Please lay off on the "Packer people" bullshit. Was Charles Woodson "Packer people" when he came to town? No. Is Johnny Jolly "Packer people"? I don't think so. How about "Daryn Colledge"? He's a whiny bitch. Hell, even B.J. Raji has a questionable past. Ted Thompson does not place the premium on character so many Packers fans have deluded themselves into thinking. Think about it: He agonized over the choice between Raji and Crabtree last year -- is Crabtree "Packer people"?
Yes, we all like Nelson and Jones because we drafted them, but if we can get one of the best receivers in the league for cheap, there is absolutely no reason why we shouldn't pull the trigger. Certainly not on the basis of their putative "Packer peopleness" or lack thereof. Imagine how quickly Rodgers could get the ball out if he had Finley, Jennings, Marshall, and Driver (perhaps even Westbrook!) as available options. It would be virtually impossible that on any given play, all of them would be covered. If you have open receivers, you don't need the greatest line in the world, as Kurt Warner proved time and time again.
I say make the deal. Packer people be damned.
"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:
What trouble did Charles Woodson get into?
Jolly was already ON the team when his stupid stuff happened.
Colledge? Wow, dude you need to get off your damn horse bro, it's a squabble over his contract and playing time. Yeah, that makes him a bad guy.
What did Crabtree do? And now we're going to blast the GM for CONSIDERING taking a player? Can you REACH a bit more here?
If you're going to play ignorant on what the damn meaning of "Packer People" is, at least use have of your damn genius brain.
You're best two arguments against the GOAL of acquiring PACKER PEOPLE would be Koren Robinson and if you want to be picky, B.J. Raji because of his admitted weed smoking which I think was one time, maybe more.
I can't believe how fucking pigheaded some people are with this whole PACKER PEOPLE thing. No team is ever going to outright say "we want to bring on troubled players to our team". The closest you'll hear is "we dont care about the off the field stuff as long as it doesn't effect them on the field".
He mentions Charles freaking Woodson as non Packer People prior to signing??? Un. Forking. BELIEVABLE.
Listen folks, the Packers said they want PACKER PEOPLE. Stop taking it so damn literal. The Packers are building a football team, not a damn choir class. Men, especially young men make poor decisions. Who hasn't? What builds them into men is LEARNING from those mistakes. You have made a mistake. I've made a mistake. Does that mean we're not Packer People? You've wanted more money from your employer. I've wanted more money from my employer. Does that mean we're not Packer people? No, it means were HUMAN BEINGS!
If there's two players, equally talented in the same position, one of which is more of a 'bad boy' than the other, the Packers will steer towards the one with less drama. MOST teams do this.
/whiny bitch rant off