Former Starting Safety Chris Harris Was Released By The Bears
by Brandon on Oct 27, 2011 12:03 PM CDT
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PrintChris Harris Released By Chicago Bears - SBNation.com. I'm not sure how many people thought about adding the Hitman to the Green Bay Packers, but I admit that I thought about it. I'm not exactly sure what Harris did this season to find himself on the bench (he was injured earlier), but he was a good player last year. And he doesn't have to be great, he just has to be better than undrafted rookie M.D. Jennings for a backup spot.
But apparently Harris doesn't believe he's a backup, otherwise he probably wouldn't have requested a trade. He wouldn't start for the Packers either, and he still believes he's a starter. The Packers wouldn't be a good fit for him, and while I'm not up to date on the injuries in every defensive backfield, there might be a safety needy team out there willing to take a chance on him as an immediate starter.
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Zach Kruse@WiscWillie I'd say the Packers are still OK with Peprah starting, and TT doesn't usually have interest in guys other teams just throw away
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As soon as I saw this...
I immediately thought of the Texans
I immediately thought of the Dream Te…Eagles.
by Steve From Florida on Oct 27, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd say Vikings
Given the injuries/arrests in their secondary, and the fact that their starting safeties to begin with aren’t any good.
Also, the Vikings love signing ex-Bears almost as much as they love ex-Packers, though most of their ex-Bears have been WRs.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
TT isn't interested in players teams just throw away?
I would disagree…quite a few of our players are castoffs from other teams. Not sure what that guy was basing that opinion off of!
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I think he means former "star" or first round players that teams cut/look to trade away after they fail to live up to their hype
See eg. Randy Moss, Lawrence Maroney, Marshawn Lynch, Randy Moss (again), and all the other players various people have pined for him to sign/trade for when they’ve been available.
Ted Thompson likes taking the “7th round pick/undrafted free agent/former practice squad” type of castoffs.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Oct 27, 2011 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Except he was interested in Moss & Lynch...
…and, based on when Collins went on IR, Aaron Curry, too. Also, are you familiar with a player by the name of Charles Woodson?
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Grossman: Sup, you insulin needing bitch! The sex cannon has arrived! Now get the hell out of my locker room, you chinless mother fucker!
by Wiedmann on Oct 27, 2011 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Woodson was cut nor traded away. He simply reached the end of his contract
Ted Thompson was interested in those players you named, in the same way he’s interested in just about any player who becomes available: If the price is right, and they can add to the team, he’ll go after them. My point is moreso that the price is almost never right with Thompson, because he doesn’t value those types of players as much as other franchise, and he’s usually proven right.
Pointing out the one (and only) big name he brought in doesn’t make my point wrong. Much like if I had said “Ted Thompson likes trading down in the draft and stockpiling picks in later rounds”….you pointing out the Clay Matthews trade wouldn’t make my statement false.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Oct 27, 2011 8:49 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
reply fail.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
And typing fail in the title - "Woodson was neither cut nor......"
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
No reason not to pick up Harris, Many reasons to...
1.) Shake up the Safety Position. It may lead to Peprah playing better if he knows he has competition. If Peprah loses, then Harris earned the spot.
2.) Information on the Bears D. He could help with some of the Formations they like to use.
3.) The Personality that McCarthy likes for the Locker Room. Players and Fans love Harris.
4.) Help boost our shot for SB 46. Andre Rison was another Free Agent we picked up that helped us reach SB 31 when our Receivers were getting hurt.
5.) Scare the crap out of our Opponents, we are 7-0 so far, successfully boosting our secondary will send chills in the spines of our opponents.
6.) Bye Week, Harris can get a bit of time to dig into the play book and get use to some of the language.
I think the problem with Harris was that he won't sign unless he's getting a starting spot. He wouldn't have that on the Packers.
I already told you! I deal with the god damn receivers so the linebackers don’t have to! I have coverage skills; I’m good at covering people! Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!
