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  1. porky88

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FLORIDA PACKER)</div><div class='quotemain'>Same here, Why did we choose him over Chris Gamble again? You should have seen me that day I was furious! Heck he would have still been there when we picked in round 2!</div>
    That would be Mike Sherman...
     
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    Very True, Sherman was a good coach but wasn't the best GM he wasn't a horrible one but defiantley wasn't the best. I liked him there more than I like TT at least until TT proves me wrong and signs some decent Free Agents.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FLORIDA PACKER)</div><div class='quotemain'>Very True, Sherman was a good coach but wasn't the best GM he wasn't a horrible one but defiantley wasn't the best. I liked him there more than I like TT at least until TT proves me wrong and signs some decent Free Agents.</div>
    I hated Sherman as a GM. Looking back he was horrible.. Ahmad Carroll, Joey Thomas, Donell Washington, and BJ Sander all on the first day of the draft. 1 is already gone and 2 are likely gone with Carroll on thin ice.

    Let's not forget the money invested into Cledius Hunt and Joe Johnson.

    TT hasn't been stupid with the money and he's one reason why we've got some cap right now. Now if he doesn't go out and try to sign some guys then I might go kung-fu on him if I see him walking down the streets of Green Bay but I'm pretty sure he goes out and finds some players to bring in. I would love to see a CB and maybe a RB. Maybe Jamal Lewis. He's pretty young and might be solid in the zone scheme.

    Last years draft was very good.
     
  4. DP

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    Jamel lewis O-o
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Let's not forget the money invested into Cledius Hunt and Joe Johnson.</div>
    I'm not going to defend Sherman's overall performance as a GM, but I do think he gets a bad rap regarding Joe Johnson. The guy got injured and never played to potential afterward. It happens... If he had stayed healthy and performed at his usual level, it would have been considered a home run. As it stands, history shows it was a bad decision.

    You win some, you lose some. No risk, no reward. (Insert Random Cliche Here)
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><span style="color:green">KBG is one of my favorite DE. I like the idea by keeping him as a 2nd getting Kampman as a starter and drafting Williams. if Houston does sign Williams then we have atleast a good DE.</span></div>
    <span style="color:green">^Taken out of other topic^</span>
    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><span style="color:green">The Green Bay Packers Monday re-signed four-time Pro Bowl running back Ahman Green to a one-year contract extension. Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations Ted Thompson announced the signing</span></div>
    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><span style="color:green">The Green Bay Packers Tuesday named Edgar Bennett running backs coach, James Campen assistant offensive line coach, Ty Knott offensive quality control coach, Ben McAdoo tight ends coach, Joe Philbin offensive line coach and Jimmy Robinson wide receivers coach. Head Coach Mike McCarthy made the announcement.

    "I'm happy to announce the addition of these six excellent football coaches," said McCarthy. "I've spent a lot of time in interviews since I was hired Thursday and I've found these individuals to be not only the best available coaches and teachers, but also what I would call Packer people. I'm confident in the ability of these coaches to enhance the skills of our current players as well as those we will add in the offseason."


    Edgar Bennett Edgar Bennett
    Running Backs

    Bennett, 36, last year in his first campaign as Packers running backs coach saw season-ending injuries claim his top two backs, Ahman Green (quadriceps tendon) and Najeh Davenport (ankle). A rib injury also sidelined No. 3 back Tony Fisher for two games. Faced with that adversity, Bennett took a nondrafted practice squad player, Samkon Gado, and guided him to the second-most productive season by a rookie running back in franchise history. Gado, who had started only two games at Liberty University, ran for 582 yards, including three 100-yard games. Only No. 1 draft choice John Brockington (1,105 yards and four 100-yard games in 1971) had more as a Packers rookie. And no other Packers rookie had more touchdowns (6) or single-game rushing yards (171, vs. Detroit, Dec. 11) than Gado. After Gado's season ended in Week 15, Bennett got rookie Noah Herron ready to play. In all last season, the Packers started five halfbacks and featured six.

