Comments on: Packers, Finley making no progress on new contract

By: stavreafavre

stavreafavre — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:28:07 +0000

Would be the luckiest day of his life if he got franchised as a TE, and I don’t see how even he can dream about getting top 5 WR money.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:19:40 +0000

skimbell says:
Feb 4, 2012 10:08 AM
“…Finley is “expected” to pursue classification as a wide receiver as opposed to a tight end…”
What’s up with that?
Do you get paid more for dropping balls as a WR than you do as a TE?
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For him, it means a bigger payday. If they tag him (not likely, but let’s say they do), the Top 5 WRs earn more on average than the Top 5 TEs. That’s his motivation.

Either way, I’d let him walk if I were Green Bay. Even more so if Quarless hadn’t gotten injured so horribly.

By: judsonjr

judsonjr — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:57:24 +0000

Led TEs in drops with 11 and was 11th in catches.

That said he has a ton of value in the red zone as you can isolate him wide 1:1 with a smaller CB, or he gets doubled leaving someone else open.

Still the whole “franchise as a WR” is BS. The top flight WR’s like Fitzgerald, Marshall, and Megatron get the huge money because they are basically uncoverable in any situation due to their speed and size.

While Finley can exploit situational matchups, he’s not the every down unstoppable force that commands a 10 to 20M cap hit at WR.

By: Derty Ernie

Derty Ernie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:35:27 +0000

Eons ago, as a young lad, I remember seeing a tight end for the Lions -don’t recall the name, who was Finley like. Then he got his bell rung good, missed part of a season aka Finley, and was never any good again.

I remember they called it ‘hearing footsteps’ and the guy would drop anything thrown to him in traffic, especially knowing someone was coming up behind him. Sounds and looks familiar to me.

Finleys eyes are now centered on who’s going to hit him and not where the ball is and coming from.

I agree with another post, you pay the guy for what he did lately for you, and in his case, not much. He wasn’t even in the top ten in tight ends.

By: nflfollower

nflfollower — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:28:16 +0000

For all you Packer fans in denial thinking there won’t be much of a market for Finley? Think again—-he is the prototypical new breed of TE that is currently tearing up the NFL b/c of matchup nightmares…. and every teams wants one. There will be 20 teams minimum calling his agent if he hits free agency at this young an age, you can count on that.

And I’m sure he’d love the chance to go up against that GB secondary somewhere down the road!

By: skimbell

skimbell — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:08:23 +0000

“…Finley is “expected” to pursue classification as a wide receiver as opposed to a tight end…”
What’s up with that?
Do you get paid more for dropping balls as a WR than you do as a TE?

By: garyman1

garyman1 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:21:59 +0000

I would like the Pack to resign him…but at a reasonable price.
He is extremely talented but there are not alot of players historically who have recovered from the “dropsies” (although hopefully James Jones is one).

By: majbobby

majbobby — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:08:27 +0000

Bring your skills to B-Lo Finley.

By: jagwar73

jagwar73 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:19:30 +0000

Overrated!

By: staffordsyear

staffordsyear — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:31:37 +0000

Go to the lions..oh wait,nevermind were good there.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:28:50 +0000

Why would they invest big money in a guy who can’t catch?

By: imaginesuperbowlwin

imaginesuperbowlwin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:42:00 +0000

What in God’s name is he doing in Indianapolis?

By: daknight93

daknight93 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:10:14 +0000

wow! really, no progress to a TE who makes consistent pass drops…”stone hands” Finley…

By: johnnyb216

johnnyb216 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:44:23 +0000

Well he’s going to have to give a little considering he dropped half the passes that came his way. But I’m guessing he’s not willing considering he thought hr was the biggest thing since sliced bread.

By: farvite

farvite — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:37:47 +0000

Wells is the FA the Pack can’t afford to lose.

By: farvite

farvite — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:36:44 +0000

Let this underachiever go! Packer WRs dominated this year.

By: goldrush36

goldrush36 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:32:08 +0000

I’m not sure i’d even put finley in the top 10. Certainly not even close to 3rd. Gronk, Davis, Graham, Witten, Gonzalez, Gates, Hernandez, Daniels, Pettigrew right off the top of my head. Go ahead and talk about matchups. He is no more of a matchup problem than Delanie Walker. Except Walker has much better hands and is way cheaper. Unfortunately for him he is on the same team as Davis and a run oriented offense

By: conbro8

conbro8 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:18:45 +0000

FInley’s overrated, just like Rodgers. If Rodgers could hit a wide-open Finley, maybe they would be playing Sunday. Maybe if Flynn had played that game, they would be playing this Sunday. System QBs + overrated 2nd year TEs. LOL.

