The Packers' recent signing of baggage-laden tight end Colt Lyerla struck some as an out-of-character move for Green Bay, which doesn't routinely take chances on players who enter the NFL with the bevy of red flags featured by the talented but troubled former Oregon Duck. But viewed from another perspective, the Packers' risky redemption project does fit a certain pattern, given Green Bay's well-known penchant for successfully mining the undrafted collegiate free agent ranks, as well as compiling a strong track record in the later rounds of the draft.

On an annual basis, the Packers' personnel department is one of the league's most adept at finding players, and the team's roster tends to reflect an organizational willingness to gamble on talent that arrives in Green Bay with less than a perfect pedigree. Lyerla is just the latest example of that trend, albeit pushing the boundaries of where the Packers are usually comfortable to go on the character issue front.


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I fixed your topic starting message to include some actual content for us to read. ;-)

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

All you gotta do is click the link. [aiee] I don't like the auto generated content.. it may be the weakest part of a rather strong article and turn some people off to reading the full piece. I prefer to either just link it and be done, or pull a part I really like.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 

Topics with nothing but a link are disallowed out of respect to this website. When you use the auto generated feature, you are put into the post where you can edit it freely. That means, you can easily add a snippet of interest and add your words (which is what we all want) as to why it is of interest. Then we have something to discuss, rather than just be bounced off to a different website.

Make sense bud?

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool