The ears must be ringing at 1265 Lombardi Ave these days, Ted's purple/maroon lips must really be quivering. The 4-5 Packers are making another mid-season roster move by claiming former Seattle Seahawk Christine Michael. Say what?! On the surface it looks like Ted is trying to reshape or retool with the limited options on the market at the running back position. In reality, the move does nothing at all to this team. THEY DON'T RUN THE FOOTBALL ANYWAY! All this move does is give them another body that has an RB title to his name. This is similar to the Knile Davis move. However, that move made more sense than this one (James Starks was still hurt at the time and Donnie Jackson was all they had. I still believe Don Action Jackson never got a fair shake). This move REEKS of desperation for a team that clearly still has no identity to it. Are they all of a sudden going to shift to a running team with a two back system? Seems highly unlikely considering they ran the ball a grand total of ten times last Sunday, not counting the teams lead back, Aaron Rodgers. I know this could be contributed to the teams 21-0 hole they were put in, but it also does not seem to be a priority for the 2016 Green Bay Packer team, at least since Eddie Lacy went down in week 5. I am totally fine with them abandoning the run for a 90-10 ratio, at least they have been moving the ball much better since adopting that style. I can't imagine Teddy being influenced at all by the outside noise, but this move does not change anything for this team. Christine Michael is no better than Knile Davis and I assume he will be released after the Seahawks game (if he even makes it that long). Why not put Montgomery in the backfield again? He barely logged any snaps last week and James Starks SURE AS HELL is not a good enough reason to make a change in personal just so they can say they have a true RB playing the position. Most people are probably excited that Thompson is at least trying to make moves (2) by bringing in other players. I find it more concerning that he is doing this. It speaks to the fact that this team is not in a great state and mainly that the RB position is an absolute shit show. This move is not going to scare teams into thinking the Packers are something they clearly are not, and that is a running football team. I hope I am wrong as fuck on this move, but I will not be.
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October 2016
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