By: daveb204

daveb204 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:42:38 +0000

Hey ummm…. didn’t they win the Super Bowl last year with out Finley?!

It would be nice to keep him but there are other needs as well.

By: mfpepin

mfpepin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:22:30 +0000

He’s not worth a big contract. Really.

By: vikescry1

vikescry1 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:02:23 +0000

i like finley and hope they can keep him but only for the right price. if he wants top dollar then tag him if the pack can come to terms with wells. if not tag wells, he’s the best player worth the most here, he does protect the franchise… and yes finley has potential, but the pack won the superbowl without him. as far as flynn i hate to lose him without compensation but you can’t tag him and risk paying him more than rodgers. beside’s the pack would have to cap room if they tagged flynn. they are about 7 million under the cap and have wells, finley and flynn to try to keep? plus the drafted players? most likely flynn and finley will be gone folks.

By: greenandgoldgirl

greenandgoldgirl — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:50:44 +0000

When Finley went out last year the chemistry of the receivers for the Packers developed and well, everyone saw what they could do in that late run to the Super Bowl. All year I have felt the chemistry of the receivers was off and I think it is Finley. Like someone else said, he doesn’t fit, the other guys don’t care who gets the ball, they play together, they are unselfish. I would rather see the Packers work to keep Driver and let this guy go. Yes, he has talent but bigger than that is his ego. That can destroy a team in subtle ways. I hope the Packers let him go and give someone like DJ Williams a shot, that kid has skills that would help the team. They need to franchise Scott Wells, let Finley go and work on the defense and bolster the offensive line.

By: msclemons67

msclemons67 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:47:01 +0000

gb15class says: Feb 3, 2012 7:47 PM

God gave you two hands and one mouth. Use them in that proportion.
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I wish I could give that more than one “thumbs up”

By: johnniemayes

johnniemayes — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:40:09 +0000

And the Tebow to Finley era begins…

By: diggittey

diggittey — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:12:02 +0000

Only a Packer fan would suggest franchising a back-up qb! Not smart at all….good thing Thompson is not as dumb as his fanbase—-I remember the front sports page of the Milwaukee Journal back in 2008: “Fire them all!”-meaning Thompson and McCarthy. They have been making sound personnel decisions in Green Bay since he took over and I expect Finley to be a Chicago Bear next year.

By: yevrag3535

yevrag3535 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:45:10 +0000

See ya.

By: jessethegreat

jessethegreat — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:42:57 +0000

As a lifelong Packer fan, I will have no complaints if Thompson decides to let Finley walk. He’s a great match-up for us to have game to game, but he doesn’t seem worth the headaches he creates. If he were more dedicated in working on CATCHING the ball, it may be different, but you can’t pay the man based solely on potential. Let him walk and possibly develop into a great one somewhere else. Bring along someone that might not have the ceiling as Finley, but has more reliable hands.

By: jhtobias

jhtobias — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:42:43 +0000

No doubt this man is a nightmare to cover and commands double teams. Let’s look at the packers and what they need priority wise. 1. Scott Wells is the most important free agents they need to resign. 2. Better fix that defense or the same scenerio plays out for years to come.

While Finley is important he by no means is the number one priority.

1. Sign Scott Wells he is the bread and butter of that offensive unit as important as Rodgers.

2. Mr. Thompson needs to break his mold and use finley’s money to sign a defensive old/dl free agent to put pressure on the quarterback.

3. Cut AJ Hawk if it will save 6.5 million in cap space. This man is not worth near that much DJ smith can do the same.

4. Will Green Bay offense be hurt by not signing Finley Yes, but in the world of football defense still gets you into the super bowl especially if you are a cold weather team with home field advantage.

5. If finley walks he walks , much rather franchise wells or better yet sign him long term.

By: 22much4ken

22much4ken — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:25:10 +0000

I hope everyone remembers that the packers won a superbowl without germ micheal !!!!!!!

By: ashman23

ashman23 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:09:05 +0000

I hope Reggie brings him to the Raiders. FOR THE RIGHT PRICE. He and Boss would work wonders in Knapp’s WCO