Henderson re-signs with Pack

[Mr Anonymous 24]

Great news for Packer's fans, per JSOnline...

 

 

Fullback William Henderson, one of the longest tenured players on the Green Bay Packers roster, will be back for another year, and perhaps more.

 

The ageless Henderson spurned an offer from the Minnesota Vikings and agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Packers Friday morning, said his agent, James D. Williams.

 

[hoffdaddy 1]

Great news for Packer's fans...

 

Nice. That's the type of leader you need on your team. Great job. Ted's offseason is shaping up nicely.

[Mr Anonymous 24]

Minnesota can have Longwell, but Henderson never wanted to have to go there over Green Bay.

[surferskin 31]

good thing you guys have all that money under the salary cap...if you guys keep resigning guys, you'll be the same powerhouse team you had last year.

[adam smitty 0]

This guy has been so loyal to the Packers organization he really deserves to finish his career here. I'm glad they resigned him, he is the most underrated fullback in the league.

[Mr Anonymous 24]

good thing you guys have all that money under the salary cap...if you guys keep resigning guys, you'll be the same powerhouse team you had last year.

 

Yeah, what is Ted Thompson going to do now that he only has $25 million left to spend?

[Jeremy 0]

Yeah, what is Ted Thompson going to do now that he only has $25 million left to spend?

 

I hear Adam Vinatieri is in town.

[Mr Anonymous 24]

I hear Adam Vinatieri is in town.

 

And and if that goes down, TT will be left to pinch pennies with an amount closer to a mere 20 mil.

[hoffdaddy 1]

And and if that goes down, TT will be left to pinch pennies with an amount closer to a mere 20 mil.

[swamp dog 0]

missed that completely...didn't know he was a free agent to begin with.

[trublupackerfan 0]

I hear Adam Vinatieri is in town.

Rumor has it he is spending the night while they work on a contract

[coachnorm 0]

Packers | Vinatieri leaves town without an offer

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 22:34:42 -0800

 

Michael Felger, of the Boston Herald, reports free agent PK Adam Vinatieri (Patriots) left Green Bay Friday night, March 17, without a contract offer from the Green Bay Packers following a two-day visit. The prevailing wisdom was that the Packers were serious about offering Vinatieri a mega-deal; otherwise the visit would not have taken place. Vinatieri is likely looking for the largest deal ever given to a kicker, which would mean an annual salary well over $2 million per season and a signing bonus north of $3 million.

[donhaas 19]

Can Vinateri kick off past the 15-yard line???

 

Hate to see Longwell go, but I won't miss his consistently terribly short kickoffs

[packerfan 0]

Marquand Manuel > Mark Roman

Ryan Pickett > Grady Jackson

Adam Vinatieri > Ryan Longwell

 

Keeping an ever improving player like Kampan and keeping players like Ahman Green, Henderson, Barry, Peterson, and Gardner at very reasonable prices with another $20+ million to spend > overpaying for players like Adam Archuleta, Randle-EL, etc.

[Timinator 0]

It's funny to read the sarcastic smack-talk about Green Bay's "powerhouse" team.

Yeah, three straight division championship followed by one year when everyone gets injured.

 

It's all on Favre now: with him, they could be a playoff team. Without him, they could be picking top 5 again. No, his skills aren't as great as they once were, but surrounding (healthy) talent is key. So far, the Packers are making important, intelligent choices. Another piece or two and Green Bay could be the comeback story of the year.

[surferskin 31]

Marquand Manuel > Mark Roman

Ryan Pickett > Grady Jackson

Adam Vinatieri > Ryan Longwell

 

Keeping an ever improving player like Kampan and keeping players like Ahman Green, Henderson, Barry, Peterson, and Gardner at very reasonable prices with another $20+ million to spend > overpaying for players like Adam Archuleta, Randle-EL, etc.

 

 

who cares if you have 20 million to spend if you never spend it? incase you didn't watch football last year the packers have quite few holes to fill...so i don't understand why you'd compare a playoff team like the skins upgrading in the offseason to a terrible packers team doing little to make themselves a contender.

 

HTH

[Walter34 3]

It's funny to read the sarcastic smack-talk about Green Bay's "powerhouse" team.

Yeah, three straight division championship followed by one year when everyone gets injured.

