Well, the thinking at 1265 might be to move Bulaga inside and put Spriggs at RT. That might not be a bad idea if somebody offers Lang a ton a money.
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Hearing Barwin has some options. GB among them.
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Reunion: The #Panthers are working to bring back veteran pass-rusher and old friend Julius Peppers, sources say.
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Panthers closing in on deal to bring Julius Peppers back, per source.
I think he has just a good of a chance going to a Super Bowl with Carolina as he would the Packers
good luck to him. it was fun!
Bad idea as you would be weakening two positions on the line. Lang is a better guard than Bulaga, Spriggs is not a better RT than Bulaga (at least at this stage). If they lose Lang I would rather they try a greenhorn like Lucas Patrick who apparently they like at guard and keep Bulaga at RT. Perhaps Patrick can hold his own like Taylor did. If not, they can always fall back to Don "I blow" Barclay or start juggling.
I was just going off information that was out there a few days ago that said Peppers wants to play again this year, but that likely won't be with the Packers. That's why a 30 year old Connor Barwin would make sense. I'm not saying he's the second coming of Peppers, but he'd be that veteran presence to work with Clay and Nick to generate pressure. In a 3-4, the LB's are supposed to be the stars.
This seems like some of the smartest dollars one could spend in FA right now if you plan on running a 3-4. I imagine his price will be a bit lower than Perry's but with a little more guaranteed.
The NY Giants have proven the "mullet" approach to defense-building. Get yourself sorted out up front and leave it trash in the back.
its a fake number
its 8 million guaranteed in a signing bonus. then they went ahead and said the first two years are guaranteed because, duh, they just gave him an 8 million dollar signing bonus. base salaries on 2.3 and 3.7 the first 2 years
= 14 million "guaranteed"
they can actually dump him after 2017 and not take a negative cap hit
i really don't like the idea that lacy is spending today and part of tomorrow with the seahawks, then the rest of tomorrow and sunday with the queens before coming to green bay
thats one way to look at it, the other is that he's giving other teams every chance in the world to sign him away from green bay.
if he's just trying to get a number to show the packers, then why is he spending multiple days with other teams?
or the team could have given him a deal before our rivals dictated his value to us
Pretty grumpy people on here today. I see free agency progressing as it usually does every year. We are not going to break the bank for marginal players or overspend for the top tier.
Open a cold one and enjoy your Friday!
ian rappoport just said pretty much forget about cook.
martellus bennett signed by the Packers!!
They did what HW wanted. Signed Perry and are walking on Cook.
Barclay just signed, if anyone gives a shit.
Oh yeah, sign House. He can still play, he got benched in a political deal in JAX
I think some of you believe that TT woke up from a nap and said "Oh yeah, free agency starts today, I wonder who is available?"
TT is probably working 18 hours a day, 7 days a week to try and improve this team.
A little worried about this T.J. Lang situation. Lions lost Larry Warford to the Saints. They could really use Lang. They don't have as much cap room as the Packers, but they have enough to sign him (26 million). And Lang might not mind playing for his hometown team. Lang is in a good situation here.
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I love TJ Lang, but is he maybe too banged up to be a good value on a big money four year deal, which is what I heard he wanted? He's a steady old pro, and there's a lot to be said for that. I'm not against signing the guy, but will he be worth the eight or nine mill a year or whatever the market is bearing?
Lang is completing his tour (Lions, Seahawks) without a team refusing to let him get on the plane before they struck a deal.
That means he knows what his market is, no deal beat it substantially (or he doesn't really want to play there) and he now has a choice. He can wait to see of something goes wrong with other team's plans and gets a better offer late, or he chooses a deal before the draft. A report that I had not heard of had a trip to Denver cancelled after the Broncos signed Ron Leary (4years/$35mil).
http://www.packersnews.com/story/spo...cook/99023680/
See bottom of Martellus article for TJ update.
Before Bennett, but after Perry, Barclay and restricted tenders, Packers had 31.6 million in cap room.
http://www.packersnews.com/story/spo...deal/99031240/
Lang and House would be huge. Add a good draft to that and a surprising firing/resignation from Dom and this off season is looking up!!
Random thoughts:
The biggest cap hits of Perry's contract occur after Clay Matthews' current contract has expired.
Hyde probably nets a 5th round comp pick next year.
Peppers maybe a 6th-7th.
Hopefully Jared Cook gets a good enough contract somewhere to cancel out Bennett signing in comp pick equation.
Losing Lang would likely net a 3rd. 4th at worst.
No clue about Lacy's worth.
peppers, if we go by this years numbers would have been a 6th BUT, there are only 32 allowed comp picks each year and the 3.5 million dollar deal would have been the 4th to lat pick
so if numbers go up this year, we might get cut out of the loop on him
so yeah, 6th at best, nothing at worst