Ex-Packer Michael Montgomery Signs With The Vikings

by Brandon on Mar 29, 2010 11:28 PM CDT in Green Bay Packers News

I'm glad to see former Green Bay Packers DE Michael Montgomery is returning to a 4-3 defense, but it's too bad he'll be playing for the Vikings. According to the Press-Gazette, he's probably signed for the veteran minimum of $630,000.

Just as DE Aaron Kampman wasn't a fit as a 3-4 linebacker, Montgomery wasn't a 3-4 defensive end. They tried to bulk him up to play defensive tackle in 2008, but he ended up playing a lot at defensive end after DE Cullen Jenkins got hurt and DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila was released. The coaches liked that he could play either end position in the 4-3, but I never saw the point since he was OK against the run and rarely provided a pass rush.

I don't know how badly the Vikings need depth for their defensive line, but now they've got it. He's a step up from the practice squad, but you'll know the wheels will have fallen off the Vikings defensive line if he becomes a starter.

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This continues the Vikings tradition

of picking up our scraps.

by Charlie Kelly on Mar 29, 2010 11:40 PM CDT reply actions

picks

if we get a 3rd for kampy next year, we’ll probably get a 4th for montgomery…lol.

by hermitcrab on Mar 29, 2010 11:44 PM CDT reply actions

Compensation

The odds they’ll receive something continue to grow so long as they don’t sign anyone from another team.

by Brandon on Mar 30, 2010 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions

Haha sweet. Montgomery really never did anything in his time here. It would be great to get a 5th or 6th round pick for him.

by packallday555 on Mar 30, 2010 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions

The odds they’ll receive something continue to grow so long as they don’t sign anyone from another team.

And that ain’t gonna happen. LMAO.

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The glass is more than half-full.

by NorthStarr on Mar 30, 2010 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions

haha
I think a 3rd will be what we get for kamp…though it comes down to how he rebounds from the injury. While i hope Kampman blows up and looks great, I don’t hope Montgomery does TOO well. I’d rather get a low pick for him since he’s on one of our bitter rivals.

by TrevorR on Mar 30, 2010 8:24 AM CDT up reply actions

Not sure

There’s something about him being over 30 that pushes the compensation down. Plus it’s hard to speculate since the NFL doesn’t exactly tell us how the compensation picks are determined.

by Brandon on Mar 30, 2010 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions

wow

we go from a killer defense to what we saw last year a hit or miss d and now we got folks calling guys like him a bench warmer. I bleed green and gold but ted needs to go.

by chefsky2001 on Mar 30, 2010 7:56 PM CDT reply actions

We had a killer D before last year? When was that, in 1996?

Please elaborate.

"No player is greater than a team."
-Vince Lombardi

by Jabooty on Mar 30, 2010 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions

1995 and 1997 weren't to shabby

plus can’t forget the defenses in the late 1950’s and the decade of the 60’s

by hermitcrab on Mar 30, 2010 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions

LOL

What was TT thinking!?

"No player is greater than a team."
-Vince Lombardi

by Jabooty on Mar 30, 2010 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Montgomery was a bench warmer…? He played in 2008 because of Jenkins injury, and did pretty much nothing. In fact, he was a large reason our pass rush and run defense was so weak. They guy was nothing more then really a 3rd string DE for us, plus he doesn’t fit our new system. I don’t get your complaint?

by packallday555 on Mar 30, 2010 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions