Seahawks Overpay For Ex-Packer T Breno Giacomini

by Brandon on Feb 11, 2012 11:00 AM CST in Green Bay Packers News

Seahawks Re-Sign OT Breno Giacomini - Field Gulls. After hiring a new head coach, former Packers executive and current Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie is starting to purge the bad contracts of Al Davis. If the Raiders stop handing out bad contracts like the unforgettable Javon Walker deal, some other team is going to take over the NFL lead in this category.

The Seahawks have gotten off to a questionable start by agreeing to pay ex-Packer practice squad player, T Breno Giacomini, an average annual salary of $3 million ($6 million total) over the next two years. He does appear to have improved over the past couple seasons in Seattle, but he's still regarded as a backup. And $3 million per season is pretty high for a backup.

At least they have a good reason for it. The Seahawks do need some depth they can count on because their projected starters, LT Russell Okung and RT James Carpenter, have had trouble with injuries so far in the NFL careers.

The Seahawks aren't close to becoming the next Raiders, but I'd have spit out my Spotted Cow if I'd read about the Green Bay Packers paying $3 million per season for a backup lineman.

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Now that Al Davis is gone, the Raiders will probably slowly become a normal organization.

by Curly Lambeau on Feb 11, 2012 11:52 AM CST reply actions

I think that depends on Mark.

"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence!"

After further review,
The Munsters of the Midway still suck,
Skol is a four-letter word,
abd those upstarts in Detroit couldn't beat the Little Sisters of the Poor.

by NorthStarr on Feb 11, 2012 2:37 PM CST up reply actions

Raiders becoming respectable?

I’ll we’ll just have to save all of our mocking for the Vikings…and maybe jay cutler

The Green Bay Packers...Putting bad coaches out of their misery since 2010

by TrevorR on Feb 11, 2012 2:02 PM CST via Android app reply actions 1 recs

That's an expensive sandwich!

I saw this story yesterday and I couldn’t believe it, I had just long assumed “The Sub” wasn’t even in the NFL, possibly somewhere in Jersey.
Mmm.. spicy italian subs.

by Tracker J Dunn on Feb 11, 2012 2:17 PM CST reply actions

Wot?

"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence!"

After further review,
The Munsters of the Midway still suck,
Skol is a four-letter word,
abd those upstarts in Detroit couldn't beat the Little Sisters of the Poor.

by NorthStarr on Feb 11, 2012 2:41 PM CST up reply actions