Possibility he could
Considering Peprah hasn’t lit it up and is continuously beat, I don’t see why Harris COULDN’T be offered a chance to start if he competed for the spot. That’s how the Packers have always liked to play it. Earn it and keep it. If Harris played like he was ready to rip someones head off, then the spot would be his. Can you think of any player that we picked up in FA that didn’t play with a chip on his shoulder? Those are ALWAYS the most dangerous players. And the Packers have always been on the receiving end of that. It’s about time we handed it back. The Packers hold Harris’ best chance of getting to the Super Bowl, and with his help, could likely get 46.
James Jones said it best recently… It’s not about player stats or how many catches a person gets, or how many snaps. It’s not about Money. It’s all about getting Championships, and all the pieces are there IF we picked this one up.
It’s all about getting Championships, and all the pieces are there IF we picked this one up.
I doubt their chances hinge on this particular player. I wouldn’t mind bringing him in IF they thought he could start over Peprah. But to learn the defense and play better than Peprah is a long shot. The guy got cut from a team with a worse secondary than ours….why would he be better than what we have now? Especially since he’s played an entirely different defense his entire career.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Oct 28, 2011 2:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Two reasons
It’s still in the Bye Week, he could come in and get acclimated, and don’t forget that he is now playing with a chip on his shoulder. He was just cut, so now he has to Prove he can still play Football at a High Level (You hear that from all aging players, but he’s only been in the league for 7 years). I don’t think he is in a place to demand anything, instead teams are going to ask him “Look, what can you offer us? why should we pick you up? What can you contribute?” Any team that wants him currently have the upper hand to offer what they want to give him.
The Packers NEED a better Safety, Peprah is getting beat, and Burnett is playing with a club. Harris wants a Championship, he is also Angry (I know, I have him on Twitter and he is PISSED!) And he has something to Prove. Make him fight for it, and the Money will come.
I think there are some teams out there that need a safety worse than...
GB that would throw more money at him than TT will. But if not, then they could try him out.
Seems to be a lot of anger going around between Bears and their FO these days.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Oct 28, 2011 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Hard to see where to reply (that's a joke), but I'll do it here.
I’m sure that Ted is always “interested” in other teams cast-offs. He’s too good a GM not to pay attention. But I agree with you that his “price is right” evaluation is pretty stringent. Occasionally, I worry that he is too tough, but then he’s the GM and I’m not.
I’d make the further observation that even beyond the “price is right”, he has a really strong aversion to picking up anybody with any hint of an attitude problem. To which I say “Yay”.
Its still the same thing. The Raiders were done with him, no interest, yet TT sure was interested, even when really no one else was. Just last year we grabbed Howard green off waivers from the Jets.
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Exactly!!!
Another couple names. Brandon Chillar and Ryan Pickett. But Charles Woodson is a success Story that sometimes Free Agency can be as much a gift as building with the Draft. He is an Emotional Leader for the Team, can MAKE people WANT to play better (Tramon Williams has repeatedly said that if it weren’t for Woodson, he would not be as successful). It’s how the player brings himself. I just hope, if Chris is as cool as he sounds, and TT is as good a GM as we have seen, then give Harris a Chance to shine.
"Even when really no one else was"
And that is the big reason why he’s here. If literally ANY other team still thought of him as a top CB, he’d be on another team. And I’m not just talking about how he really didn’t want to come to Green Bay. I’m moreso talking about how those other teams would likely raise his price to high for Thompson, as they have for just about every other prospective trade or signing.
And you’re using Howard Green as an example of TT going after a big name???? Considering he was a sixth round pick in 2002 and a career backup (except for one year of starting in New Orleans), I’d say he fits more into my category. Pack4Life’s example of Ryan Pickett is really the only other “big name/first rounder” who actually goes against my argument.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
And you’re using Howard Green as an example of TT going after a big name????