    A former Packers running back, Bennett first returned to the team in 2001 to head up the player development department, a role in which he helped players acclimate to their roles as Packers, both on and off the field. That position also allowed him to assist the coaching staff over four seasons (2001-04) until his promotion to running backs coach in 2005. Green Bay's fourth-round selection in the 1992 draft, he ranks ninth in Packers history, gaining 3,353 yards in his five seasons (1992-96). He was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame last summer.



    James Campen James Campen
    Assistant Offensive Line

    Campen, 41, also is a former Packers player. The team's assistant offensive line/quality control coach the past two seasons (2004-05), Campen in 1992 literally launched Brett Favre's 221-game starting streak, an NFL record among quarterbacks. He had joined the Packers three years earlier as a 'Plan B' free agent from New Orleans, where he originally signed as a nondrafted free agent. He took over as the Packers' starting center in 1990 and started all 16 games, earning selection to USA Today's All-Pro team. All told, Campen played seven NFL seasons for the Saints (1987-88) and Packers (1989-93).

    The Sacramento, Calif., native began his coaching career as head coach at Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs, Calif. In five seasons at Ponderosa, his prep alma mater, he was 29-20-1 overall, competing in the Sierra Valley Conference, one of the most competitive leagues in the state.



    Ty Knott Ty Knott
    Offensive Quality Control

    Knott, 40, spent the past three seasons as a defensive assistant/quality control with the New Orleans Saints. Prior to that post, he was an offensive assistant/quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2002 after minority coaching fellowships with the Detroit Lions (2001) and Washington Redskins (1999). During six years coaching at the college level, Knott has experience at Greenville (Ill.) College (2001), Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) Junior College (2000), Indiana University (1997-99) and Whittier (Calif.) College (1994-95).



    Ben McAdoo Ben McAdoo
    Tight Ends

    McAdoo joins his third NFL team after serving as San Francisco's assistant offensive line/quality control coach in 2005, and New Orleans' offensive assistant/quality control in 2004 - working both seasons with McCarthy. McAdoo originally headed to the Bay area in December 2004 as Stanford's offensive tackles and tight ends coach, but joined the 49ers staff after the '05 recruiting season.

    Prior to his time in the NFL, McAdoo made stops at the University of Pittsburgh (2003), Akron (2003), Fairfield (2002) and Michigan State (2001-02). He is a native of Homer City, Pa., in central Pennsylvania.



    Joe Philbin Joe Philbin
    Offensive Line

    Philbin, 44, has quickly progressed since joining the Packers in 2003, based largely on his ability to teach. After coming to Green Bay as assistant offensive line coach (2003), he spent the past two seasons (2004-05) as tight ends/assistant offensive line coach. Now, he becomes only the third Packers offensive line coach in 15 seasons, following Tom Lovat (1992-98) and Larry Beightol (1999-2005).

    A coaching veteran of 22 years, Philbin toiled for 19 seasons at the college level before entering the NFL with the Packers in 2003. His most impressive work was probably his tenure as University of Iowa offensive line coach (1999-2002). Three of his 2002 pupils were chosen in the 2003 NFL draft: G Eric Steinbach (second round, Cincinnati), C Bruce Nelson (second round, Carolina) and G Ben Sobieski (fifth round, Buffalo). Another player he coached, tackle Robert Gallery, was the second overall selection (Oakland) in the '04 draft. Steinbach, Nelson and Gallery filled three of the five slots on the Big Ten's all-conference team in 2002.

    Prior to coaching at Iowa, Philbin served as offensive coordinator/offensive line at both Harvard (1997-98), Northeastern University (1995-96) and Allegheny College (1990-93). He also coached offensive line at Ohio (1994), the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (1988-89), and Worcester Tech (1986-87), after beginning his career as a graduate assistant at Tulane (1984-85).



    Jimmy Robinson Jimmy Robinson
    Wide Receivers

    Robinson, 53, began his coaching career with Reggie White's Memphis Showboats (1984-85) in the USFL, and continued it with Georgia Tech (1987-89), the Atlanta Falcons (1990-93), Indianapolis Colts (1994-97), New York Giants (1998-2003) and New Orleans Saints (2004-05), where he also served on the '04 staff with McCarthy. He has worked with receivers almost exclusively for 21 seasons as a pro and college coach.