 

It's all on Favre now: with him, they could be a playoff team. Without him, they could be picking top 5 again. No, his skills aren't as great as they once were, but surrounding (healthy) talent is key. So far, the Packers are making important, intelligent choices. Another piece or two and Green Bay could be the comeback story of the year.

 

Favre is no longer capable of carrying a team to a winning record by himself.

 

6 wins with Favre, 3 or 4 without.

[coachnorm 0]

Vinateiri would have been a nice addition. He does have a knack for cold weather kicking and that is a unique skillset that would be handy in Packerland. But negociation wise he is the most expensive kicker out there amoung a group of good FA kickers, Vanderjact, Mare. This was early positioning talking to Vinateiri first, show big interest but not actually give him everything he wants just for showing up. I wouldn't count the Pack out of this quest yet.

Getting Farve back on board for another year will probably require some upgrading on the O line and will probably be a big factor. At this time it can be done either through the draft or by FA, keeping their options open at this point is wise. You still have to pay for who you draft also.

[swamp dog 0]

It's funny to read the sarcastic smack-talk about Green Bay's "powerhouse" team.

Yeah, three straight division championship followed by one year when everyone gets injured.

 

It's all on Favre now: with him, they could be a playoff team. Without him, they could be picking top 5 again. No, his skills aren't as great as they once were, but surrounding (healthy) talent is key. So far, the Packers are making important, intelligent choices. Another piece or two and Green Bay could be the comeback story of the year.

 

i think the "one year when everyone gets injured" is a bit simplistic, if not wishful thinking, reasoning to explain green bay's record last year.

 

the packers proved last year they are quite capable of tanking when it's all on favre's shoulders, so i guess i don't understand this 'they're a playoff team if he's there and will win 3-4 games if he's not.'

 

er, they won 4 games last year with favre there.

 

i will add before i get skewered that i'm a favre fan--and i'm not predicting any record of any kind for green bay next year. simply pointing out some things.

[packerfan 0]

who cares if you have 20 million to spend if you never spend it? incase you didn't watch football last year the packers have quite few holes to fill...so i don't understand why you'd compare a playoff team like the skins upgrading in the offseason to a terrible packers team doing little to make themselves a contender.

 

HTH

 

Never spend it? Free agency is over? Wow that was a quick free agency period. The Packers are filling their holes slowly, the draft will assist with that as well. I never compared the Packers upgrading to the Skins, Archuleta and Randle-El were just the first two names I thought of when I thought "terrible overpayment of an average player", both being by the Skins was just a coincidence.

[Mr Anonymous 24]

Yeah, the spend money like it grows on trees annually philosophy has really gotten the Redskins far under Danny boy.

[donhaas 19]

Favre is no longer capable of carrying a team to a winning record by himself.

 

6 wins with Favre, 3 or 4 without.

 

 

I fully realize that it's been decades since the Bears have had anybody even close the talent of Green and Walker, so you'd have no way to gauge what their absence would do to a team. Not to mention Davenport.

 

I don't forsee Favre coming back to hand off to a fifth and sixth string tailback and throw to some world league receivers and have sub-par guard play. I don't believe that will be the case. Especially, with the the former two.

 

Despite being constantly put in terrible positions last year, the defense was top 10 and just recently added a monster piece. And certainly aren't done yet. I know you and Lions fans take your annual high draft pick for granted, but the Packers haven't drafted this high in a decade and a half. Let's see how they do.

 

It's much too early to predict a 3-win season for the Packers. Despite the Packers nightmare season last year, they were amazingly in every game.

 

We'll see.

[swamp dog 0]

I fully realize that it's been decades since the Bears have had anybody even close the talent of Green and Walker, so you'd have no way to gauge what their absence would do to a team. Not to mention Davenport.

 

I don't forsee Favre coming back to hand off to a fifth and sixth string tailback and throw to some world league receivers and have sub-par guard play. I don't believe that will be the case. Especially, with the the former two.

 

Despite being constantly put in terrible positions last year, the defense was top 10 and just recently added a monster piece. And certainly aren't done yet. I know you and Lions fans take your annual high draft pick for granted, but the Packers haven't drafted this high in a decade and a half. Let's see how they do.

 

It's much too early to predict a 3-win season for the Packers. Despite the Packers nightmare season last year, they were amazingly in every game.

 

We'll see.

 

pickett is a solid signing but you're getting a bit carried away to be calling him a "monster." there's a reason the rams let him go: he wasn't going to start there.

