juvenile, thoughtless response. No **** they are in shorts. 

 

Own your comments. It is no big thing man. No worries.

I guess Q's future will be based on how he's viewed in the locker room and by the coaches. Guys make mistakes and if he's well regarded by teammates and coaches and really just made a dumb decision then he will stay. GB doesn't just cut a guy because he got in trouble, there are more factors that go into it. If he's just plain old dumbfuk and his teammates are so-so on him and the coaches view him as replaceable then he's gone. My guess is that he's probably just a regular old dumbfuk...partying in Miami with a loaded gun and harassing women in a parking garage. Plus I've really never heard much come out about how other players view him, minimal or no praise but nothing negative. He doesn't get singled out like other players have for positive performances, like RichRod or Adams or Jordy or others. Really the most I can remember is him calling himself a top 5 TE. Maybe someone can find some praise he's received in the news? Point being I don't know that I've heard enough to make believe he's well regarded enough in GB to make them stick with him while he gets his crap together.

In light of the current atmosphere in the NFL (Ray Rice, et.al.), there's a good chance he'll receive a suspension from Roger Goodell. Is Quarless good enough that the Packers will want to keep him if he's not able to contribute for part of the season?

One of the plays (that had it gone differently the Packers would have beaten the Seahawks) was a third down pass to Quarless that he dropped.  It was a super easy pass to catch and it went right through his hands.

To me he seems like an immature kid who has no interest in growing up. On the field his play has been consistent. In addition he appears more interested in talking trash & woofing at opponnents than he is in playing the game. His off-the-field actions speak for themselves. Cut him to send a message that this is not the type of player we want in GB 

 "attempting to conceal himself and a black firearm in a nearby plant."

 

So was he hiding in the plant too?

 

Betcha it was a rubbertree plant

Someone was getting "black" into that press release. Black plant might have been a little too obvious. 

No one in South Beach would be foolish enough to take their chrome plated 45 out partying after sunset.

Did he really shoot straight up?

 

That's some hard stupid to shake.  For everyone.

No, he shot straight down.

Closest incident I could find was Detroit's Aaron Berry in 2012. He was arrested for pointing a gun during an argument and got 3 games from the league. (If memory serves - this was the incident that spurred MM's zinger about his players nicely interacting with officers at the shooting range.)

 

It was Berry's second offense of that month, but it was also pre-crackdown NFL, so mileage may vary for God's Gift.

Quarless deserves at least 4 games. PERIOD!