MintBaconDrivel
11 years ago

Green Bay --- Green Bay didn't hesitate in giving big money to Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews. But for now, general manager Ted Thompson apparently isn't going to do the same thing with nose tackle B.J. Raji.

JSOnline  wrote:


texaspackerbacker
11 years ago
Good! That is exactly the way I was hoping they would handle the Raji situation. As of now, he does NOT deserve max money, not even close. Make him play and prove he is tough, not just a big ball of blubber. Some say he got worn out from not being in a rotation - and will do better this year with either he and Pickett for one spot or he, Pickett, and Boyd for two spots. I am very doubtful about that, but who knows, maybe that plus the motivation of a contract year might make him play like something other than the colossal disappointment he has always been IMO.
Expressing the Good Normal Views of Good Normal Americans.
If Anything I Say Smacks of Extremism, Please Tell Me EXACTLY What.
nerdmann
11 years ago

Good! That is exactly the way I was hoping they would handle the Raji situation. As of now, he does NOT deserve max money, not even close. Make him play and prove he is tough, not just a big ball of blubber. Some say he got worn out from not being in a rotation - and will do better this year with either he and Pickett for one spot or he, Pickett, and Boyd for two spots. I am very doubtful about that, but who knows, maybe that plus the motivation of a contract year might make him play like something other than the colossal disappointment he has always been IMO.

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker 



He's a big man, you gotta keep him fresh. Special talent too, not a run stuffer per se, but a penetrator.

They should also keep him at his proper position.
“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”
texaspackerbacker
11 years ago

He's a big man, you gotta keep him fresh. Special talent too, not a run stuffer per se, but a penetrator.

They should also keep him at his proper position.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 



Cletidus Hunt - and long before that, Dave Pureifory. Those guys' knack for coming close and not getting there was so-o-o-o-o frustrating. I do see some of that in Raji, although most of the time, he doesn't even come close.


Expressing the Good Normal Views of Good Normal Americans.
If Anything I Say Smacks of Extremism, Please Tell Me EXACTLY What.
DoddPower
11 years ago

Good! That is exactly the way I was hoping they would handle the Raji situation. As of now, he does NOT deserve max money, not even close. Make him play and prove he is tough, not just a big ball of blubber. Some say he got worn out from not being in a rotation - and will do better this year with either he and Pickett for one spot or he, Pickett, and Boyd for two spots. I am very doubtful about that, but who knows, maybe that plus the motivation of a contract year might make him play like something other than the colossal disappointment he has always been IMO.

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker 




Who said anything about "max money"? I think it's very obvious to most that Raji isn't going to be getting a super massive contract, at least not based on his play last season. If anything, I was hoping his average season last year would lead to a reasonable contract extension; one that paid him for what he was worth, and not more. The Packers will miss Raji if he leaves. Average to above average (and at times almost unstoppable) players that have Raji's combinations of size, speed, and strength are incredibly difficult to come by. Not to mention that he's relatively durable and plays through injuries. Availability anyone? Ted Thompson hasn't exactly proven he's great at drafting defensive linemen, anyway. How confident could one be that Ted Thompson could easily replace Raji? I know I'm not confident in that. I'd rather have Raji at a fair but reasonable contract and add some beasts around him (hopefully like the Packers did in this most recent draft). Raji can be very effective with a good to great player beside of him, especially in a nice rotation.
texaspackerbacker
11 years ago
That sounds good to me - getting him for a lesser but fair amount, but apparently the Packers have decided otherwise - and by waiting, undoubtedly somebody will bid him way up. I never liked Raji at DE, and at Nose Guard, he is not so irreplaceable. Maybe Boyd or maybe some other more traditional slower but tougher NG would do better. As was said, Raji is a penetrator, which means a lot of near misses but also fairly easy to elude.
Expressing the Good Normal Views of Good Normal Americans.
If Anything I Say Smacks of Extremism, Please Tell Me EXACTLY What.
play2win
11 years ago
BJ Raji is going to have an incredible season. Thank you Datone Jones and Josh Boyd.
beast
11 years ago
Mike McCarthy made a comment at the end of last year about the coaches being too focused on proper this or that.... and not enough about going out there and just kicking some ass. (not how Mike McCarthy put it but it basically sums it up) And I think that's very well could help Raji because it seems like the more techine stuff he does the worse he gets... he needs to be set free and just ball... that's when he's at his best.

I think they ether need to let the NT go up the field more often scheme wise or put Pickett there as the starting NT. Pickett did a very good job as the starting NT when ever Raji misses a game, like I think he did against the Texans (a run first team).

