Packers should have made a play for Lynch

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

13 years ago

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/10/05/packers-should-have-made-a-play-for-lynch/

As a crazy Tuesday evening winds down with no further developments in the ongoing Randy Moss drama, I'm compelled to point out a nagging concern regarding one of the other significant news items of the day.

The Packers should have matched or beaten the modest trade package offered by the Seahawks for former Bills running back Marshawn Lynch.

On a night when we're again reminded of former Packers quarterback Brett Favre's prior desire to bring Randy Moss to Green Bay, current Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has made it known he wanted Lynch to come to town.

"Bring him on," Rodgers told Greg Bedard in September. "He's a great player."

Great players currently are lacking in the Packers' backfield. John Kuhn had 39 yards against the Lions on Sunday; Brandon Jackson had 33. Six days earlier against the Bears, Kuhn had 31 and Jackson had 12 -- eight fewer than Rodgers. Against the Bills in Week Two, the first game without starting Ryan Grant, Kuhn had 36 yards, Jackson had 29, and Rodgers had 20.

The Packers need a strong tailback. It'll be considerably harder to throw the ball when the weather turns, and the past three weeks have shown us that the Packers can't, or won't, commit to the run. Lynch could have been a huge difference maker for a team that hasn't been playing like the Super Bowl favorite it's supposed to be.

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bozz_2006
Registered

13 years ago

Who says they didn't? Yeah I really wish we would've gotten Lynch instead of Seattle, but I don't care to make up my own details to the story when I don't know what the true details are.

K_Buz
Member

13 years ago

If the Packers would have put together a better package than Seattle Buffalo, unless completely incompetent, would have taken it. That's not to say the Packers didn't offer the same thing.

longtimefan
Registered

13 years ago

He needs to look at the cold games from last year, pretty sure we had more passing yards than rushing even with Grant..

K_Buz
Member

13 years ago

While I do value a competent running game, I don't think the Packers have a difficult time throwing the ball in cold weather.

DanJustDan29
Registered

13 years ago

I don't want a team made up of glue and band-aids (trades and free agents) that don't quite fit. Our team is fine.

Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it because they loved one another. -Vince Lombardi

TengoJuego
Rookie

13 years ago

I don't want a team made up of glue and band-aids (trades and free agents) that don't quite fit. Our team is fine.

"DanJustDan29" wrote:

We traded for Ryan Grant. Signed FA Charles Woodson. Just sayin...(I hate saying that)

millertime
Member

13 years ago

Hard to see where our running game can come from. Kuhn might be more suited to winter style running, but I still think he is way to limited to be an every-down back. Ahman Green anyone?

Nonstopdrivel
Preferred Member

13 years ago

Ahman Green anyone?

"millertime" wrote:

Not no, but FUCK no. Surely we can be a little more creative than that, people.

PackFanWithTwins
Veteran Member

13 years ago

#10

Ted made an offer, and was turned down. Nobody knows if he was even given the chance to make a second offer. Many times when two or more teams are interested, they take the offer from each and decide on the best and that is it.

Was he far off, maybe, maybe not. It could easily have been about equal offers and had a number of other factors. Shucks, we didn't get a back that may or may not have helped.

The world needs ditch diggers too Danny!!!

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