Can’t understand the Packers position on Grant. If they offer $4 million in guarenteed money (maybe they can spread it over more than one year – not sure what the rules are concerning the Cap) and a longer term contract heavily insentive based there would be a deal. I think that would be a bargin. The only way that’s not a bargin is if Grant takes the money and sits on his butt. I don’t see that in this kid. He’s a player – Sign him now.

Russ Ball is an IDIOT!

Q: How was DeShawn Wynn’s offseason?

A: Very good. I think he’s done an exemplary job in the weight room. Very powerful, gifted young man. He’s another one I look forward to step up and take advantage of the opportunity he’s going to get.

Opportunity he’s going to be given? Interesting/disturbing comment by the coach. If I look at the RB depth chart, I would guess Wynn is four behing Grant, Jackson, and Morency. Is he telling us something about the Grant situation? No, I don’t believe in Allien abduction.

I’m affraid they’ve given Russ Ball the “Grant Project” as his OJT. I’m affraid this may not come to a happy conclusion. By the way have I ever said that I think Russ Ball is an IDIOT?

(Why was Ryan Pickett limited today?)
Ryan Pickett has a slight hamstring strain. It happened last week working out, so we’re just, as I always say, being smart.

(Will either Pickett or Justin Harrell be on the PUP list?)
Oh, no. They are going to be…I think their situations are both in the, I would say Ryan is more day-to-day and Justin would be week-to week.

I’m getting nervous with this, not paniced yet but nervous.

The Favre Comments:

(Were you taken aback by the bitter tone of some of Brett’s comments?)
I’ll just say this; I spoke about it some on Saturday. Brett Favre and I didn’t agree on things, whether it was the game plan and this and that. I don’t agree with what was in quotes. I couldn’t see Ted Thompson making those statements, but I’m not going to sit here and referee articles and interviews. That’s not my place, that’s not my focus. It’s something that has gone on. We’re all in this position and we’re all dealing with it the best we can and staying on the high road.

(Would he be doing this team a disservice by showing up at camp and creating a distraction?) I don’t view it that way. It’s an option. Once again, this is a very unusual situation that we’re in. It really falls under the terms of a business decision. Those are one of his options. We have a very strong locker room. I have great confidence in our players. If you look at the makeup of our locker room, 25 percent, 21 players, have never even met Brett Favre. There are a lot of things that we talked about, I wouldn’t say a lot of things. We talked about it as a team yesterday. I don’t foresee Brett Favre coming in here as a problem. Brett Favre is a big part of the Green Bay Packers history, and he may be a part of the future as we move forward, and that’s an option that he has if he reinstates.

I don’t think Mc Carthy said much about Favre in the future. Just pc hold your tounge stuff.

The entire transcripy is here:

http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2008/07/28/1/printable/

Andy has nailed both issues. It is time to move on. Provided. of couse, the Vilings a forced to give outragious compensation. Grant deserves at least 3 million (Poppinga value).

Russ Hall is an idiot!