Packers Despite Woodson's resume, time to move in another direction

News Bot · Dec 26, 2012

Charles Woodson’s resume is about as impressive as any player who has played collegiate and professional football. He has a Heisman trophy with his name on it and a national championship from Michigan in 1997. He was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1998 while playing for the Raiders and won the NFL Defensive Player of the year in 2009 with the Packers. He was named to the NFL’s 2000s All Decade Team. He is an eight-time Pro Bowler and three-time First-Team All–Pro and a Super Bowl Champion.

Woodson’s resume off the field is equally as impressive. His philanthropic work should be the envy and blueprint for professional athletes. He has established the Charles Woodson Foundation, which includes a grant of $2 million to the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital for pediatric research and he donated $100,000 this year to the Hurricane Sandy relief effort. His foundation also has two scholarship funds for incoming freshman at the University of Michigan.

Unfortunately, Woodson’s football resume is looking a little thin these days. He has missed the last seven games and the Packers defense has flourished without him. The young players have stepped up in his absence. Casey Heyward has played the slot position very well, leads the Packers with six interceptions and has a shot at NFL Rookie of the Year. M.D. Jennings and Jerron McMillian have also contributed to the defense that is now ranked 10th in the league while filling in for Woodson.

Woodson has always been a great playmaker but is a liability in coverage, takes too many penalties and he no longer has the speed to keep up with the younger wide receivers. Football is a young man’s game. Woodson has been fighting Father Time for years but it has finally caught up. As hard as it may be, it is time for the Packers and Woodson to part ways. The future is with the less expensive youth that Ted Thompson has drafted. Woodson is due a base salary of $6.5 million in 2013 and 2014. Unfortunately, that is just too much money for an aging and injured player, even one with Woodson’s resume.

PackStat of the Week: With Tennessee only scoring seven points, the Packers have given up fewer than 20 points for the eighth time in the last nine games. The Packers have held the opposition to 14 points or less in three of the last four weeks.

Prediction of the Week: The Packers will extend their franchise best NFC North win streak to 13 games with a win over the Vikings and “hold” Adrian Peterson to 150 yards rushing.

Source: JSOnline.com

Poppa San · Dec 26, 2012

I think 21 stays one more season at most as an injury insurance policy like Driver did this season.
Unless he decides to hang it up after getting his second SB ring.

Vltrophy · Dec 26, 2012

Poppa San said: ↑

I think 21 stays one more season at most as an injury insurance policy like Driver did this season.
Unless he decides to hang it up after getting his second SB ring.[/quote

should CW decide to come back after winning a 2nd ring it'll only happen if CW agrees to renegotiate his contract. He's supposed to make about $6.4M each yr. there's no way the Packers pay him that kind of money w/his injuries IMO

Packers Despite Woodson's resume, time to move in another direction

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Poppa San A few empty spots here yet

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Packers Despite Woodson's resume, time to move in another direction

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Poppa San A few empty spots here yet

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