    Over the last 16 seasons as an NFL coach, Robinson has tutored some of the league's top receivers, including Marvin Harrison, Ike Hilliard, Joe Horn, Amani Toomer and Dont Stallworth. Under Robinson, Toomer emerged as the Giants' franchise receiving yards leader and posted team records with 82 catches and 1,387 yards in 2002. Earlier, in 1999, Toomer and Hilliard became the first pair of Giants receivers to surpass 2,000 yards. With McCarthy as coordinator, Horn and Stallworth produced career receiving highs in their first year under Robinson's tutelage. In Indianapolis, Robinson helped to launch Harrison's stellar career, and in Atlanta, the coach oversaw some of the league's most exciting receivers during the early 1990s, when the Falcons also drafted Favre.

    Drafted himself by the Falcons in 1975, Robinson played 58 games during a six-year NFL career with the New York Giants (1976-79), San Francisco 49ers (1980) and Denver Broncos (1981). He caught 85 career passes for 1,437 yards (16.9-yard avg.) and six touchdowns, and also returned 27 kickoffs and 59 punts. He led the Giants in receptions from 1977-78. After a standout collegiate career at Georgia Tech, the school inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 1981.

    Robinson becomes the 19th wide receivers coach in Packers history, joining a group that includes current NFL head coaches Tom Coughlin (1986-87) and Jon Gruden (1993-94), and Hall of Famer Don Hutson (1944-48).

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    The six coaches join Jeff Jagodzinski, the Packers' offensive coordinator hired by McCarthy Sunday, as additions to the new Green Bay staff. On offense, the staff is complete with the exception of a quarterbacks coach.</span></div>
    <span style="color:green">^also taken from another topic^</span>
     
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    The Packers are looking at signing a safety from the Seahawks to a five year, ten million dollar deal. He's a young guy (26) and played solidly for the Seahawks last year as an injury replacement for Ken Hamlin.

    His name is Marquand Manuel and the story is here:
    http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=406392
     
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    dam I rather have Chris Hope but he looks like an upgrade over Mark Roman.
     
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    Yeah although he doesn't have a career pick or sack, he may be a more consitent cover man and tackler although Roman made strides at both this year, Hopefully we keep Roman in Dime or nickle packages though.
     
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    <span style="color:green">Wow I like that guy. That would be a great update over Roman.</span>
     
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    <span style="color:green"> Walker wants out! Kampman back in!</span>
     
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    <span style="color:green">Barry, Kevin
    Davenport (keep)
    Fisher (keep)
    Flanagan (keep)
    Franz
    Gardner
    Henderson
    Jackson (keep)
    Lenon,
    Nall (keep)
    Ruegamer</span>
     
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    I'd like to keep William Henderson though.

    Sounds like that's not going to happen.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DaPackersGb)</div><div class='quotemain'><span style="color:green">Barry, Kevin
    Davenport (keep)
    Fisher (keep)
    Flanagan (keep)
    Franz
    Gardner
    Henderson
    Jackson (keep)
    Lenon,
    Nall (keep)
    Ruegamer</span></div>
    Don't understand the logic in keeping both Davenport and Fisher, Maybe fisher due to his blocking and receiving abillity.

    Why not Hendo? he's only bled Green and Gold for the last decade! Hendo actually said he would like to go to Cincy if the Packers don't re-sign him, Rudi Johnson is his cousin.
     
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    <span style="color:green">well ya cools I didnt know that...I do like henderson...Im saying just get 2 of them atleast.</span>
     
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    The Vikings are courting William Henderson and Craig Nall currently...
     
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    I think Craig Nall will end up signing soon. He wanted to wait to see if Pepp got dealt.
     
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    <span style="color:green">What do you think the packers will do in the FA?

    Petterson and Barry resigned!</span>
     
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    <span style="color:green">Packers Add Linebacker Tracy White</span>
     
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    <span style="color:green">6 of 8 Packers are starting in the NFLE!</span>
     

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