It's official, http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-jaguars-kampman&prov=ap&type=lg... Kampman is no longer a Packer.  The Pack has lost it's best pass rusher of the past few seasons to free-agency.  

If only there were signs that Kampman wouldn't have come back.  IF only we would have known last year that Kampman wasn't happy with the 3-4 defense, the Pack could have traded Kampman and gotten something in return.  

Wait, I do believe there were signs that Kampman was unhappy.  Actually, now that I think about it, Kampman stated in camp last year that he was not happy about the defense change.  So what do we do with star players on the last year of their contract when they are unhappy with the team????  Any GM with half a brain gets a trade.

Lets just ignore the injury, and acknowledge that Kampman already wasn't getting it done last year in the 3-4.  So having Kampman last year was a waste, and now he is lost to free-agency with the Pack getting nothing in return.

Once again, terrible job T².

Of course Captain Hindsight, Mike Heller, would have had no problem going into the season with 4 OLB's, 2 of which had never played a down in the NFL, one who was struggling in Poppinga and the 4th who had played a total of 161 NFL snaps in Jeremy Thompson. Who's your pass rusher?

And I'm sorry Leroy Butler but a 1st round pick for 16 games? No. We don't know if they were trying to trade him or not. Who would they have traded with -A) a team that plays the 4-3, that narrows your options,B) a team that needs a DLE, more options narrowed,C) a team that would trade for a player for 1 year, less options and finally D)a team he wants to go to. You can maybe answer A and B (but since you admit you don't watch any other teams besides the Packers and the Favres, I highly doubt it) but you cannot possibly answer C and or D.

And for your players switching positions from the 4-3 to the 3-4 Mike - here's a few that have done it, some with Capers - Willie McGinest, Greg Ellis, Jason Taylor, Mike Vrabel, Tony Brackens. Just another hack with an agenda. Many reports say the Packers maybe would have gotten a 3rd and a 5th, and if things go well they'll get a 3rd. So you're right, the Packers screwed up, hopefully to the tune of a 5th round draft choice. I can live with that.

Oh yeah, and then there's this:

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Kampman has been there for Green Bay Packers rookie Brad Jones all year, sharing the subtle tricks and techniques he has learned on the field and in the film room through seven-plus NFL seasons.

The Packers can’t count on Kampman anymore, but Jones still will.

Jones credits Kampman for the improvement he has made since coming to Green Bay as a seventh-round pick out of Colorado. And while players sometimes fade into the background after sustaining season-ending injuries, Jones hopes that isn’t the case with his mentor.

“Aaron’s so good, man,” Jones said Tuesday. “He’s really the description of a ‘vet,’ a veteran. He knows so much, he’s helped me so much. Just watching me, giving me little technique corrections, everything. … I really hope he stays around.

http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/25/with-harris-and-kampman-out-packers-c...

Buzz Fledderjohn wrote on Mar 8^th, 2010, 6:02pm:


I did not hear any attempts to trade Kampman, but I did hear several that he was not happy moving to the 3-4.  I do have to say that your attempts to make it sound like the field to trade a pass rushing pro-bowl DE that leads his team in sacks to is narrow.  Half the teams in the league play a 4-3, and since when does an NFL player get to decide where he is traded to?

Supposing there were unreported trade attempts, I guarantee any trouble trading Kampman, was because T² was demanding too much and not lack of interest.

One other point, T² had to know that they were not going to resign Kampman, if they were already in his last year of contract and Kampman was angry.  Who lets a pro-bowler go to the last year of a contract without an extension or new contract?  

Face it Buzz, T² let a pro-bowler walk out of the organization and got nothing in return and that is a black mark on a GM's history.

Oh, it will end.  When Mark Murphy finally makes a move and gets a decent GM, it will end.

Also keep in mind other GM's , unlike fans, know what is going with everyone elses team. Teams knew the position the Packers and Kampman were in. They could trade him or play him and hope he does well. There is no way a team was going to give up anything above a 3 and maybe a 5-7. Maybe in a video game, not in real life.

"Who lets a pro-bowler go to the last year of a contract without an extension or new contract? "

Really? Would you like a list? And he was in the last year of an extension he signed in 2006, so it would have been his 2nd extension.