(Where's Justin Harrell at?)
Justin is doing well. He is going to be here full-time. I met with him yesterday. He is close. He is getting close to being fully recovered. It's just like any time you come back from a back injury. There are definitely some targets that he is going to have to hit throughout the off-season, but he is doing very well in the weight room and the rehab part of it. But he is going to be here full-time.

Otherwise, I gotta go with this pic (call it our forum "classic", with several "artistic interpretations" e.g. Dhaze has him holdin' twinkies, one of my personal favorites)and the 'tude / frustration / whatever it represents, even if it is in jest. (Fella from PC originally posted it, I think it was LeroyButler36)



Now, don't get me wrong...Justin could be absolutely busting his ass in this picture (or some weight room even as I type this, for that matter)


I'm just not (personally) feelin' it. :tongue3:


This is all still humor (for me, anyway)--

I wish Justin nothing but the best, for his sake and ours.

"dfosterf" wrote:

Byline: Justin Harrell Sighting
Date: Today

Sources close to the snakebitten defensive tackle have announced that Justin Harrell is hard at work in a secret location, preparing to prove all the naysayers wrong.

"He's running every other day, working the hills to build up his endurance, and using a tailored set of lifting exercises to strengthen his back. He's been pain free for months now, and hasn't eaten any meat other than chicken breasts since Christmas dinner. People won't recognize him when he reports to the first minicamp in April."

This reporter has to admit he was really skeptical. "I'll believe it when I see it," I think I said.

But then another of my sources close to Harrell told me where the secret location was, a remarkable gym and hostel somewhere in the outskirts of Las Vegas. And when I snuck a peak, I was shocked at how svelte the man working out had become. And he moved with the flexibility of a martial artist, not someone whose back was threatening to knock him out permanently from the game he'd been playing since he could walk.

Problem was, it wasn't Justin Harrell.



But you'll be happy to know. Elvis is indeed alive and well.

"Wade" wrote:

Byline: Justin Harrell Sighting
Date: Today

Sources close to the snakebitten defensive tackle have announced that Justin Harrell is hard at work in a secret location, preparing to prove all the naysayers wrong.

"He's running every other day, working the hills to build up his endurance, and using a tailored set of lifting exercises to strengthen his back. He's been pain free for months now, and hasn't eaten any meat other than chicken breasts since Christmas dinner. People won't recognize him when he reports to the first minicamp in April."

This reporter has to admit he was really skeptical. "I'll believe it when I see it," I think I said.

But then another of my sources close to Harrell told me where the secret location was, a remarkable gym and hostel somewhere in the outskirts of Las Vegas. And when I snuck a peak, I was shocked at how svelte the man working out had become. And he moved with the flexibility of a martial artist, not someone whose back was threatening to knock him out permanently from the game he'd been playing since he could walk.

Problem was, it wasn't Justin Harrell.



But you'll be happy to know. Elvis is indeed alive and well.

"Wade" wrote:

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I for one, would dearly love for him to return to the roster and contribute, even if it isn't lights out, i'd be happy with AJ Hawk esque plod-along play. As long as he can prove he is able to maintain a place on the roster, i'd be happy.

Every team has a bad draft choice now and again. If damage limitation can be achieved then i'd consider it a victory, not just for the Packers but for us too.

"VinceLambeauStarr" wrote:

I would be happy to see Ahmad Carroll-esque play out of Harrell at this point.

"dyeah_gb" wrote:

"dyeah_gb" wrote:

Carroll at least played so we could conclude that he sucks and I think we actually got something for trading him.

"dyeah_gb" wrote: