Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Should the Packers Sign Ndamukong Suh?

The Detroit Lions decided against using the franchise tag to keep Ndamukong Suh from negotiating with other teams in free agency, and although the general thought is that the Lions will try to work out a long term deal with Suh, there are some who think the Lions may be willing to part ways with Suh if the price isn't right.

Recently, on the Packers team website, several readers have been submitting questions about whether or not Green Bay should pursue the big, bad Packer stomper.

Here's my opinion on whether or not it will happen:

NO WAY.

I can't believe that Packers fans are even excited about the idea! Sure, the Packers defensive line would improve, but have we forgotten this incident?


Or this one??


And this wasn't even the Packers, but it might be the dirtiest of all!




Beyond the dirtiness aspect of Suh's game, there are a few other reasons the Packers will pass on him.

First, the price tag will be far beyond what the Packers will spend in free agency.

Second, he would count against the compensatory picks that the Packers would receive in next year's draft and would virtually guarantee that the Packers would not receive any compensatory picks.

And third, it would be horrible for locker room morale, and not just for the reason you might think. Whenever a player from the outside gets signed and is suddenly one of the highest paid players on the team, it hurts morale. The Packers are one of the best in the league at developing their own players and rewarding those whom they have developed so that Green Bay is somewhere they want to stay. This signing would be flying in the face of that entire philosophy.

So for all those Packers fans who want to see Suh stomping on everybody except for Green Bay Packers, sorry but it's just not going to happen.

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