Run Test Set For Greg Jennings And Tons Of Notes (Tom Silverstein)

It really has to make you wonder if Jennings is really committed to this team or the next contract.

Right now, the offense is clicking without him. I think the team is better with him than without him but much like Finley you have to stay healthy and motivated to contribute to the team and neither guy has been able to do that so other guys have stepped up.

Keep Jennings on the shelf through the BYE week.

We're ok & then we close out the season strong with a fully armed & operational battle station. Errr....something like that

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Keep Jennings on the shelf through the BYE week.

concur. don't try to fix what ain't yet broken. offense is working w/o him and we're playing a weak sista of the poor - rest and rehab GJ. oh yeah, since I called Jax weak you can guarantee it's a trap.

Have to agree that there's absolutely no reason to rush Jennings back into the lineup. Just continue to feed the ball to Cobb and good things will keep happening.

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Originally posted by Boris:
We're ok & then we close out the season strong with a fully armed & operational battle station. Errr....something like that

Luke, I am your father, come to the dark side, eh?

I can't think of a better game on the schedule to sit Jennings if he really is borderline. But I actually believe MM when he says players will go when they're ready, and neither opponent or play of replacements affect the decision.

I suspect Jennings wants to play. Sitting will cost him big money come contract time.

Dont ever take sides against the family again

Ok, Uncle Fester.

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Originally posted by turnip blood:
I suspect Jennings wants to play. Sitting will cost him big money come contract time.

Exactly..

If he is ready to go I would start him against Arizona in Week 9. This gives him the bye week to recover from his first game action in several weeks.

Opposing defenses can't oppose a player of his magnitude.

I used to think a player's reputation or injury history would cost him at contract time, but bottom line is that it only takes 1 team to make that offer. And somebody will show him the money. If you have the talent, somebody will make the phone call regardless if you're a cancer or nut case! It's all about winning!

Jennings has never been a cancer. His age is not a real big concern and even if there are whispers of the injury bug his stats are good enough for teams to take that chance.

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Originally posted by Tschmack:
It really has to make you wonder if Jennings is really committed to this team or the next contract.

I am thoroughly confused by this line of thinking. I have not seen anything in Greg Jennings history to suggest in any way that he was/is only concerned about himself and his contract.

Watching Polamalu in/out of the lineup because his comes back too early is what I think about right now. To me there is absolutely no point in bringing back Jennings early, and having him reinjure himself and going through this all year. Getting him healthy for the stretch run is of paramount concern in my mind. Add in that we're playing Jacksonville (Yeah I'm aware of Indy game) and to me this is about being smart and getting Jennings 100% instead of rushing him back and going through this in/out cycle again.

But again - the backlash around Jennings by some, whether its this line of "thinking about contract" or "screw it let him go" is very premature and out of place. Jennings has been a model teammate, and while it may be likely we can't afford him, I will not discount the value he's had on this team since he got here.

If you ever forget, go watch the Super Bowl again. Watch his TD catch while getting drilled by Polamalu. Watch his 2nd TD. Watch his catch that sealed the game clinching drive on 3rd and 10. Watch his enthusiasm on the sidelines. Hell watch the opening drive vs Chicago that playoff run.

Greg Jennings does not deserve to be questioned about his commitment to the Green Bay Packers.

Jennings high fives a lot, BFI is more than adequate.

The fact that he and Rodgers are doing so many commercials makes me question their BFI. After all, you can't very well maintain a credible BFI if you're spending so much time hobnobbing with Hollywood types.

Or pulling pranks on teammates.

Jennings should be traded to SF

What does it matter dummies? He's probably going to be traded.

Who the f*** is Eric Lambert? He's a writer from CHI who uses a pic of Butkus as his av on the Gather.com page.

Of course we want to believe Jennings is committed to the team. For me it was the timing of several events and comments. Just a few weeks ago the offense was not looking very good. Receivers not getting open, rumors of poor team chemistry and finger pointing. The opposing defenses had much to do with the offensive problems, but the media goes after whatever they can sink their teeth in.

At this time Jennings made the comment that he wouldn't come back until he was 100%. I'm making too much of that statement, but it simply hit a nerve with me. Maybe I wanted him to say I need to be out there helping my teammates, but the coaching staff wants me at 100% for the final push. Hell, it's getting to the point nobody is 100% nearing November. And each Sunday I hear that John Doe is playing despite a groin injury. I wonder why can't Jennings play after being sidelined for how many weeks?

I understand everyone's reasoning about saving him for the end. It's great we have the luxury of a deep WR corp. And I'm probably no better than the media in making a big deal out of this, but I simply question why it's taking so long for him to get on the field again.

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Originally posted by Grave Digger:
The fact that he and Rodgers are doing so many commercials makes me question their BFI. After all, you can't very well maintain a credible BFI if you're spending so much time hobnobbing with Hollywood types.

I don't think he should be doing that many push ups with a jet ski on his back if he's on the injury report

I think that website would more aptly be named thepackmentally.com ....
no, you don't trade GJ to a good rival team in the NFC.

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Originally posted by Tdog:
I think that website would more aptly be named thepackmentally.com ....
no, you don't trade GJ to a good rival team in the NFC.

I was gonna post this until I saw you already did, what a completely moronic suggestion. Only way it happens is if TT suddenly picks up a severe bi-polar disorder and a nasty meth addiction.

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Originally posted by packerboi:
Jennings should be traded to SF

Why, Minnesota declined?

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Originally posted by packerboi:
Jennings should be traded to SF

What does it matter dummies? He's probably going to be traded.

Send our best WR to what will probably be the top threat to us winning the NFC...

I like it!

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Originally posted by missingU92:
I used to think a player's reputation or injury history would cost him at contract time, but bottom line is that it only takes 1 team to make that offer.

Sometimes, sometimes not, it is always better to have 2 team bidding for your services then just one. The NFL is also a out of sight out of mind league or more precisely fans have short memories. Ultimately owners dish out big contract to players that put bottoms into seat. For Jennings it is better for him to be on the field making people noticing him rather then riding the bench. Besides hurting his packet book I am sure Jennings wants to be playing, it is his life. That last part is for anyone thinking I am critizing Jennings.

Jennings has pride and a lot of it. When he sees guys like Nelson, JJ and Cobb making plays, guaranteed his inner fire gets stoked. He also probably learned a good lesson to wait until his body says it is time!

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Originally posted by Orlando Wolf:
Jennings has pride and a lot of it. When he sees guys like Nelson, JJ and Cobb making plays, guaranteed his inner fire gets stoked. He also probably learned a good lesson to wait until his body says it is time!

BFI

tom silverstein ‏@TomSilverstein McCarthy tells Sirius XM that WR Greg Jennings is considering surgery on his injured groin after seeing a specialist. No decision yet.

Glad to see you're on the ball Goldie