 

and the last 3 packer top-5 picks (if my memory is correct): brent fullwood, tony mandarich, and terrell buckley.

 

none of that proves anything as per the future, of course. but the draft is a crapshoot. personally i think the only safe bet in the entire top-10 this year is ferguson--even guys like mario and hawk have question marks. there is no sure thing.

 

i think people have added clarification here, not enlisted in any cheap smack. relax.

[donhaas 19]

pickett is a solid signing but you're getting a bit carried away to be calling him a "monster." there's a reason the rams let him go: he wasn't going to start there.

 

and the last 3 packer top-5 picks (if my memory is correct): brent fullwood, tony mandarich, and terrell buckley.

 

none of that proves anything as per the future, of course. but the draft is a crapshoot. personally i think the only safe bet in the entire top-10 this year is ferguson--even guys like mario and hawk have question marks. there is no sure thing.

 

i think people have added clarification here, not enlisted in any cheap smack. relax.

 

I think that old, fat, injury-prone Grady Jackson was a "monster" in that he was nearly impossible to run on and altered the other teams game plan while he was in there. I think Pickett is better than him. And much younger still with room for improvement.

 

Just trying to bring some facts into the equation vs. things that happened 20 years ago.

 

You can go ahead and bet that the Packers will only win 3 games this year, I just think it's a bad bet.

Unless you're planning on welching on the bet.

 

[packerfan 0]

pickett is a solid signing but you're getting a bit carried away to be calling him a "monster." there's a reason the rams let him go: he wasn't going to start there.

 

and the last 3 packer top-5 picks (if my memory is correct): brent fullwood, tony mandarich, and terrell buckley.

 

none of that proves anything as per the future, of course. but the draft is a crapshoot. personally i think the only safe bet in the entire top-10 this year is ferguson--even guys like mario and hawk have question marks. there is no sure thing.

 

i think people have added clarification here, not enlisted in any cheap smack. relax.

 

 

To say "monster" may be a bit much, but Pickett definitely solidifies the defensive line. From what I heard, the Rams didn't exactly let him go, they tried to resign him with the intention of him lining up next to Glover, not to be replaced by him.

 

To base the Packers last 3 top 5 picks (none of which occurring in the past DECADE by the way) to the possible pick this year hold no water whatsoever.

 

Of course the draft is a crapshoot, but your odds of getting the player you want is obviously better picking 5th rather than 25th. There never has been nor will there ever be a sure thing, but I sure don't mind the Pack picking early for a change.

[swamp dog 0]

I think that old, fat, injury-prone Grady Jackson was a "monster" in that he was nearly impossible to run on and altered the other teams game plan while he was in there. I think Pickett is better than him. And much younger still with room for improvement.

 

Just trying to bring some facts into the equation vs. things that happened 20 years ago.

 

You can go ahead and bet that the Packers will only win 3 games this year, I just think it's a bad bet.

Unless you're planning on welching on the bet.

 

 

nah, i'd just be proven wrong again like i was last year when i predicted 5-8 wins for the packers. learned my lesson there

 

no more predictions for me.

[donhaas 19]

nah, i'd just be proven wrong again like i was last year when i predicted 5-8 wins for the packers. learned my lesson there

 

no more predictions for me.

 

Fair enough...

 

Just answer me one question.... What's your favorite kind of grape juice??

[swamp dog 0]

Fair enough...

 

Just answer me one question.... What's your favorite kind of grape juice??

 

ocean spray.

[uubeee 0]

ocean spray.

 

the funny answer is Welches.

[Sho Nuff 720]

pickett is a solid signing but you're getting a bit carried away to be calling him a "monster." there's a reason the rams let him go: he wasn't going to start there.

 

and the last 3 packer top-5 picks (if my memory is correct): brent fullwood, tony mandarich, and terrell buckley.

 

none of that proves anything as per the future, of course. but the draft is a crapshoot. personally i think the only safe bet in the entire top-10 this year is ferguson--even guys like mario and hawk have question marks. there is no sure thing.

 

i think people have added clarification here, not enlisted in any cheap smack. relax.

 

The Rams offered him money as well there chief...and yes...he was going to start there....

He was 4th on the team with tackles...

 

I guess since Archuletta signed elsewhere he was not going to start either? Or is it just because Pickett went to Green Bay?

[swamp dog 0]

The Rams offered him money as well there chief...and yes...he was going to start there....

