Training Camp Begins - Ryan Grant Edition

by Brandon on Jul 28, 2008 10:11 AM CDT in Green Bay Packers News

All the draft choices have been signed and are in camp on time. Usually training camp begins pretty smoothly when all the draft choices are signed, but this year is obviously a lot different.

RB Ryan Grant is pissed at the low ball offer from the Packers. I'm a little confused at what his agent wants. First he was talking about an incentive laden deal since Grant has only been a starter for less than a season, but then he got upset that the signing bonus was half of what LB Brady Poppinga received. Maybe he wants a KR Devin Hester-type deal, but those two guys don't have a lot in common because they are different type of players and Hester had been productive for the last couple of seasons after entering the NFL has a high draft choice. Maybe Grant's agent wants big guaranteed money and big incentives, and it seems that he's only going to get one or the other. I didn't think this would be an easy negotiation, and it still looks like it will drag out a while.

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I'm not as worried about Ryan Grant's contract

as others probably are. Good running backs are merely products of the system in the NFL, and Ryan Grant really isn’t any different. Was any Colt’s fan really worried after Edgerrin James left that there running game would suddenly become stagnant because it was now in the hands of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai. The complete opposite happened and the Colts became an even better ball control team. Unless your name is Ladainian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson, or Brian Westbrook, you are probably not worth the money you are making.

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by jobe on Jul 28, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions

Not concerned

Ryan Grant had a great half a season last year – but then again, so did Samkon Gado in 2005 after Ahman Green and Najeh Davenport went down. I agree that Ryan Grant deserves to come in here as the starter, and deserves a nice contract, but I don’t think it’s “insulting” to not pile a ton of guaranteed money on a guy who has a half season of performance under his belt and by all rights due to his draft status and service is only owed a $370,000 tender offer. The Packers will get something done here, but if anyone has to hold out of training camp, the starting running back isn’t so bad.

Assuming Grant is locked in as the starter, it’s more important for the coaches to get a long look at Brandon Jackson, Deshawn Wynn, Noah Herron, and Vernand Morency to figure out what running backs will make this team and what roles they need to play.

As long as Ryan Grant comes in around the third preseason game, I will be fine with how this situation plays out.

by Packschmid on Jul 31, 2008 12:20 PM CDT reply actions