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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 395032" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: #000000">Here’s what McCarthy had to say about Finley in a <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/117210108.html" target="_blank">jsonline article</a> in March of this year: </span></span></p><p></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: #000000">"I love that kid, man," McCarthy said. "He's so competitive, and he loves to play football. He makes us a better football team. Not just because of his ability and his uniqueness, but also his competitive spirit. We missed him from a competitive standpoint. That guy loves to perform. Every day. In everything we do."</span></span></em></p><p></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: #000000">Finley also has been willing to speak his mind on a variety of subjects, including how it's best to utilize him. "See, Jermichael publicly and when he's in the building is not the same," said McCarthy. "His persona and some of the things he does with his messaging is not the guy that we work with. He's a team guy that wants the football and (will do) whatever it takes to win."</span></span></em></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: #000000">The last paragraph is the key IMO. I don’t know if Jermichael will get a new contract or not. But if he doesn’t I’ll bet the reasons will be money and cap space, pure and simple. I’m hoping the Packer-favorable deals Thompson did with Jones and Nelson make extending Finley more likely. The Packers have loaded up at the TE position but none of them create the matchup nightmare for defenses that Finley does with his combination of size, speed and hands. I think fewer than a handful do league-wide. And yes, in spite of his drops this season, we’ve read Silverstein, McGinn, and others write he has the best hands on the team and I believe it. In the four full games he played last season, he didn’t have a drop. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: #000000">Where Finley needs work is being more assignment sure. Jason Wilde hosts “Tuesdays with Aaron” (a “must listen” for Packers fans IMO – here’s a <a href="http://www.stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=71&c=1191&f=204141" target="_blank">link</a> to the podcasts) and recently I heard Rodgers say the one thing that really bothers him are mental errors by his teammates. He said physical errors like drops are going to happen but there’s no excuse for not being completely prepared. (IMO one of Aaron’s great qualities is how much time he puts into preparation.) That’s why <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-packers-fantasticfinley" target="_blank">Aaron called Finley out</a> this year, even after his 3 TD game vs. the Bears:</span></span></p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: #000000">“I think the mental mistakes are the ones that I believe can be cured through preparation,” Rodgers said Wednesday. “And as gifted and talented as that boy is—and he’s an incredibly talented man, the big fellow—I think he needs to tighten it up a little bit with some of the mental mistakes.”</span></em></p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: #000000">Having said that, Rodgers also acknowledged that Finley can score even on plays where he doesn’t quite get his assignment right. “You have to kind of understand, you’re dealing with an extremely gifted player,” Rodgers said. “So we’re talking about one or two plays. But I think he can be great, and I wouldn’t be saying that if I didn’t believe he could be one of the greatest tight ends to ever line it up.”</span></em></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000">The last clause of the last sentence is extremely high praise from a QB who, if he continues to play as he has, will be one of the greatest to ever line up at his position. IMO we always have to be careful quoting coaches and teammates as they praise players on their teams. However the number of times Finley is targeted vs. other TEs is objective evidence of how the coaching staff and QB feel about him. And while we shouldn’t expect the HC or the QB to bash a player on the team, there’s no reason for them to be so ebullient in their praise if they didn’t believe it. That’s particularly true of the HC’s praise in Finley’s contract year. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 395032, member: 4300"] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]Here’s what McCarthy had to say about Finley in a [URL='http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/117210108.html']jsonline article[/URL] in March of this year: [/COLOR][/FONT] [I][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]"I love that kid, man," McCarthy said. "He's so competitive, and he loves to play football. He makes us a better football team. Not just because of his ability and his uniqueness, but also his competitive spirit. We missed him from a competitive standpoint. That guy loves to perform. Every day. In everything we do."[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]Finley also has been willing to speak his mind on a variety of subjects, including how it's best to utilize him. "See, Jermichael publicly and when he's in the building is not the same," said McCarthy. "His persona and some of the things he does with his messaging is not the guy that we work with. He's a team guy that wants the football and (will do) whatever it takes to win."[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]The last paragraph is the key IMO. I don’t know if Jermichael will get a new contract or not. But if he doesn’t I’ll bet the reasons will be money and cap space, pure and simple. I’m hoping the Packer-favorable deals Thompson did with Jones and Nelson make extending Finley more likely. The Packers have loaded up at the TE position but none of them create the matchup nightmare for defenses that Finley does with his combination of size, speed and hands. I think fewer than a handful do league-wide. And yes, in spite of his drops this season, we’ve read Silverstein, McGinn, and others write he has the best hands on the team and I believe it. In the four full games he played last season, he didn’t have a drop. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]Where Finley needs work is being more assignment sure. Jason Wilde hosts “Tuesdays with Aaron” (a “must listen” for Packers fans IMO – here’s a [URL='http://www.stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=71&c=1191&f=204141']link[/URL] to the podcasts) and recently I heard Rodgers say the one thing that really bothers him are mental errors by his teammates. He said physical errors like drops are going to happen but there’s no excuse for not being completely prepared. (IMO one of Aaron’s great qualities is how much time he puts into preparation.) That’s why [URL='http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-packers-fantasticfinley']Aaron called Finley out[/URL] this year, even after his 3 TD game vs. the Bears:[/COLOR][/FONT] [I][COLOR=#000000]“I think the mental mistakes are the ones that I believe can be cured through preparation,” Rodgers said Wednesday. “And as gifted and talented as that boy is—and he’s an incredibly talented man, the big fellow—I think he needs to tighten it up a little bit with some of the mental mistakes.”[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=#000000]Having said that, Rodgers also acknowledged that Finley can score even on plays where he doesn’t quite get his assignment right. “You have to kind of understand, you’re dealing with an extremely gifted player,” Rodgers said. “So we’re talking about one or two plays. But I think he can be great, and I wouldn’t be saying that if I didn’t believe he could be one of the greatest tight ends to ever line it up.”[/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=#000000]The last clause of the last sentence is extremely high praise from a QB who, if he continues to play as he has, will be one of the greatest to ever line up at his position. IMO we always have to be careful quoting coaches and teammates as they praise players on their teams. However the number of times Finley is targeted vs. other TEs is objective evidence of how the coaching staff and QB feel about him. And while we shouldn’t expect the HC or the QB to bash a player on the team, there’s no reason for them to be so ebullient in their praise if they didn’t believe it. That’s particularly true of the HC’s praise in Finley’s contract year. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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