Sunday Morning Musings
The first weekend of the NFL free agency period is almost over and the big news around Packerland is that 8 year veteran Aaron Kampman is set to leave Green Bay to join the Jacksonville Jaguars. Kampman reportedly agreed to a four year deal with the Jags that should return him to his customary defensive [...]
QUICK HIT: Yesssss!!!!! He’s (all but) Gone!
Received a bit of news today that is sure to warm the heart of many a Green Bay Packer fan. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting that Packers cornerback Jarrett Bush has signed an offer sheet with the Tennessee Titans. As a restricted free agent, the Packers have seven days to decide whether to match the [...]
Boras Being Boras
Continuing with today’s free agency theme, we now turn our attention to baseball: specifically, enigmatic outfielder Manny Ramirez latest rejection of the Los Angeles Dodgers offer of $45 million for two years. I never cease to be amazed by the apparent capacity of pro athletes to be deluded by sports agents about their own worth. [...]
Free Agency Con
With the advent of free agency (that’s a little Lenten joke, Chris), this is the time of year that we will once again be treated to the tired litany of complaints from fans and columnists that Packers general manager Ted Thompson won’t make the effort to sign a ‘big name’ player. The funny thing is that the [...]
Free Agency Irrationality
So on the drive home from work today I was listening to WDUZ, the local Green Bay sports radio station. For the most part the talk was about free agency and what may or may not happen.
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