Potential Packers Cuts: Have Your Say On Tauscher, Chillar, Poppinga And Harrell

Hell, maybe Washington would like to have him. But Poppinga needs to go, Chillar I’m on the fence on just in case we need a bit of depth if Bishop or anybody goes down this season.

I don’t see him going. There is no way they get rid of Barnett AND Chillar. Last time I checked Welden and Zombo were both on the outside. Chillar serves a great role on the team and will be the top guy that gives the inside backers a rest. I don’t see him going anywhere. Poppinga’s time has come and gone…he needs to go. Same with Harrell…I am SOOOOO done with this game. We don’t have roster spots to waste on injury riddled players. I don’t care about his talent or if he shines for someone elses team. I am done waiting. Done seeing quality players that could contribute cut and signed by someone else. I don’t even want him around for camp to tease the coaches.

Matt Wilheim, isnt he due 2.5 mil this year or something ridiculous?

His contract is bigger than Poppinga’s sure, but you know what? His role is bigger too. He will still come in with subpackages and see the field in more than a spelling and special teams capacity.

Added to this is the fact that we still need depth at the ILB position. Hawk and Bishop are durable, but to just slash at that position for little to no reason is just stupid. We will be cutting Barnett so keeping Chillar becomes even more important now.

Other cuts should be Tauscher and Poppinga. Re-sign Tuascher for the vets minimum if he will agree to it. I would talk to Harrell about giving the Packers a break on the bonus money. If he is willing to drop that and just play for the salary keep him for sure. If he isn’t willing to do that, I would consider cutting him. I actually want to see him stick this year and see what he can do if healthy. He’s got the perfect skill set for the LDE that Pickett is playing. We need to keep Chillar at ILB.

What a joke.

He gone!

However, he[Harrell]’s also owed a roster bonus. Due to the NFL lockout, I am not sure when that roster bonus is due.

It depends on how it was negotiated. Some are for the 1st day of the league year, and some are for making the final 53-man roster. If Harrell’s cut within the next week, you can bet that it was for the 1st day of the league year.

Cut Poppinga- He makes too much to do nothing. He’s simply not a good OLB.
Keep Chillar- Yes, he’s overpaid. However, he does play often in a rotation and on passing downs. Losing Barnett hurts our depth at ILB enough, so we can’t afford to lose Chillar in the same year.
Let Tauscher walk- Yes, he’s a fan favorite, but he’s simply not productive anymore. We drafted Sherrod, so without Tauscher, we already have 4 OT’s (Clifton, Bulaga, Sherrod, Newhouse). We need that extra roster spot for someone else.
Keep Justin Harrell- Ouch! No, seriously. Keep him through Preseason to see what he does. If he’s not productive in Preseason, then cut him. He doesn’t make much money. If he gets injured, then we sign someone else to take his place. It’s hard to argue keeping Harrell, but if he is finally going to turn the corner to be healthy and productive, I don’t want to miss the opportunity.