Our days of yelling “Suuuuuuuul” at the TV are over.
The NFL’s circle of life is kind of funny. Rasul Douglas, plucked from the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad to fill a void in the secondary caused by an injury to Jaire Alexander and inexperience among the other players, now creates virtually the exact same situation through his departure.
The same kind of thinking works on the team level. The Packers signed Douglas to help save a season they thought was worth saving. They trade him now as a tacit — or maybe explicit — admission that this one can’t be.