Who can forget the look on Matt Hasselbeck’s face as Al Harris runs by him to clinch the “we want the ball, and we’re going to score” game in the 2003 playoffs. Fast forward 7 years and the Packers have released the pro bowl corner and he is now playing for the Miami Dolphins. As is often with nostalgia, it often clouds judgment; no one wants to remember the bad, so we typically only remember the good. People wanted to keep Aaron Kampman, a fan favorite, even though he never managed to transition into a 3-4 OLB; in the end both parties recognized that it was in the best interest for Kampman to leave for free agency (and he seems to be doing fine with 4 sacks in Jacksonville). Hopefully in this article I will set out a rationale for why it was in the best interest of the Packers and Al Harris for him to be waived.
1. Age: probably the most important factor for the Packers. At age 35 Al Harris is already a decade older than the average NFL player and like running backs, corner ...
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