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SHARPER COULD STAY IN THE DIVISION
Posted by Mike Florio: Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:29 PM
Safety Darren Sharper spent eight years with the Packers, and then four with the Vikings.

If the pattern holds, he'll spend two with the Bears and then one with the Lions.

Step three could be coming. Though it widely has been presumed that Sharper will sign with the Saints, Sean Jensen of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that the Bears are "seriously" interested in Sharper.

On the surface, the fact that the Bears use the same Tampa Two defense that the Vikings employ makes the fit more obvious. But in recent comments to Jensen, Sharper suggested that it's not his ideal defense.

“Looking back, I was upset I didn’t get as many chances as I would have liked,” he said. “But I had to take a backseat, to help us out as a defense. Sometimes, you have to do things for the betterment of the team, and that’s exactly what I did.”

He said that the Tampa Two requires safeties to be "protectors," and he considers himself more of a "playmaker."

Maybe he can knock down his teammates some more so we can catch more TD passes.

What an ego. His career is winding down, he is just the last to know it.

Some people on another message board were upset that the Packers didn't bring back Sharper. Why would they want to bring back a player that has been cut by the vikings after he was cut by the Packers.

I like Sharper but we dont need him here.

Also the fact that Sharper has nothing left at all and should retire.

I dont know if he has nothing left. Im not an NFL talent evaluator. I leave that up to the pros but whether he has something left or not we dont have a place for him on the roster.

I always liked Sharper as a Packer. Thought he would have been here longer than he was. Although, he was one of those safeties that seemed to get notoriety and fame because he gambled so much; giving him some nice INT's and TD's, but at the expense of giving up a few, too.

Classic case of T-Buck syndrome.