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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Since69" data-source="post: 96470" data-attributes="member: 371">I remember much wailing and gnashing of teeth in '96 when Andre Rison was brought in - for many of the same reasons.OTOH, this is not exactly the same situation, though.  In '96, we were a Superbowl-quality team with a huge hole at WR.  Rison filled that hole nicely and allowed the Packers to live up to that potential.  If we don't sign KRob, then what?  We'll lose 11 games instead of 9?  It's not as if this guy is the final piece of the puzzle, after all.OTOOH, when you have holes in your roster (WR and KR), and a player like KRob who can fill both of those holes, and the opportunity to pick him very cheaply, how can you not take that chance?  I'd be more likely to bash TT if we passed on KRob and he went somewhere else and kept his nose clean and had a great year.His base salary will be very low - probably vet's minimum - and we can protect ourselves with options like roster bonuses and morality clauses.  We don't have to put all our eggs in his basket.  Low risk with a potentially huge reward.Not that my opinion matters, but I'm all for giving KRob another chance.</blockquote>

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