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What are we going to do with all these running backs?
In this case, "block".
What are we going to do with all these running backs?
Nice post Bubba. I knew most on this forum would love this signing. Kuhn's a good blocker and is a nice man. $1,000,000 plus is what it is. Why not use it elsewhere?What a waste of cash! What is this running back number 7? Hope 1 of them can play safety or middle linebacker. We did not need to resign this guy. What are we going to do with all these running backs?
Why not use it to pay EDS? Continuity between the QB and center, I would suspect is more important than a marginal FB and Special Teams player.Good grief, are you guys serious? It's barely over veteran minimum. It's a million dollars. Just because that sounds like a lot of money to you and I doesn't mean it's a lot in the football world. A $1M contract to our starting fullback is not going to prevent us from signing Cobb, Bulaga, or Nelson. If he got a raise, okay I'm with you, but it's actually more than a 50% paycut from what he was making before.
Also consider that if Kuhn isn't on the 53, somebody else takes his spot and they're going to get paid instead. What do we save by taking a fullback in the 6th round instead and going with uncertainty there? $500K? Is it really worth that kind of savings when you can have some continuity in the backfield and get a good special teams player who already is familiar with Green Bay?
There's nothing not to like about this. It cost us peanuts in football terms and prevents us from having another need. The comment asking how many running backs we are going to keep is silly. We're not paying John Kuhn to carry the ball for us.
We are all on the same team here buddy. Lets just say we agree to disagree on this signing and hope it works out well.
Why not use it to pay EDS? Continuity between the QB and center, I would suspect is more important than a marginal FB and Special Teams player.
Before anyone verbally kicks me in the head and lobs in derogatory comments, I agree EDS is easily replaced and John Kuhn is worth over $1,000,000 so that TT and Kuhn lovers can stand up and say Coooooooooooooon! Nice.
In addition, he is only guy in the NFL who scored at least a TD during the last five postseasons.
That is a wonderful, meaningless stat!
Yeah, I know. I just threw it out for the stats geeks that don´t know the true value of Kuhn to the Packers. They´ll love him now.
I however laugh at people that actually think Kuhn can run the ball. He's been pathetic in short yardage the past few years. It's one of the few complaints I have about McCarthy. There is absolutely no excuse with Lacey on your roster to give Kuhn the ball when you need one yard. ...yet... we did just that many times last year.
Point is to use $$$ on people who can seriously contribute. Kuhn has been overpaid for years. He has received "sentimental" money which I appreciate.Because $1M is not enough to pay EDS. Given the choice of retaining Kuhn for $1M or EDS for $1M I'm sure they would have chose the latter, but that wasn't an option. This isn't a Kuhn vs EDS problem. One would have cost about 15 times more than the other.
Keeping Kuhn for a very low amount was cost effective for us. Obviously they decided keeping EDS for a much higher amount was not.
Point is to use $$$ on people who can seriously contribute. Kuhn has been overpaid for years. He has received "sentimental" money which I appreciate.
Sorry. I should know TT made another super decision. What should we discuss? Kuhn is today's news. I'll say it again--He's been overpaid for years.Maybe everyone complaining about giving Kuhn a measly $1M would be wise to go back and watch the block he made on Peppers that essentially put us into the playoffs. I mean come on people is this really how we are going to spend our Friday, discussing the contract of one John Kuhn, a contract that is so insignificant to the financial status of this team for a guy who is deserving of it?
Sorry. I should know TT made another super decision. What should we discuss? Kuhn is today's news. I'll say it again--He's been overpaid for years.
And enough with "the block".
Sorry. I should know TT made another super decision. What should we discuss? Kuhn is today's news. I'll say it again--He's been overpaid for years.
And enough with "the block".
Point is to use $$$ on people who can seriously contribute. Kuhn has been overpaid for years. He has received "sentimental" money which I appreciate.
Sorry. I should know TT made another super decision. What should we discuss? Kuhn is today's news. I'll say it again--He's been overpaid for years.
And enough with "the block".
Since Kuhn came to the Packers he has a 71.4% success rate when getting the ball on third or fourth down with less than 2 yards to go.
Other Packers RBs: Lacy 75.0%, Starks 66.7%, Grant 63.6%, entire team 68.8%