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To the subject at hand, Flynn is the #2 per McCarthy:

"Flynn is taking the No. 2 reps."

"Evaluation process is over. Not every position just competes, also competes against the league."

This goes to the point of who has proven he can win against the league when it matters.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/273393251.html
 
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A FB is a pretty sure thing. 6th and 7th round picks rarely work out and are lucky to even contribute on ST's. Give me FB's and ST's specialists in those rounds any day. Even the ones like Jolly that have "worked out" often do not stick with the team long-term. We're talking about 1 6th or 7th round pick to solidify a spot for a decade. Yes, please. And sure, guys can be found on the street, but they tend not to be elite players like you can get in the draft. I'd rather have an elite player at the position for a decade.

With the Packers planning on using the no-huddle more frequently I´m not sure they´re in dire need of having a fullback on the roster. I don´t think any other guy than Kuhn, who has a huge knowledge about the team´s offense, would have made the team. McCarthy would prefer to have a TE being able to produce in the passing game as well as being the lead blocker, the Packers don´t have such a guy on the roster though.
 

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Here is a link from Bob McGinn on the issue: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/pack...him-long-term-deal-b99143128z1-232226061.html

Bob McGinn isn't always correct with his opinions, but his sources are the best in the business.


A FB is a pretty sure thing. 6th and 7th round picks rarely work out and are lucky to even contribute on ST's. Give me FB's and ST's specialists in those rounds any day. Even the ones like Jolly that have "worked out" often do not stick with the team long-term. We're talking about 1 6th or 7th round pick to solidify a spot for a decade. Yes, please. And sure, guys can be found on the street, but they tend not to be elite players like you can get in the draft. I'd rather have an elite player at the position for a decade.
Let's see if I got this. You are advocating replacing Kuhn with a rookie to solidify the FB position for a decade. So 5-6 years from now will you be of the same opinion? Let Kuhn finish his decade of solid not spectacular FB play then toss him.
NOTE: I thought he should have been let go in the offseason also but now that he is still here nobody brought in now will be up to speed soon enough to help this year. He is a security blanket for the season. Sort of like keeping in touch with the old girlfriend in case the new one doesn't work out and you don't want to be alone Saturday night.
 

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I disagree. Many FB's can run and catch. Kuhn has has a long history of running FB dives in our offense. It's very common to draft a FB. Remember Quinn Johnson?

Johnson is not a good example for you argument. He was a 5th round bust.......couldnt even get a 7th rd conditional pick for him 2 years later....... traded to Tenn then cut
 
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A lot of comments about players being kept for "emotional" reasons. I don't buy that. This is a business they are in and the business is winning. TT believes draft and develop is the best way to do that. The Packers consistently are one of the youngest teams in the NFL. That doesn't happen if you keep players just because you like them and can't let them go. It also makes sense to maintain a certain amount of leadership on the team, and I think that better explains why they keep some players - Hawk and Driver come to mind.

It should be noted that Hawk and Driver took significant pay cuts after 2012, neither under the guise of clearing cap space for competitive reasons. These were value-based cuts; neither was worth what they were contracted for. Had either player declined to take the cut it's a solid guess neither would have been back.

I think the closest one can get to an "emotional" roster decision was offering to cut Driver to a generous $2.5 mil from the contracted $5.0 mil since he was looking at little playing time. That appears to me to be more like calculated sentimentality than emotion.

Kuhn has value. Block, pass catch, dive, special teams...he does several things reasonably well. He would seem to be valuable for some intangibles; leadership on special teams where a lot of guys come in not wanting to do it.

As previously noted, he's lauded by insiders for his knowledge of the the offense. Without being inside the meeting rooms, on the sidelines or on the field, it is hard to know what his contributions may be in prep or in-game adjustments. However, the insiders would not make these comments if there was not some contribution.
 
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People come here looking for stuff on the q.b situation and its about fullbacks?

We will just start locking threads and explain why instead of deleting
 
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