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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 544188" data-attributes="member: 4300">Although Raji’s role in the D has changed IMO his declining performance is almost entirely on him. He’s played NT and DE in base and DT in the sub packages over the last few seasons and only lost his spot rushing the passer in sub packages because of lack of results. Remember his play in 2010? He was a disrupter in the middle of the DL, a difference maker that offenses had to account for. What happened? I’m sure no coach told him to stop being that kind of playmaker and just take up two blockers instead. And BTW, there’s no rule against breaking through a double team and making a play once in a while.I’m concerned when the Packers consider re-signing a player whose level of performance only seems to increase in contract years – the obvious concern is that after the big pay day they’ll revert to their previous performance level. How much more should we be concerned about a player whose performance doesn’t increase significantly in a contract year? We did see flashes from Raji this season, but they were too few and far between. I’ve read there should be quite a few DL wide bodies available in UFA; I’d rather Thompson pick a cheaper alternative from that bunch then invest money in a player who, although still young, used be very good.</blockquote>

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