Official Green Bay Packers Forum Thread

[Spidey]

Figured we'd might as well get this started here. Bucky, Bill, and I need a place to ramble about the Packers. I'm sure there's some VSN vetz that are Packers fans.

Anyway, not a whole lot going on at the moment with the Packers. Things will hopefully get more interesting on Feb. 27th.

 

[Spidey]

lol, Bucky, I created this and immediately after got your message. I can't respond cause I don't yet have 30 posts but I agree we need to recruit the Packers crew over. I see Bill made it. Aaron might be tough to get a hold of. Haven't seen much of him since his semi-retirement from MM. dmull is another one we gotta get over here.

 

[Primetime]

I actually work at Lambeau Field and I'm a big fan. Go to UWGB right now. Who do you think we should pick up in the draft? Jenkins? Orakpo? OL?

 

[MrBill]

Good idea Spidey!

I'm looking forward to seeing what the Packers do in the offseason this year. If the new defensive scheme is effective they could definitely be in position to contend for the division again in '09!

 

[Primetime]

I really think the Pack need somebody that can step in and stop the run. Malcolm Jenkins is a good player, but he's not really a great cover corner and we have Williams who I think will have a good year. If we take Jenkins with our first pick, we should really get a DE or DT with our 2nd rounder.

 

[Spidey]

Big fan of Maybin, E. Brown, Raji, or J. Smith for our first rounder. I wouldn't be that disappointed with Jenkins. I like Jenkins. Just think we need some immediate help in other areas.

 

[Spidey]

I actually work at Lambeau Field and I'm a big fan. Go to UWGB right now. Who do you think we should pick up in the draft? Jenkins? Orakpo? OL?

Green Bay is my hometown. Lived there from birth until going off to college at UWEC. Now I live in MPLS unfortunately. I'm surrounded by Viking bandwagon fans.

 

[Primetime]

Green Bay is my hometown. Lived there from birth until going off to college at UWEC. Now I live in MPLS unfortunately. I'm surrounded by Viking bandwagon fans.

I have a shit ton of friends that go to UWEC and my bro went to UofM. I'm in the cities every couple weeks.

 

[Spidey]

I have a shit ton of friends that go to UWEC and my bro went to UofM. I'm in the cities every couple weeks.

What kind of work you do at Lambeau? I would love to get involved with the Packers organization eventually. Would be a great excuse to return back to GB and a dream job. Not sure how many IT guys they need but if the opportunity surfaced I'd jump all over it. Doubt the opportunities are there given the current market though.

I have a minor in that I hope to use in the future. My sister has been dating John Dorsey's (Packers head scout) son for something like 3 years now. And in an odd twist of fate my other younger sister just started dating his other younger son. And to top it off, John bought our old house. Very odd looking back at how that all worked out.

 

[Spidey]

In football related news, I may have to reconsider wanting Maybin a #9. He didn't run as well as many had hoped at the combine and is apparently slipping down the boards. JSO also reported that he seemed a little in over his head.

I would say that Raji and Brown top my board at this point. Andre Smith's colossal fuck up at the combine may also affect the Packers. He had a decent shot of going in the top 10. I would say that is probably out of the question at this moment. This means a guy we may have hoped to be there at 9 may get taken before we thought.

 

[bucky]

Bless you spidey for creating the thread.

I haven't been banned from MM so I could let guys know about this place. I may go onto MM once in a while to see if I can catch some of the GB guys.

 

[Spidey]

Bless you spidey for creating the thread.

I haven't been banned from MM so I could let guys know about this place. I may go onto MM once in a while to see if I can catch some of the GB guys.

My pleasure. Can't call a place home without a Packers thread.

I also am not banned from MM and can try to hunt down the others. Apparently MM has now banned the vsngaming.com url which will make the task a tad harder. PMs and posts will show as *******.com.

 

[bucky]

www.jsonline.com has players and positions in the new 3-4 D if anyone wants to check it out.

 

[Awesometrax]

Another Packer fan here, didn't notice this thread originally.

As for who I'd like to see the Packers take in the draft... I'd like them to draft Jenkins because they need a good and young corner for when either Woodson or Harris leave. And from what I've seen from him... surely he's not even close to being like Ahmad Carroll. After that they should look at a DE... sometime in the later rounds I'd like them to take a serious look at A.Q. Shipley, I liked what I saw from him at the combine and I think he would be very successful here.

 

[Spidey]

And so begins the most boring time of year for Packers fans. The first two weeks of Free Agency.

 

[Spidey]

The Green Bay Packers have issued qualifying offers to five restricted free agents, it was announced Thursday by Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations Ted Thompson.

Players receiving qualifying offers were S Atari Bigby, CB Jarrett Bush, DE Jason Hunter, FB John Kuhn and WR Ruvell Martin. CB Tramon Williams, an exclusive-rights free agent, also was issued a one-year tender offer.

At least we're keeping Bigby and Tramon Williams

Happy about keeping Tramon. I'll reserve judgment on Bigby. Personally I don't see him as the future at safety. People were so enamored by his big hits that they frequently overlook that he was borderline horrible in coverage. He's worth keeping cause at the moment, we don't have anyone better. But if someone signed him, I would take the 2nd rounder in a heartbeat.

 

[Primetime]

Why do we insist on keeping Bush. Hate that little bitch.

 

[Spidey]

Why do we insist on keeping Bush. Hate that little bitch.

No kidding. He's awful. I don't understand why we continue to hold onto him. The only thing he has going for him is that he can play CB or S. But he doesn't do either well so does that even really matter.

 

[Spidey]

Haven't posted about anything in here for a while but it was reported that we reached out to Canty, who I think would have been an excellent addition to the defense. However, I think we were a long shot from the get go. Canty's agent said that he was going to make this weekends visit and probably start getting into offers. The Packers wouldn't have been able to get him in until next week. We inquired too late. Canty also mentioned wanting to play in a 4-3 where ends are a bit more glamorous, even though he would likely be bumped to DT on any passing down.

Well the reports look like they were true. Sounds like Canty is close to a deal with the Giants, who already signed Rocky Bernard. That likely ends any shot at a big name this FA unless its later after someone is cut.

In other bad news, Colin Cole signed with the Seahawks. Packers expressed interest in keeping him, especially if Canty got away.

The line depth is getting a little low, which sucks. Not freaking out about it though as if we are going 3-4 I think the line depth isn't as crucial as it used to be. But we don't want to get too thin.

 

[Spidey]

Canty has now officially signed with the Giants.

NFL.com is reporting that Cole signed a five-year, $20 million contract with a $5 million signing bonus. 6 million guaranteed.