Two More Packers Leave....No Big Deal....

Two more Packer veterans chose to work elsewhere as center Mike Flannigan will join Mike Sherman with the Houston Texans and Tony Fisher heads to St. Louis with a one year deal. As the die-hard Packer fans continue to cry that GM Ted Thompson is sitting back and letting the team wither away, I'm not worried. Flanningan's better days are behind him and Fisher will never be more than a 3rd down back. Packer fans have been very lucky to have over a decade of good football in Green Bay. If Packer fans really want to see a winner again, and in a winner, I mean a Super Bowl contender, you have to suck it up and gut out a few bad seasons to let some younger guys develop, get some high draft picks, and then fill out the core of your team with some key free agents. If the Packers would over-spend and bring in vets to stay somewhat competative, they could fall into the Milwaukee Bucks syndrom of the late 80s and early 90s. Be good enough to make the players or contend for a playoff spot, but never good enough to really compete for a championship.

If you want a championship back in Green Bay, be patient, let Ted Thompson do his job, and in 2008, check back and we'll see where the GBP are at.