The team gets injured again and again. Didn't have the bright idea that you need to change something? May be the condition training or practices or making the team self aware of the bodies?
I'm pretty sure that the coaches don't actually teach the players to attempt to hurdle defenders, exposing their knee(s) to potential damage... in a NON-tackling practice! Lyerla was trying to make a "splash" play in front of 68,000 fans and hurt himself in the process... not related to training, lifting or stretching ~ stupid rookie move.The team gets injured again and again. Didn't have the bright idea that you need to change something? May be the condition training or practices or making the team self aware of the bodies?
dude wasnt going to make the team to begin with
The team gets injured again and again. Didn't have the bright idea that you need to change something? May be the condition training or practices or making the team self aware of the bodies?
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IR him, let him hang around an NFL team for a year and see if he can keep himself clean until next TC... IMHO the best situation for him AND the Packers.
Yep. Allows the Packers to see if he can keep out of trouble before investing too much in him. If he stays clean until TC next year, I'll be in his corner.
I am not convinced that he did not have a great chance of making the team.dude wasnt going to make the team to begin with
I am not convinced that he did not have a great chance of making the team.
The Packers need to do whatever they can do to retain this guy He has first round level talent, and I believe will make a premiere tight end if he can keep his head on straight. Think above Mark Chumra and certainly above the overrated and mouthy Finley.
Not sure about the ins and outs of injured reserved versus putting him on PUP list. Don't just release the guy--he'll get picked up by someone.
I am not convinced that he did not have a great chance of making the team.
The Packers need to do whatever they can do to retain this guy He has first round level talent, and I believe will make a premiere tight end if he can keep his head on straight. Think above Mark Chumra and certainly above the overrated and mouthy Finley.
Not sure about the ins and outs of injured reserved versus putting him on PUP list. Don't just release the guy--he'll get picked up by someone.
Only that every single pundit has said he would be a first round level pick if he had not quit Oregon the way he did.What makes you think he was a 1st round talent? this should be good
Only that every single pundit has said he would be a first round level pick if he had not quit Oregon the way he did.
Of course he had to come in for a tryout, he had been out of football for almost a year. I know what I have hread about this guy and no I will not dig up stuff to bolster the obvious proposition. You can believe what you want. Know this: if he does make the team, barring major injury, he will be a monster. Hear me now and believe me later.Yet he still had to come in for a try out before even being offered an undrafted fa contract...
Which year of his impressed you the most? the year he caught 2 passes, 7 passes, or 25 passes?
Complete hype that a bunch of fans bought into. Did you read the reports from training camp? He didnt show he belonged.
Think above Mark Chumra and certainly above the overrated and mouthy Finley.
What are the ramifications? He can't practice with the team at all even when he is healthy and he costs 300K. Anything other than that?
Only that every single pundit has said he would be a first round level pick if he had not quit Oregon the way he did.
He was given an ultimatum to give up his gun or quit the team. He chose the latter.Quit Oregon? When was that voluntary?
Could you excerpt the money quote about him as a fullback? I still believe he will be a playmaker as TE if he is allowed to develop his full potential.... and now he's been waived - injured. If/when he clears waivers they can IR him if they wish to continue developing him. This article is a little dis-heartening, as they talk about a possible position change to FB. If he really isn't in the Packer's long term plans at TE I'd say "why bother"? We've already got "tweeners" as Fullbacks in Kuhn & Taylor... unless they won't be around in '15.
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/271943181.html
"Whenever he does return, the Packers might experiment with the 6-foot-4, 247-pound Lyerla at fullback."Could you excerpt the money quote about him as a fullback? I still believe he will be a playmaker as TE if he is allowed to develop his full potential.
"Whenever he does return, the Packers might experiment with the 6-foot-4, 247-pound Lyerla at fullback."
That this has even been brought up makes me think that the Packers don't envision him "in the mix" at TE, even in '15. Maybe I'm reading too much into it?