Packers Signing Sammy Watkins To 1 Year Deal

[Jerry Jabber]

Watkins will have a monster game in Week 1, then get injured shortly afterwards.

[Mr. WEO]

  On 4/14/2022 at 6:46 PM, Captain Hindsight said:

 Rodgers must be thrilled 

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Why would he care? These decisions are run by him.  He got paid.  All that other stuff was nonsense.  

[RaoulDuke79]

Is the earth still flat up there?

[Richard Noggin]

  On 4/14/2022 at 7:12 PM, Malazan said:

 

I agree with you except nothing is ever "always". For example, I think the Bills should likely be trading up this year. I'd rather have 4 players who likely can make the roster over 8 players where maybe 2 of are likely to do it..

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Likely story.

Edited April 15, 2022 by Richard Noggin

[Matt_In_NH]

Well he is a flatlander….

[dgrochester55]

Sadly with the Packers current group, he may be their number 1 unless they draft someone who can play immediately..  

[YoloinOhio]

5 teams in last 7 years

[Chicken Boo]

  On 4/14/2022 at 10:43 PM, eball said:

 

Edited for accuracy.

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Maybe not statistically great, but fulfilling nonetheless.  

 

I'd take his career over a lot of other, more prolific WRs.  

Edited April 15, 2022 by Chicken Boo

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

  On 4/15/2022 at 3:05 AM, YoloinOhio said:

5 teams in last 7 years

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i can’t believe anyone can even debate whether Watkins is a bust or not. The market has spoken. 
 

in GB, he is being brought in to try to replicate the production of Valdes-Scandling— 25 catches; 400 yards. He is a low-end third option. 

[YoloinOhio]

  On 4/15/2022 at 12:56 AM, Jerry Jabber said:

Watkins will have a monster game in Week 1, then get injured shortly afterwards.

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It could be worth picking him up in fantasy just for the week 1 production 

[davefan66]

  On 4/14/2022 at 8:15 PM, msw2112 said:

 

I believe we had #9.  We traded up to get Watkins.  Evans went at 7 to the Bucs and I think that OBJ went at 12 to the Giants.  Aaron Donald went at 13 to the Rams.  If only....

 

 

Sorry about the small image size....

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Probably wouldn’t have drafted any of those players anyways.

 

Most likely would have doubled down and re-drafted Torell Troup.

[machine gun kelly]

It’s an exercise in masochism to look back at failed drafts, and we only had IDK 17 of them in a row.

 

Watkins was a bust, and will be lucky to make it four games this year.

[Madbillsfan]

  On 4/14/2022 at 7:12 PM, Chas56 said:

Colleges should be embarrassed to graduate someone who communicates like that. It seems that no one, people or institutions, have any shame anymore.

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I’d bet you 1 American Coca-Cola that you are smarter than your boss. 

[QCity]

Should Sammy be on the Wall?

[2003Contenders]

I'll be honest --  after his rookie season (when he had Kyle Orton throwing him the ball), I thought we had something special. Then he battled nagging injuries the next couple of seasons, got traded to the Rams, received an inexplicably grandiose contract -- and (aside from a few shining moments with the Chiefs) has really been a disappointment ever since.

[Nuncha]

Sammy I hurt my hammy.  He be watchkins by week 4.

[Bill from NYC]

  On 4/14/2022 at 10:22 PM, NewEra said:

I initially thought you were talking about the dolphins and blasting on your boy Tua

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Tua still has much to prove, but he is alredy 10x better than EJ was when Whaley saw fit to give away the store for a receiver (a move that most posters here applauded I might add). 

[Captain Hindsight]

  On 4/15/2022 at 12:56 AM, Jerry Jabber said:

Watkins will have a monster game in Week 1, then get injured shortly afterwards.

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His trade value is tremendous Monday morning before the injury reports come out

[thenorthremembers]

Hasnt played a full season in 7 years.  Bad hands, and mentally weak.   The fact that he has made  $67,935,603 in his career absolutely blows my mind.

[GunnerBill]

  On 4/14/2022 at 11:54 PM, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Yeah.........but, of course,  the play was to just sit still and draft Aaron Donald.    And that really shouldn't have come down to hindsight.

 

That should be a lesson to all the people who are prioritizing need over BPA..........the best player at a need position can end up miles short of the BPA.   

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Yea I am not going to re-write history. I wanted Mike Evans but obviously to get him would, ultimately, have meant a trade up. Had the Bills sat at #9 with Evans off the board I think Donald would have been my guy 'cos I was high on him and I was dead set against Ebron and Anthony Barr. It would have come down to Donald or Lewan for me. 

 

EDIT: and while of course you are right that Donald should have been the #1 pick that year when we look back, I think there is an argument Evans should have gone #2. I think he is a tad underrated. 8 years in the league, 6 of them with sub par Quarterbacks. 8 seasons of at least 1,000 yards. 4 of at least 12 TDs. 

Edited April 15, 2022 by GunnerBill