Bye Nick Collins, hello Kevin Greene?

Well Finley played alot of down on offense as expected. But the other 4 TE were all acive IIRC. Williams included… They all play ST and have some other roles on offense. Quarless wasn’t ready to be playing the downs he was last year, he was forced into it and then the lack of an offseason hurt him as much as any player on the team. If he’s worthless why do you think the Packers would keep him around? Shits and giggles? Calling a player worthless because he played poorly as a rookie is just dumb.

but we did only keep 1 FB this year. Otherwise we keep 4 TEs and 2 or 3 FBs. In the end, they want those players for STs mostly.

I like the way they work them into the offense and use them in strange formations or goal line situations. And this year they did keep lots of defense at the expense of offense, it seems. Just that the injuries are in critical positions again. Hard to forsee that.

Tell that to Belichek…clearly TEs are of growing value in the league and we’ve cornered the market on young up and coming TEs. They are versitile in that they can block and catch as well.

I love how you throw out that 5 TE’s is silly and then not back that up. I would guess that it’s about as silly as 3 FB’s, who does that right? Really though those three fullbacks, as much as they limited us in what sorts of offense we could run once Grant was injured (a key fact that’s often overlooked) still allowed us to mix up packages and run the kind of diverse offense that gave d-coordinators nightmares.

Really that’s the same thing with the 5 TE’s on the roster. I’ll start with the one you dislike the most, Quarless. Like it or not, Quarless is the most well rounded TE on the roster right now. If the Packers run a two TE set with Quarless and Finely they can run or pass very effectively. Any other two TE set that we run out will either be run or pass depending on who is out there. If it’s Crabtree and anyone it’s probably run, if it’s Williams and anyone it’s probably pass. Thus to get the right mix of packages and mismatches Quarless is a valuable component. After that Crabtree and Taylor are for special teams and blocking. Williams is insurance through what happens with Quarless’ development and Finely’s contract.

The other point is that your 5 TE conclusion is about as outdated as your handle. If you hadn’t noticed today’s NFL is quickly being built around the mismatches that can be created through a creative use of the TE. That’s what allows Brady to throw for 500 yards. That’s what is covering Cam right now in Carolina. That is what’s also opening thins up for Rivers and Ryan as well. It’s time for you to wake up to the realities of today’s NFL and stop living in the late 90’s and realize that TE’s in today’s NFL are flexible players that can be used to create mismatches all over the field.

I’m pretty sure that Williams was active for the first game and worked as an H back…filling in for the FB roll on motion. So stating that he’s inactive for the whole year is your basic fact fail. Really he’s going to bounce on and off the active game day roster depending on the match ups and injuries….you know like most other rookies even our first round draft pick this year.

I don’t get your problem with the drafting process at QB. Did you want the Pack to draft a QB this year? Who? In what round? It’s always nice to sit back behind your computer screen and type little angry notes about getting this player or that player, but seriously the draft is something that is handled as it unfolds. If a QB doesn’t quite rank up to the way the board is shaking out then you move forward with what you have. What the Packers have is Graham Harrell and a coaching staff that can develop QB’s. That’s enough for me despite Flynn’s contract status.

THe one that visited here and ones I talked to on their site are all pretty high on Houston, Think he is the steal of the draft. Can’t say for sure, but I think he was a 1st rd talent. Only reason I can think of to fall to the 3rd is the drug violations.