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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 526205"><p>It appears Flynn signed for the vet minimum....$715,000. Assuming he lasts for the remainder of the season, his pay for the partial year will be about $295,000:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.overthecap.com/teamcap.php?Team=Packers&Year=2013" target="_blank">http://www.overthecap.com/teamcap.php?Team=Packers&Year=2013</a></p><p></p><p>My thoughts on Flynn when he left GB, recalled since then on several occasions, was that he had an adequate arm, good field presence, and that he's a gamer, with a potential upside for a Matt Hasselbeck-type career.</p><p></p><p>Since then, rumors of arm issues and a 9-5 approach to preparation (or barring those problems perhaps off-field problems) were credibly supported by a rapid journey through 3 teams, 2 of which having serious issues at the position.</p><p></p><p>The fact Oakland ate a considerable amount of dead cap money when they cut him in short order, this being a team with historical levels of dead cap to start with, in order to go with an unproven starter without "distractions" should have been very concerning.</p><p></p><p>For icing on the cake, the fact he could not bump either Thad Lewis or Jeff Tuel from the #3 spot in Buffalo when Manual returned from injury was difficult to ignore.</p><p></p><p>Being skeptical about how Flynn would work out again in GB was reasonable. Binary thinking on this matter, either pro or con, would not have been sound. There's nothing to brag about over winning a coin flip.</p><p></p><p>Now, it appears there's nothing wrong with Flynn...we got the same guy who left 2 years ago, with the "gamer" attribute on display.</p><p></p><p>I draw out two working theses on the Flynn matter:</p><p></p><p></p><p>1. Flynn does not have a good football mind and is not a quick study of the game. This would account for his rapid departure from teams that wanted production NOW. At LSU, he spent 2 years red shirting and on the bench before being called upon to take over for an injured #1 in his 3rd. year.</p><p></p><p>In Green Bay, he sat on the bench for 2 years before being called upon for his first start to fill in for an injured Rodgers in his 3rd. year.</p><p></p><p>There is a pattern there.</p><p></p><p>Flynn's prior experience with the system is at work and leapfrogs the slow study issues. But that advantage was never in doubt...the track record and injury rumors should have given reasonable observers some pause.</p><p></p><p>2. If he's had a arm issue, it does not appear to be bothering him now. That's not to say the rumored elbow tendonitis was fictitious or won't crop up again. That type of problem can be chronic, flaring here and there, and might be related to a mechanical glitch that makes steady practice and game work a risk.</p><p></p><p></p><p>As it stands today, Flynn could be a savior of this season and perhaps our Zeke Bratkowski or Frank ***** for a few years to come. I doubt anybody will take a chance on him again as a purported or competing #1 going into a season. TT will have to come around to the thinking that having a #2 vet who makes a little money, rather than cheap and unproven youngsters, is the way to start OTAs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 526205"] It appears Flynn signed for the vet minimum....$715,000. Assuming he lasts for the remainder of the season, his pay for the partial year will be about $295,000: [url]http://www.overthecap.com/teamcap.php?Team=Packers&Year=2013[/url] My thoughts on Flynn when he left GB, recalled since then on several occasions, was that he had an adequate arm, good field presence, and that he's a gamer, with a potential upside for a Matt Hasselbeck-type career. Since then, rumors of arm issues and a 9-5 approach to preparation (or barring those problems perhaps off-field problems) were credibly supported by a rapid journey through 3 teams, 2 of which having serious issues at the position. The fact Oakland ate a considerable amount of dead cap money when they cut him in short order, this being a team with historical levels of dead cap to start with, in order to go with an unproven starter without "distractions" should have been very concerning. For icing on the cake, the fact he could not bump either Thad Lewis or Jeff Tuel from the #3 spot in Buffalo when Manual returned from injury was difficult to ignore. Being skeptical about how Flynn would work out again in GB was reasonable. Binary thinking on this matter, either pro or con, would not have been sound. There's nothing to brag about over winning a coin flip. Now, it appears there's nothing wrong with Flynn...we got the same guy who left 2 years ago, with the "gamer" attribute on display. I draw out two working theses on the Flynn matter: 1. Flynn does not have a good football mind and is not a quick study of the game. This would account for his rapid departure from teams that wanted production NOW. At LSU, he spent 2 years red shirting and on the bench before being called upon to take over for an injured #1 in his 3rd. year. In Green Bay, he sat on the bench for 2 years before being called upon for his first start to fill in for an injured Rodgers in his 3rd. year. There is a pattern there. Flynn's prior experience with the system is at work and leapfrogs the slow study issues. But that advantage was never in doubt...the track record and injury rumors should have given reasonable observers some pause. 2. If he's had a arm issue, it does not appear to be bothering him now. That's not to say the rumored elbow tendonitis was fictitious or won't crop up again. That type of problem can be chronic, flaring here and there, and might be related to a mechanical glitch that makes steady practice and game work a risk. As it stands today, Flynn could be a savior of this season and perhaps our Zeke Bratkowski or Frank ***** for a few years to come. I doubt anybody will take a chance on him again as a purported or competing #1 going into a season. TT will have to come around to the thinking that having a #2 vet who makes a little money, rather than cheap and unproven youngsters, is the way to start OTAs. [/QUOTE]
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