UserPostedImage
Fan Shout
Zero2Cool (3h) : Defensive Player of the Year and Browns star Myles Garrett has requested a trade.
Zero2Cool (6h) : deleted all my browser history and autofill and passwords. gonna be fun!
packerfanoutwest (19h) : too funny
packerfanoutwest (19h) : Lions QB Jared Goff was the offensive MVP
packerfanoutwest (19h) : for the Pro Bowl, which is flag football
Zero2Cool (20h) : Rather, the murder WAS covered up to prevent ...
Zero2Cool (20h) : JFK murder was a cover-up to prevent war with Cuba/Russia.
Martha Careful (1-Feb) : I have always admired the pluck of the man
Zero2Cool (1-Feb) : I remember thinking he was going to be something good.
Mucky Tundra (1-Feb) : The Dualing Banjo!
Zero2Cool (31-Jan) : Jets have named Chris Banjo as their special teams coordinator, Former Packers player
Zero2Cool (31-Jan) : Jaguars have hired Anthony Campanile as their DC. We lose coach
Zero2Cool (30-Jan) : QB coach Sean Mannion
Zero2Cool (30-Jan) : DL Coach DeMarcus Covington
dfosterf (30-Jan) : from ft Belvoir, Quantico and points south. Somber reminder of this tragedy at Reagan Nat Airport
dfosterf (30-Jan) : So eerily quiet here in Alexandria. I live in the flight path of commercial craft coming from the south and west, plus the military craft
dfosterf (30-Jan) : So eeri
Mucky Tundra (30-Jan) : Now that's a thought, maybe they're looking at the college ranks? Maybe not head coaches but DC/assistant DCs with league experience?
beast (30-Jan) : College Coaches wouldn't want that publicly, as it would hurt recruiting and they might not get the job.
beast (30-Jan) : I thought they were supposed to publicly announce them, at least the NFL ones. Hafley was from college, so I believe different rules.
Mucky Tundra (30-Jan) : Who knows who they're interviewing? I mean, nobody knew about Hafley and then out of nowhere he was hired
beast (30-Jan) : I wonder what's taking so long with hiring a DL coach, 2 of the 3 known to interview have already been hired elsewhere.
Zero2Cool (27-Jan) : Packers coach Matt LaFleur hires Luke Getsy as senior assistant, extends Rich Bisaccia's deal
Zero2Cool (27-Jan) : Chiefs again huh? I guess another Super Bowl I'll be finding something else to do.
Mucky Tundra (27-Jan) : Chiefs Eagles...again...sigh
dfosterf (27-Jan) : Happy Birthday Dave!
Mucky Tundra (27-Jan) : happy birthday dhazer
TheKanataThrilla (26-Jan) : Exactly buck...Washington came up with the ball. It is just a shitty coincidence one week later
buckeyepackfan (26-Jan) : I forgot, they corrected the call a week later. Lol btw HAPPY BIRTHDAY dhazer!
buckeyepackfan (26-Jan) : That brings up the question, why wasn't Nixon down by contact? I think that was the point Kanata was making.
buckeyepackfan (26-Jan) : Turnovers rule, win the turnover battle, win the game.
packerfanoutwest (26-Jan) : well, he was
TheKanataThrilla (26-Jan) : Eagles down by contact on the fumble....fuck you NFL
Mucky Tundra (26-Jan) : I think this games over
beast (26-Jan) : Eagles sure get a lot of fumbles on kickoffs
Mucky Tundra (26-Jan) : This game looks too big for Washington
packerfanoutwest (26-Jan) : that being said, The Ravens are the Browns
packerfanoutwest (26-Jan) : Browns, Dolphins have longest AFC Championship droughts
packerfanoutwest (26-Jan) : As of today, Cowboys have longest NFC Championship drought,
beast (26-Jan) : Someone pointed out, with Raiders hiring Carroll, the division games between Carroll and Jim Harbaugh are back on (who can whine more games)
beast (26-Jan) : I'm confused, Pete Carroll and Brian Schottenheimer? When Todd Monken, Joe Brady, Kellen Moore, Kliff Kingsbury and Zac Robinson are availab
Zero2Cool (25-Jan) : Any reason I'm catching a shot here about my intelligence?
Martha Careful (25-Jan) : thank you Mucky for sticking up for me
Martha Careful (25-Jan) : some of those people are smarter than you zero. However Pete Carroll is not
Mucky Tundra (24-Jan) : Rude!
beast (24-Jan) : Martha? 😋
Zero2Cool (24-Jan) : Raiders hired someone from the elderly home.
dfosterf (24-Jan) : I'm going with a combination of the two.
beast (24-Jan) : Either the Cowboys have no idea what they're doing, or they're targeting their former OC, currently the Eagles OC
Zero2Cool (23-Jan) : Fake news. Cowboys say no
Please sign in to use Fan Shout
2024 Packers Schedule
Friday, Sep 6 @ 7:15 PM
Eagles
Sunday, Sep 15 @ 12:00 PM
COLTS
Sunday, Sep 22 @ 12:00 PM
Titans
Sunday, Sep 29 @ 12:00 PM
VIKINGS
Sunday, Oct 6 @ 3:25 PM
Rams
Sunday, Oct 13 @ 12:00 PM
CARDINALS
Sunday, Oct 20 @ 12:00 PM
TEXANS
Sunday, Oct 27 @ 12:00 PM
Jaguars
Sunday, Nov 3 @ 3:25 PM
LIONS
Sunday, Nov 17 @ 12:00 PM
Bears
Sunday, Nov 24 @ 3:25 PM
49ERS
Thursday, Nov 28 @ 7:20 PM
DOLPHINS
Thursday, Dec 5 @ 7:15 PM
Lions
Sunday, Dec 15 @ 7:20 PM
Seahawks
Monday, Dec 23 @ 7:15 PM
SAINTS
Sunday, Dec 29 @ 3:25 PM
Vikings
Sunday, Jan 5 @ 12:00 PM
BEARS
Sunday, Jan 12 @ 3:30 PM
Eagles
Recent Topics
29m / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

22h / Green Bay Packers Talk / dfosterf

2-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

1-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / Martha Careful

1-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / wpr

29-Jan / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

27-Jan / Green Bay Packers Talk / packerfanoutwest

27-Jan / Green Bay Packers Talk / beast

25-Jan / Green Bay Packers Talk / beast

25-Jan / Green Bay Packers Talk / Martha Careful

25-Jan / Random Babble / Martha Careful

20-Jan / Green Bay Packers Talk / Martha Careful

20-Jan / Green Bay Packers Talk / bboystyle

20-Jan / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

20-Jan / Green Bay Packers Talk / beast

Headlines
Copyright © 2006 - 2025 PackersHome.com™. All Rights Reserved.