Will Fuller’s Supensison Is a Good Reminder of The Cautions of Overpaying
Will Fuller of the Houston Texans had a magnificent game on Thanksgiving Day. He caught six passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns. Fuller was a machine. If Fuller did that on a normal Thursday night game, I guarantee you people in the Packers’ sports radio world would have done a Fuller topic on Friday. Mike Greenberg of ESPN was quick to make a comment about the stupidity of Green Bay not adding him. On Monday afternoon, Fuller tested positive for PEDs and will be suspended for the rest of the season and the first game of 2021. This is not meant to be a victory lap but it shows the price you could pay if overpaying happens.
Texans’ WR Will Fuller announced on Instagram that he has been suspended six games for violating the NFL’s performance enhancing substances policy. pic.twitter.com/CCATFOCfkS
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 30, 2020
Fuller was a rental. He would have been with the Packers for half the season. This means he would have played four games before getting suspended. This would mean Green Bay wasted a second-round pick on a guy that played for a month. Do people understand why it’s a risk to overpay and the consequences that can come of it. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst did not want to extend himself with Fuller. And while he couldn’t predict a PED suspension, there is always a chance of something going wrong. If they traded for Fuller for a fourth-round pick then lost him like this, it’s small potatoes.
The last thing if you’re still upset about Fuller. Remember this for me, Green Bay isn’t able to extend David Bakhtiari if they bring Fuller in. If you like Bak, remind yourself that when you’re poking holes in the Gutekunst voodoo doll.
Charlie.