He was 4th on the team with tackles...

 

I guess since Archuletta signed elsewhere he was not going to start either? Or is it just because Pickett went to Green Bay?

 

i haven't badmouthed the signing. i said it was a solid pickup. he's no "monster," though. if he was going to start in st. louis, fine. i'll take your word for it. still makes him a solid signing, not a monster.

 

but as we all agree it was a solid signing, maybe we should just end it on that note.

[Deadpool 0]

Let'see if I was the Green Bay GM with 20 mil left to spend.... this is what I would do to fill the remaining holes....

 

 

T Todd Fordham - 10 year veteran. Didn't start last year, but could help fill in for whatever lineman that I would draft. And you could get him relatively cheap.

 

CB Jerry Azumah - 8 year vet that lost his job to Vasher last season in Chicago. Has had some injuries, but he can still play decent on the corner.

 

RB Maurice Morris - This guy can play, and would fill in nice if Green got hurt again. This is assuming Davenport does not sign with anyone or just isn't ready to play. Morris might be a little expensive, but not too bad, there is not much of a market right now for RBs.

 

LB Sam Cowart - Another 8 year vet. Could probably get him for about $1 mill with incentives/signing bonuses, maybe less.

 

Now if Farve retires I have two options... A. Try to win now and sign a vet QB while Rodgers continues to learn or B. Concede a 3 or 4 win season and let Rodgers start the whole year.

 

With Option A the Pack will need a decent QB. That means Aaron Brooks or Kerry Collins. I know that is not a rosey outlook, but there it is.

 

With Option B I would sign a decent back-up in the event Rodgers gets hurt or over his head. Probably looking like Anthony Wright, Jamie Martin, or maybe Harrington once he is released.

 

If Vinateri doesn't sign in Green Bay then...

Josh Brown- RFA - All they would have to give up is a 7th rounder and a decent offer of cash. Not a bad backup plan.

 

Just my .02

[Sho Nuff 720]

i haven't badmouthed the signing. i said it was a solid pickup. he's no "monster," though. if he was going to start in st. louis, fine. i'll take your word for it. still makes him a solid signing, not a monster.

 

but as we all agree it was a solid signing, maybe we should just end it on that note.

 

Never really stated you did...just disputeing your opinion that St. Louis did not want to keep him or he was not going to start.

 

Let'see if I was the Green Bay GM with 20 mil left to spend.... this is what I would do to fill the remaining holes....

T Todd Fordham - 10 year veteran. Didn't start last year, but could help fill in for whatever lineman that I would draft. And you could get him relatively cheap.

 

CB Jerry Azumah - 8 year vet that lost his job to Vasher last season in Chicago. Has had some injuries, but he can still play decent on the corner.

 

RB Maurice Morris - This guy can play, and would fill in nice if Green got hurt again. This is assuming Davenport does not sign with anyone or just isn't ready to play. Morris might be a little expensive, but not too bad, there is not much of a market right now for RBs.

 

LB Sam Cowart - Another 8 year vet. Could probably get him for about $1 mill with incentives/signing bonuses, maybe less.

 

Now if Farve retires I have two options... A. Try to win now and sign a vet QB while Rodgers continues to learn or B. Concede a 3 or 4 win season and let Rodgers start the whole year.

 

With Option A the Pack will need a decent QB. That means Aaron Brooks or Kerry Collins. I know that is not a rosey outlook, but there it is.

 

With Option B I would sign a decent back-up in the event Rodgers gets hurt or over his head. Probably looking like Anthony Wright, Jamie Martin, or maybe Harrington once he is released.

 

If Vinateri doesn't sign in Green Bay then...

Josh Brown- RFA - All they would have to give up is a 7th rounder and a decent offer of cash. Not a bad backup plan.

 

Just my .02

 

 

Not bad vets...but they need interior line help. Either keep flanagan and find a guard...or use Wells at C and still find a guard (depending one what they are doing with Barry)

[Deadpool 0]

Not bad vets...but they need interior line help. Either keep flanagan and find a guard...or use Wells at C and still find a guard (depending one what they are doing with Barry)

 

 

Just scanning what is out there. Anthony Clement @ G would not be bad. Melvin Fowler could be signed to play C. This might be a spot they definitely look at in the draft as well. Maybe look for someone like David Joseph or Rob Sims in the 2nd round?