Mark Tauscher Released By Green Bay Packers
by Kevin McCauley on Jul 29, 2011 2:56 PM CDT
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PrintThe silence on the situation of Mark Tauscher has finally ended. ESPN Wisconsin's Jason Wilde is reporting via twitter that the offensive tackle is being released by the Green Bay Packers. There has been a lot of speculation about whether Mark Tauscher would retire or agree to restructure his contract, but his release indicates that he probably didn't want to do either of those things.
Tauscher was not expected to start for the Packers next year, even with the release of Daryn Colledge prompting some rumors of a positional move for Bryan Bulaga. Tauscher started the first four games of the 2010 season before he suffered a shoulder injury and was placed on injured reserve.
There's no question that Tauscher was a cap casualty. Ted Thompson was never going to want to pay upwards of $4+ million to an injury-prone 34-year-old who was not expected to crack the starting lineup. Tauscher is a Packers legend, but at this point, it was time to move on.
If you haven't been keeping score at home, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reporter Tom Silverstein claims that $17.26 million in cap room will be saved from letting go of the five veteran Packers who have been or will be released.
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Here's hoping he'll re-sign for a lot less
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by Wiedmann on Jul 29, 2011 3:05 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
+1
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haha it would be funny to swoop in at the last minute and steal him…even though it would be cap suicide!
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You mean like Philly just did?
SMH…
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I'm kinda happy we didn't even go after him...
when all is said and done. Too many young guys would be stunted, too much money, moving Woodson, probably not able to re-sign players down the road. It was just too much though the temptation was so nice to think about.
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jul 29, 2011 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
It would have been awesome to have him on the team,
especially beacuse that means he’s not on someone else’s team.
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Seriously. I kinda thought it was fun to have a team swoop in and not know anything about it. Made me remember the good ole days before twitter when not every little hunch had to be spewed out so they could be first!
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by TrevorR on Jul 29, 2011 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
heh heh
Yeah, dream on.
My only hope is that Asomugha doesn’t go to an NFC contender like TB or especially Atlanta, and that he doesn’t go to Dallas (because while I don’t see Dallas as a true contender, anyone who becomes a Cowboy is dead to me, and I wouldn’t want that to happen to a good guy from my alma mater).
Not unexpected...
Love to see him re-signed for vets minimum. Wonder if he attracts any FA attention. I tend to doubt it, at least for now. Good Luck Tausch!
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Is that 17.26 with or without Barnett?
"Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser." - Vince Lombardi
Gotta be including Barnett...
He’s got the biggest salary of all the guys released. Even tho he hasn’t been released just yet.
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I has to include him. Wow…that is a lot of cap space now. I wonder if they havea plan for it? They have to…don’t they have to spend almost all their cap? I would imagine there will be a couple contract negotiations happening.
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90% I believe...
Jones would be the best place to put some money, otherwise a relative cheap ILB in FA. But its also calculated at the end of the year, which means they probably have alot earmarked for Sitton and Finley. After rookie contracts it’ll probably be down to about 12M.
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I would be nice to see that it was earmarked for Jones. As the week has worn on I’ve decided I’d like to see him back. I was ready to let him go but I really want to see him back on the team now.
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Wow thats a change of heart.
What makes you want him back all of a sudden? You know I’ve always wanted him back.
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You know I wanted him while he was still here!
Wait what?
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jul 29, 2011 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Eh…just feeling like I’d like to see him as the number 2 again. I am ready to move on from Driver and honestly I just am not crzy about Jordy. I like him (Jordy) as a slot guy, not a #2 guy. I feel like we need to keep our core together for another season. Then the Eagles with their CB group is a little scary and not the right time to downgrade at WR (even though Finley will HOPEFULLY be around this year).
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So its kinda in response to Asomugha signing w/ Philly?
I’m torn between who I would rather have as the #2 WR. Could be either Jordy or Jones. Always liked Jones at that spot, but Jordy’s SB (even w/ the drops) elevated him in my eyes to Jones level. I think either can do the job really well.