Who said anything about big names? The point was that TT does in fact love to pick up the discarded scraps from other teams and turn them into viable players. Just cause you are proven wrong doesn’t mean you can change the point of a thread after the fact. That wasn’t your point in your post at all so please don’t change it later to make you sound better.
The Green Bay Packers...Putting bad coaches out of their misery since 2010
......Changing the point of the thread? Changing what I wrote later?
My original point was that the guy who’s twitter message was posted up top wasn’t talking about the Howard Greens of the world, but rather the the “big names” like former first round picks and faded stars.
My original post, (which was a response to you):
I think he means former “star” or first round players that teams cut/look to trade away after they fail to live up to their hype
See eg. Randy Moss, Lawrence Maroney, Marshawn Lynch, Randy Moss (again), and all the other players various people have pined for him to sign/trade for when they’ve been available.
Ted Thompson likes taking the "7th round pick/undrafted free agent/former practice squad" type of castoffs
Before you insult me and talk about how I was “proven wrong” and “changing what I posted,” how about you actually READ what I wrote? That would be a good start to not sounding like an ass.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
You named three players to make your point (of which 2 "TT had shown interest" in)
If that’s not proven wrong, I don’t know what is.
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Grossman: Sup, you insulin needing bitch! The sex cannon has arrived! Now get the hell out of my locker room, you chinless mother fucker!
He "shows interest" in a lot of people
I go by results. The results are: One big name free agent in Charles Woodson, another former first rounder in Ryan Pickett. No trades for the “big names” on the trading block in any year. Lots of guys picked in rounds 4-7 and undrafted, that he molded into respectable players.
I can’t believe you guys are trying to argue against the proposition that Ted Thompson does not tend to go after big names as much as most of the other teams in this league. Did I say he “never shows interest in any of them”? No. But based on his track record, he simply does not value them anywhere close to as much as the other teams in the NFL. I thought this was an obvious fact, that has been talked about endlessly when people discuss the “Ted Thompson way.”
I guess you have spent too much time around Stroh and decided you’ll argue against anything, no matter how ridiculous. So I’ll just agree with your ridiculous point and say “Clearly, Ted Thompson loves to go after big-name free agents/trade bait.”
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
That's what he means about changing the argument.
The original tweet which he took issue with wasn’t about results, but about showing interest, and he has shown interest.
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Grossman: Sup, you insulin needing bitch! The sex cannon has arrived! Now get the hell out of my locker room, you chinless mother fucker!
Ok, on that, I'll say you're right
I started to ignore the original tweet. But I’ll just say that I personally never said or tried to argue that Thompson never “showed interest.” Just that his level of interest is lower than the rest of the league.
Sorry for getting a little angry there. Two ridiculous Wisconsin losses and a little alcohol will do that to me.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
Yeah, that sucked
Not sure if TT showed less interest. The Bills just knew his draft pick would be lower than Seattle’s, so they traded with the Seahawks instead. As for the Moss case, wanting a 2 year contract instead of a one year deal implies greater interest, too.
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Grossman: Sup, you insulin needing bitch! The sex cannon has arrived! Now get the hell out of my locker room, you chinless mother fucker!
Leigh Bodden
http://eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/32981123
Leigh Bodden was just released by the Pats now too…I wonder if there is any interest in him as a #4 guy so we can push Bush back to ST where he excels.
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That’s interesting. Maybe he has been slowed coming off of that injury. But yeah, you’d think he could be a solid nickel/dime guy. Though, I think he’s got a pretty big contract we’d have to pick up.
Fire Slocum
by packallday555 on Oct 28, 2011 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
….only if we claim him on waivers.
The Green Bay Packers...Putting bad coaches out of their misery since 2010
Ah ok. Well, I definitely wouldn’t mind picking him up if he cleared waivers.
Fire Slocum
by packallday555 on Oct 29, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Just one question.
If he’s on the team when we win the Super Bowl,
will he wear a Packers jersey or a Bares jersey to the White House?
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