What did I say at the ’07 draft?
Everyone on the planet said it, why did we pick Justin Harrell? The guy was always hurt, and no surprise, he’s hurt again. Can we cut this dude, eat his signing bonus and stop paying 1st round money to someone who will be on the PUP list the next 5 years anyway?
Other news, Jason Taylor doesn’t want to come to Green Bay. Well, no kidding! What did Deion Sanders call it many years ago when he was still playing? The coldest, smallest, borinest city in the NFL? The whole thing is, Green Bay is likely the only team in the NFL where Taylor could come in and A) Start, B) Be the hero of the defense (which he arguably had to split reps with Zach Thomas on) and C) Have a realistic chance at a Super Bowl in the next 2 years (assuming the Aaron Rodgers project doesn’t blow up from day 1). Most any other team is either going to A) Put him in a rotation, B) Have him play in the shadow of an established defensive star, C) Not win (or some combination of the 3). If you think about Green Bay last year, Favre really did nothing spectacular all year… and we came an interception away from the Super Bowl. If you look at the other playoff teams last year, Washington, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, Dallas, Seattle all had problems on offense that need to get solved before Jason Taylor would help them go further. New York could use a guy in the left end spot, but many would say they don’t have a chance at repeating, New England, San Diego and Indy already have pass rushers (and Indy can’t afford another contract). So that would put Taylor in the position of trying to find a large market team that is an old defensive end away from a Super Bowl. Fat chance.