Pack93z
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15 years ago
Throwing it out here just in case.. seen it on another board.. thought I would share.

Kudo to Toby...



http://twitter.com/shawnemerriman/status/13016718848 

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http://twitter.com/shawnemerriman/status/13015700735 

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Pack93z
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15 years ago
BTW.. I would be opposed to having him in GB.. maybe opposed is too strong.. but I don't think he would be an effective upgrade for the money he is going to want and the possible baggage he might bring.

With that being said.. Woodson had questions as well before he came here.. so like any other acquisition.. I would welcome him to the Packers and then judge him upon his play and actions both on and off the field.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
djcubez
15 years ago
Hmm Ted Thompson said they were looking at acquiring LB's outside of the draft. Although what would we trade for Merriman?
Felipe7777777
15 years ago
I would not mind Merriman at all to be honest...but we shall see, kinda funny twitter messages though lol
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15 years ago
well, with the off-season costing us nothing so far...and Bulaga dropping in what was an otherwise quiet draft for us...really, we've not spent a great deal of money this year.

i wouldn't doubt we could reasonably afford him. and i say "go for it." not like anything could be worse than the Harrell situation, amirite?

I agree with Twinkiegorilla.

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dhazer
15 years ago
Child please, Merriman is to big of a name for Ted Thompson to go after. I'm not even going to waste my time thinking about it.
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Rockmolder
15 years ago

Child please, Merriman is to big of a name for Ted Thompson to go after. I'm not even going to waste my time thinking about it.

"dhazer" wrote:



Slap!

I'm a big Merriman fan. He's one year away from that horrible injury. He's ready to come back strong now. He's just 25, so if he'll come back strong and we'll pay based on his 2009 season, we might get an absolute steal.

I think that we can easily take the chance if he comes reasonably cheap.
bozz_2006
15 years ago
I love Merriman's potential. I was pissed that the Packers signed the injury-prone Charles Woodson, and that worked out alright for us, so...
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all_about_da_packers
15 years ago
There are a few thoughts that go through my mind as I read this, tied to what I read from Patty over at PC...

Firstly, right off the bat: Merriman wants a new contract. Ted's mode of operation has been to wait a year before making long-term commitments to players coming off major injuries. See Taush and Kampy (who he offered 1 year deal to this off-season) for examples.

Second is salary cap. Packers are operating with an internal imposition of a salary cap. He's spent a boat load of money this off-season, and I wonder if there is any piece of the pie for a guy like Merriman. I doubt it.


Now, as part of the bigger picture: the tweets suggest rumors of the Packers trading for Merriman.

Take into account what Patty has been hearing - going as far as to say herself couple of days ago that Marshawn Lynch will be a Packer through trade - and add it to the rumour appearing yesterday the Packers have expressed passing interest in looking at Pacman Jones.... and all this just seems so Anti-Ted to me.

Ted shies away from big-names wanting big money. He shies away (minus Koren Robinson) from players with shady off-field conduct. He shies away from big names, rather working to scour the wavier wire and UDFA pool to get players with some (potential) use down the line.

Going back to the moment Ted was hired, note that his first year here, his former team in the Seahawks were playing in the Superbowl. The criticism that emerged was that Ted - with an emphasis on internal development - did not have the mentality to produce a Superbowl team. In other words, the moves the Seahawks made in their Superbowl year were seen as not having been likely were Ted in charge of things.

This off-season, it is obvious that Ted and many others feel this is a legit Superbowl contender. Heck, Reggie McKenzie said after the playoff loss that this team was very close, not far off from winning it all.

So what am I getting at? I think the Ted we have come to know - the one who led me to conclude that Merriman rumour is nothing substantive - is one who may have changed his modus operendi. We're close. Ted has never been solely at the helm of a team this close. I'm not sure anyone can say with any sureness what Ted will or will not do.

I will say this though: there has been an awful lot of smoke, so to speak, coming from the Packers side as to a very uncharacteristic-Ted move being made. The smoke seems to become bigger and bigger each passing day. Where there is smoke, there is fire; each passing day I begin to think some unusual move is going to be made. Landing Merriman seems improbable, but based on the reports emerging, I'm not willing to relegate it to the realm of the impossible.
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Felipe7777777
15 years ago
^^^I Liked your whole post from top to bottom
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