It certainly has been a busy couple of days in the NFL, hasn't it? Donovan McNabb to the Vikings. Kevin Kolb to the Cardinals. Reggie Bush to the Dolphins. Matt Hasselbeck to the Titans. It's like someone started a new season of Madden and started a season using the fantasy draft mode. But one team that won't change too much is that of your Green Bay Packers. Ted Thompson is watching players fly from team to team, but he's yet to really make any big moves besides letting a few people go and resigning Mason Crosby. And I don't see a problem with that, and why would you? I actually saw a message board where fans were upset that Thompson wasn't being active in free agency. Um, hello! This guy just won you a fucking Super Bowl! Let's chill out a little bit, sound good? Let the man do his job!
Breathe, Winks, breathe.
With that out of the way, let's catch up and do some quick hits on guys whose days as Packers seem to be over.
Brady Poppinga - Set to be released. Unfortunately, hosting "Breakfast with the Boys" doesn't guarantee a roster spot, and with how many linebackers contributed last season, releasing Poppinga has been nothing but a formality for a long time coming now.
Justin Harrell - Harrell is a great kid, and without those injuries I think he would have been a solid first round pick for Ted Thompson. But the injuries just couldn't be avoided, and now with all the guys that are returning from the IR of last season, there is no longer a spot on the roster to keep a "project player" such as Harrell.
James Jones - Aaron Rodgers has said that the Packers number one priority should be resigning James Jones. Instead, Jones may be catching passes from Donovan McNabb as a member of the Vikings, which would be super lame. Sounds like it's between him and Braylon Edwards as to who replaces Sidney Rice (now a Seahawk), but either way Jones looks to be long gone.
John Kuhn - Wants to remain a Packer. Will likely remain a Packer. I really can't see him playing anywhere else.
Daryn Colledge - He's signed on with the Arizona Cardinals. He would have probably been one of the last linemen on the depth chart, and Thompson usually goes with youth anyway so if not now, he would have probably been cut later. Best of luck to him.
Cullen Jenkins - Washington is the rumored target, as his Dallas. Other teams may be in the mix as well. He's a guy that I would have liked to keep, but that's clearly not going to happen.
Of those six, it looks like only Kuhn is likely to stick around. I'm not too upset about anyone leaving, although I'll have a fit if Jones goes to the Vikings.
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