I remain amazed at the furor and salivation over Matt Flynn. Not only the thought of signing him to a long term deal paying roughly $14,000,000 a year, but the current twist as well, the added reach-around of possibly coughing up a 2nd rd pick for this one game wonder. Screw that.
No matter how one dissects it or attempts to justify it, this is a former 7th rd pick and one game wonder who has created a furor over one great game, a meaningless game for the Packers- I've heard the whole Lions avoiding the Saints argument, but as per Flynn and the Packers, the pressure was off in some ways, in other ways it was on in that Flynn had his opportunity to make a FA impression. No matter how you cut it, the Packers had nothing to lose in pumping up Flynn's value- now, low and behold, they might want a 2nd rd pick for his services? They can shove it.
Here's some food for thought as per Flynn and his marvelous one game, and to whether or not he's worth devoting $14,000,000 a year for and the nauseating prospect of throwing a much needed 2nd rd pick into the mix for him, a pick I'd much rather use on Brandon Weeden or Coby Fleener:
"Dolphins coach Joe Philbin, whose quarterback opinion carries great weight with GM Jeff Ireland, thinks highly of Green Bay’s Matt Flynn and Miami has interest in him if they don’t get Peyton Manning. But here’s a precautionary note pointed out to us about Flynn’s signature game (480 yards, six touchdowns against Detroit on Jan. 1): A lot of his damage was done against two defensive backs ranked in the bottom quarter of the league (Chris Harris and Alphonso Smith) and a cornerback (Chris Houston) who was limited that day because of injury. Plus, the Packers had 223 yards after catch."
Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-buzz/#storylink=cpy
I've watched the key plays of that game and I'd like to see the whole thing, not sure how to find it. The first thing that I noticed, after recognizing that Flynn has an average arm, is how completely pumped up those stats were by his receivers' YAC, often turning some good passes into TDs, and how those receivers and Ryan Grant abused a crappy Lions secondary. That signature game, at first glance, didn't look so signature to me. If Flynn gets a huge contract out of this and the Packers get a 2nd rd pick, Flynn should be buying Range Rovers for Ryan Grant, Jordy Nelson, Donald Driver, James Jones and Jermichael Finley. Color me unimpressed.
Judge for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHjJ2lipORQ
No matter how one dissects it or attempts to justify it, this is a former 7th rd pick and one game wonder who has created a furor over one great game, a meaningless game for the Packers- I've heard the whole Lions avoiding the Saints argument, but as per Flynn and the Packers, the pressure was off in some ways, in other ways it was on in that Flynn had his opportunity to make a FA impression. No matter how you cut it, the Packers had nothing to lose in pumping up Flynn's value- now, low and behold, they might want a 2nd rd pick for his services? They can shove it.
Here's some food for thought as per Flynn and his marvelous one game, and to whether or not he's worth devoting $14,000,000 a year for and the nauseating prospect of throwing a much needed 2nd rd pick into the mix for him, a pick I'd much rather use on Brandon Weeden or Coby Fleener:
"Dolphins coach Joe Philbin, whose quarterback opinion carries great weight with GM Jeff Ireland, thinks highly of Green Bay’s Matt Flynn and Miami has interest in him if they don’t get Peyton Manning. But here’s a precautionary note pointed out to us about Flynn’s signature game (480 yards, six touchdowns against Detroit on Jan. 1): A lot of his damage was done against two defensive backs ranked in the bottom quarter of the league (Chris Harris and Alphonso Smith) and a cornerback (Chris Houston) who was limited that day because of injury. Plus, the Packers had 223 yards after catch."
Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-buzz/#storylink=cpy
I've watched the key plays of that game and I'd like to see the whole thing, not sure how to find it. The first thing that I noticed, after recognizing that Flynn has an average arm, is how completely pumped up those stats were by his receivers' YAC, often turning some good passes into TDs, and how those receivers and Ryan Grant abused a crappy Lions secondary. That signature game, at first glance, didn't look so signature to me. If Flynn gets a huge contract out of this and the Packers get a 2nd rd pick, Flynn should be buying Range Rovers for Ryan Grant, Jordy Nelson, Donald Driver, James Jones and Jermichael Finley. Color me unimpressed.
Judge for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHjJ2lipORQ
