Comments on: Jolly Applies For Reinstatement

By: Stroh

Stroh — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:48:26 +0000

OK first, from everything I’ve read, Jolly is in as good of shape as a DL can get w/o being on the football field. When in prison he was able to workout 2x a day and sometimes 3x’s. And since he’s been out he’s been working out to get in as good a shape as possible. Being only 7 lbs from his playing weight is actually doing very well, considering he also hasn’t been able to control his diet too much until recently! He could easily be ready for training camp if Goodell reinstates him. And even if he reports at 7 lbs over his playing weight, he could lose that in 2 weeks of training camp while getting into “football” shape.

Personally, I don’t see any reason why Thompson wouldn’t bring him into training camp gladly! It would be one thing if our DL was great last year, but it sucked rocks! Bringing Jolly back into the fold only adds to what is shaping up to be a pretty competitive DL group in training camp. Jolly has great size and ability as a LDE where the primary job is being a run stopper. He would compete w/ Guy, Merling and to a lesser extent Pickett at LDE for snaps. THese guys don’t have to be the pass rushers, we have Raji, Worthy, Neal, Daniels to rotate in sub packages, anything we get in pass rush from Guy, Merling and Jolly is a bonus.

The Packers could have cut ties w/ Jolly a LONG time ago and not a soul among the Packer and their fans would have had a problem with it. The fact that they held his rights for 2 years while he has battled his demons is a testament that they still want him if he get healthy/clean!

By: Hands

Hands — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:25:37 +0000

Michael, you have a great site. If I want good accurate info…I come here. Keep it up. Not everyone appreciates what you have been able to put together.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 04:15:52 +0000

Please never let rocky post…wut a tool?..

By: Michael Rodney

Michael Rodney — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:41:31 +0000

I appreciate the heads up.

By: Michael Rodney

Michael Rodney — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:41:10 +0000

Thanks.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:32:45 +0000

Michael Rodney, this is Rocky70′s schtick at Cheesehead TV as well. His contrarian approach to everything in order to be the authority goes something like this:

All evidence for your position is speculative; All speculation for my position is evidential.

If you were to flip the above logic on his takes it would result in a childish insult, followed be a hasty exit from the thread to avoid being wrong. Arguing with him is like playing chess with a pigeon: he knocks over all the pieces s@*ts all over the board and fly’s away declaring victory.

Don’t even engage him.

By: JoeMadison

JoeMadison — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:15:51 +0000

I could see the Packers bring him to camp but I would be very surprised if he made the team. Of the 6 available DL roster spots, 4 (Raji, Pickett, Worthy, & Daniels) are pretty much locks to make the roster. That leaves 2 spots for Merling, Wilson, Wynn, Guy, Muir, Jones, Neal (after week 4) & Hardgrove (after week 6).

Not only would Jolly have to beat out all of those guys who have been playing and working out over the past 2+ seasons that Jolly’s been out of football, IMO he would have to beat them out by a wide margin. There is the risk he could fall back into that life and get arrested again, plus I would assume that he is in NFL’s drug testing program and could be suspended if he tests positive. After 2+ seasons out of football, I highly doubt that he can play at a level high enough for the Packers to take a risk on him, much less play to the level he was before his arrest.

However the suspensions to Neal & Hardgrove do give the Packers a 4 – 6 game window of opportunity to give a long shot a chance. I just don’t see them taking that risk with Jolly it’s more likely that opportunity goes to a player like Guy or Merling.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:33:26 +0000

Hey numbnuts, if you don’t like what you’re reading hit the bricks. Michael’s been providing fantastic information about the Packers for years, which the vast majority of us both enjoy and appreciate.

By: Mr. Big

Mr. Big — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:16:55 +0000

I vote for Johnny to have a chance. He was addicted to a drug. So was Favre. So was my cousin, JJ didn’t kill any dogs. He didn’t do anything violent as far as I have heard. Bring him in and let him heal his wounded soul.

If he can’t make the team- he can prepare himself for some other team.

Go Johnny Go.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:56:20 +0000

Sign him now! There is no reason to assume that he can’t be the same player. He wasn’t an all pro in 2009-I don’t think he even started. He can be a great situational player-great at batting passes. I think he could come in and be better than Wilson and Wynn right away. All D-lineman spend the offseason pigging out and getting fat. Weight issues are nothing new and can be dealt with.