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No, that was just icing on the cake. Just the more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea of seeing this
Jennings
Finley
Jones
Nelson
Cobb/Driver/TE2/etc
All out there on the field and seeing defenses trying to cover it. You take Jones out and its not quite as impressive (though it opens the door for someone else to step it up).
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Considering a good chunk of that money will go to signing rookies, the Asomugha signing is not likely although still appealing.
Even if
all that money went to Nnamdi, it wouldn’t be enough. Looks like the Jets and Cowboys are in a bidding war that may hit $16M/season or higher.
another report is saying Dallas dropped out too
so many conflicting reports, this is annoying. haha
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by ThroughBeingCool on Jul 29, 2011 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
per Schefter
Jets out, Cowboys out on Nnamdi. Any one got any guesses?
Tampa, Seattle, Detriot, Houston?
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by ThroughBeingCool on Jul 29, 2011 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions
also with all the money the Pack has saved through cuts, any chance they hang on to Jenkins?
I hope so.
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by ThroughBeingCool on Jul 29, 2011 5:09 PM CDT reply actions
I think the odds increased
In Jenkins resigning with us, but it’s still very much in the air. It also works in Jenkins’ favor that Mike Neal isn’t fully recovered from his injury yet too.
2011 Super Bowl Champs!
Probably still a long shot
But we are sitting nicely with salary cap space now. With Jenkins still out there, our situation with Neal, and our salary cap space, you simply never know what could happen.
2011 Super Bowl Champs!
Nnamdi is going to Philadelphia
crap
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by ThroughBeingCool on Jul 29, 2011 5:15 PM CDT reply actions
Michael Lombardi is reporting it’s done
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Jul 29, 2011 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Samuel+DRC+Nnamdi?
Ugh.
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Sounds like a disaster. No way those three will all be able to be there. Samuel is NOT going to be happy!! Who’s going to get Samuel?
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Worst tackling CB EVAR
Shamuel to Tampa Bay?
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jul 30, 2011 7:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Antonio Cromartie will give him a run for his money.
Remember Shonn Green TD in which Cromartie didn’t even try to tackle him in a Playoff game?!
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it's done, 5 years 60 million
Eagles probably have the best secondary in the NFL now. At least their hype will take away some of the spotlight and bullseye off the Packers back.
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by ThroughBeingCool on Jul 29, 2011 5:23 PM CDT reply actions
They are instantly going to be the favorites now…I am okay with that. Let people forget about us!
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Let people forget about us!
That would be nice, but once the games start, its the SB Champs that are the hunted. Not the offseason champs.
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by Strohman on Jul 29, 2011 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Doesn't stop the Jets from completely getting owned at least twice a season
That’s what happens when you win the Super Bowl…in July, which does you absolutely no good when you’re down 9-0 and have absolutely no offense.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jul 30, 2011 7:25 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Matthews: COME AT ME BRO
Sanchize: FML
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jul 30, 2011 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
"Doesn't stop the Jets from completely getting owned at least twice a season"
Really? Pretty sure the Jets were 2-1 against the Patriots* last year, and 1-0 when it mattered.
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Cool story bro.
They were also 1-1 against the Steelers, and 0-1 when it mattered most: The AFC Championship Game.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jul 30, 2011 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
If only they had lost 41-0...
then they, too, could know the pain of the 1999 Minnesota Vikings.
Still, losing an AFCCG isn’t as embarrassing as playing your starters in Week 17 when you’ve locked up the Number 2 seed in the NFC, and failing to knock out your rival…who then wins the Super Bowl.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jul 30, 2011 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Addendum
they win the Super Bowl AFTER winning the NFC Championship Game ON YOUR HOME FIELD.
Nice work, Chicago.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jul 30, 2011 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
fixed that for you
they win the Super Bowl AFTER winning the NFC Championship Game & Halas Trophy ON YOUR HOME FIELD.
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by Wiedmann on Jul 30, 2011 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
GO!
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jul 30, 2011 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
PACK!
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jul 30, 2011 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
GO!
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jul 30, 2011 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're on a sports blog....
seemed too mindless
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jul 30, 2011 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I try not to think whenever I can....
but sometimes the occasional thought wanders in…..however fleeting it may be.
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jul 31, 2011 2:22 AM CDT up reply actions
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