Robert Tonyan‘s season is over. The Packers tight end has been officially diagnosed with an ACL tear, according to his agent (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport). 
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Tonyan was forced out in the third quarter of last night’s game against the Cardinals and did not return. His limp indicated that he was dealing with a serious injury and doctors confirmed his worst fears on Friday afternoon.
“I’m sick for Bobby,” head coach Matt LaFleur said after the game (via NFL.com). “He means so much to this team. It’s so cool, and I just told him to watch a guy when you first hit your… see the amount of progress that he’s made as a player and just the work that he puts in on a daily basis. It’s really cool when you see that progress, when you see a guy reach their potential and I still think there’s more out there for him…I am sick for him, I’m sick for us. My heart goes out to him.”
Tonyan reeled in three catches before his early exit, giving him 18 grabs for 204 yards and two touchdowns on the year. The Packers went on to defeat the league’s last undefeated team, but they’ll have to go the rest of the way without Tonyan and running back Kylin Hill.
Damn that sucks i really like Tonyan, finally got his chance and this happens.
GB call the Giants Rudolph and Engram is available. GB can have Shepard too
Lewis, Daffney, Duguara are still there. 2 other guys I think I heard somebody say. And, as I say nearly every time someone makes a trade suggestion..Gute ain’t giving up no draft capital for a rental or run-of-the-mill player.
It’s almost as silly as people suggesting he trade Love and go “all in” now. Love ain’t bringing back a game changer, and Gute ain’t trading him.
Why would it be “silly” to trade for a replacement? Entering the year, they didn’t need a tight end due to Tonyan. Now that they have a vacancy, it would be intelligent to replenish it.
Otherwise, you’re effectively worse than you were at the beginning of the year. Is a 5th-6th round pick really that valuable?
Actually making a trade isn’t silly. Its people expecting Gute to make one is. Really, 90% of fan (and about 85% of “expert”) trade proposals are silly. Like the one that just won’t die: GB trading for Odell Beckham.
Tonyan hasn’t come remotely close to duplicating his performance from last year. To say they’re worse now than they were at the beginning of the year is silly. Do you know who else has 18 catches and about 200 yards for the year? Cole Kmet from the Bears. It’s a loss in name only.
He is the number 2 receiver on a 7-1 team so he might be slightly important just saying as he is a decent blocker and a good catching tight end not many do both well. Unless you think Winfree off the practice squad is your future number 2 because lazard isnt neither is Valdes nor Rodgers as of right now.
Cole Kmet is a good tight end. Saying that Tonyan is bad because his and Kmet’s stats are similar is a silly argument.
You’re overvaluing Tonyan just because you’re a Packers fan.
Loss in name only???? The guy is the security blanket in the red zone. I don’t know if you watch the games but in the red zone, teams have been double and triple teaming this guy. That now opens those guys up to focus on other players. Bigger loss then you are leading on buddy.
However, the way Mercedes Lewis has been playing it might not sting as much.
Bears – Robison and Graham.
Eric Ebron can be had, even gift wrapped
Throw a 4th or 5th at the Lion for Hockenson.
I think Hockenson may be worth more to Detroit than that. He’s a good blocker who could do better in a better passing offense, and is only in his third year. I think he’s more valuable to Detroit.
Hock was a top draft pick and future all pro. Maybe suggest a real possibility.
Ingram from giants may be had for a 4 or 5 ??
Detroit didn’t get to where they’re at every year by being business savvy. They’ve had arguably the best RB ever and one of the best WR’s ever and were still garbage.
2 positions at different times and eras… I am still struggling to get your argument on where this deal makes any sense. So many issues with everything you have stated.
Only thing that relatively makes sense is their business decisions. Even that is a little jaded, as I do not believe the Lions have lost money.
If a pass catcher is what the offense needs, I’d rather they make a run at Cooks. Even when MVS comes back, a top 4 of Adams, Lazard, MVS and Cooks is more appealing than those 3 plus another TE…that another team might actually be willing to part with for a reasonable price. I don’t see the Lions giving Hock away (or Gute giving up anything higher than a 5th rounder for anyone), especially to GB.
The Lions would laugh at that offer.
Go away…. Lions won’t trade Hockenson to a division rival.
It would be a cold day in hell before the Lions got rid of possibly their best player for a 5th. You got jokes I see. Quinn and Patricia are gone.
Lewis is a better blocker, and losing a TE that’s averaging less than 3 catches and 30 yards a game isn’t a back-breaker. No need to trade for a TE.
It’s ironic that 3 catches for 30 yards is about what Jimmy Graham averaged for half a season and people thought he was invaluable to the offense.
For the guys here who think Tonyan’s value is minimal because of 3/30, we get it, he wasn’t going to duplicate last year’s production. Anyone expecting that is a moron. And if you think he’s been invisible (or that Rodgers has thrown way to much to Adams before) just wait til next Sunday. Maybe MVS (or a surprise trade acquisition) can open things up a little. But don’t be shocked if Adams gets even more attention and 12 is still force feeding him. Nobody is game planning for Josh Deguara or Daffney. They did for Tonyan.