Frank Zombo is one Packers defender that could be on the chopping block.
If using almost all of his draft picks on defensive players wasn’t enough of a warning, Ted Thompson could re-enact Alec Baldwin’s brass balls speech from Glengarry Glen Ross on the first day of training camp if he feels the Packers defense hasn’t gotten the message.
Replace Cadillac with a spot on the roster. Replace steak knives with a spot on the end of the bench. Replace getting fired with getting cut.
Message received.
Of course, this message doesn’t need to be delivered to everyone on defense. Clay Matthews is probably the Alec Baldwin of the Packers D. He can point to his $975,000 watch and automatically command respect. Desmond Bishop and Charles Woodson can point to their own watches, which aren’t quite as big as Matthews’, but are impressive nonetheless.
Because of their ineptitude last season and infusion of new blood for the upcoming season, the following defenders who received regular playing time...
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PLAYERS:
Frank Zombo,
Ted Thompson,
Alec Baldwin,
Clay Matthews,
Desmond Bishop,
Charles Woodson,
Jarius Wynn,
C.J. Wilson,
Charlie Peprah,
Nick Collins,
Erik Walden,
Robert Francois,
A.J. Hawk,
Brad Jones,
Mike Neal
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers
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