Irish Jet Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 From NFL.COM *The Green Bay Packers released defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, the franchise's all-time sacks leader on Saturday. Gbaja-Biamila recorded 74.5 sacks in 124 games over nine seasons with the Packers, passing Reggie White (68.5) in 2007. He recorded .5 sacks in seven games this season, with one start. "We want to thank Kabeer for his contributions to the Green Bay Packers," Packers general manager Ted Thompson said in a statement. "During his time here, he has been a big part of our organization and our community. We wish Kabeer and his family well." In leaving the organization, Gbaja-Biamila issued the following statement: "My nine years as a Green Bay Packer have been a blessing that is beyond words. I thank God for bringing me to this first-class organization and first-class community. During my time here, I've built relationships with a number of people in the Packer family. The front office executives, G.M.s, coaches, past and present players, the enormous support and administrative staff plus the greatest fans in football, all have helped make my time here truly special and I am thankful for that. It has been a very positive experience. I was able to build a family here and grow with a community that I call home. Again, I've been truly blessed. "I don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Wow that is a surprising release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Surely they could've cut someone else? He sounds like a class act though. He took it the right way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 The guy must be toast. He has all of one sack this season so far. I was actually thinking of him as a LB conversion project but I think he might be a bit on the small side even for a 3-4 OLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSFAN5180 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 The guy must be toast. He has all of one sack this season so far. I was actually thinking of him as a LB conversion project but I think he might be a bit on the small side even for a 3-4 OLB. The 3-4 defense requires skilled players at their respective positions.If you were running a 4-3 you could convert players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 The 3-4 defense requires skilled players at their respective positions.If you were running a 4-3 you could convert players. It is very common to convert 4-3 DEs to 3-4 OLB ie Mike Vrabel who played DE at OSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSFAN5180 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 It is very common to convert 4-3 DEs to 3-4 OLB ie Mike Vrabel who played DE at OSU. Not many are succesful or able to make the switch.Coaches dont want to teach old dogs news tricks its a rare thing in the NFL these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 He's been really bad for a couple of years now. The only reason he ever got any sacks recently is because of the emergence of Kampan. Even Kampan disappears against the elite RT's of the league (see the NFC title game). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 He's been really bad for a couple of years now. The only reason he ever got any sacks recently is because of the emergence of Kampan. Even Kampan disappears against the elite RT's of the league (see the NFC title game). To be fair basically everyone seems to dissapear going up against Kareem McKenzie who has been one of the best O-lineman in the league over the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 watching the playoff run by the giants i really couldn't think of how a linemen could have done any better than Mckenzie did. He was a beast, shut everyone down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 watching the playoff run by the giants i really couldn't think of how a linemen could have done any better than Mckenzie did. He was a beast, shut everyone down. He was like that throughout the regular season too. He's been a beast since becoming a member of the Giants. I always thought he was outstanding and very underrated when playing for us too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I believe it. The only thing is giants games aren't on out here so i stopped getting to see him once he left the jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 To be fair basically everyone seems to dissapear going up against Kareem McKenzie who has been one of the best O-lineman in the league over the last few years. Why can't the Jets ever draft someone like him ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachTsurfing Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 It is very common to convert 4-3 DEs to 3-4 OLB ie Mike Vrabel who played DE at OSU. vrabel is a special player though. Not every 43 de can make the switch. I do like to see players with class. It's a shame they couldn't find someone else to cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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