Official Packers Offseason News, Non Draft, Non Big Ticket FA

[pbmax]

Don't like the 2018 number here as we haven't deducted for the inevitable: sign your own, draftees, UDFAs, etc.

I wanted to point out there is enough money left in most years to either sign a modest FA, or sign fewer FA and get a bigger name/contract.

Even $5.9 mil doesn't get that job done. You have to lose someone. Like trading up in the draft, gets you less bodies. The complaint was that last year there was too little experience in the Packers backups. They are either talking replacement level players rather than youth OR fewer signings.

The wishes of Packer fandom, this board and maybe BG during his press conference seem to be big ticket guys early. You will only get one of them and it will cost you mid level guys. Which means your depth with be young players OR literal bargain basement vets.

Packer writers wanted those rookies gone and vets signed so safeties aren't playing slot corner. I'd bet donuts they are all thinking about Terence Newman. But a good vet will be #3 and on the Packers he will be hurt. And those backups will be the less expensive variety (rooks or replacement level vets).

[Sparkey]

Don't like the 2018 number here as we haven't deducted for the inevitable: sign your own, draftees, UDFAs, etc.

I wanted to point out there is enough money left in most years to either sign a modest FA, or sign fewer FA and get a bigger name/contract.

Even $5.9 mil doesn't get that job done. You have to lose someone. Like trading up in the draft, gets you less bodies. The complaint was that last year there was too little experience in the Packers backups. They are either talking replacement level players rather than youth OR fewer signings.

The wishes of Packer fandom, this board and maybe BG during his press conference seem to be big ticket guys early. You will only get one of them and it will cost you mid level guys. Which means your depth with be young players OR literal bargain basement vets.

Packer writers wanted those rookies gone and vets signed so safeties aren't playing slot corner. I'd bet donuts they are all thinking about Terence Newman. But a good vet will be #3 and on the Packers he will be hurt. And those backups will be the less expensive variety (rooks or replacement level vets).

2018 CAP SPACE AVAILABLE $21,192,978 (TOP51)

Biggest dead money hit on cap is Bennett @ 4.2million

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/cap/

[Sparkey]

2018 CAP SPACE AVAILABLE $21,192,978 (TOP51)

Biggest dead money hit on cap is Bennett @ 4.2million

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/cap/

If they cut Nelson and Cobb, they then sit at a little or 40 million in space.

[Zool]

If they cut Nelson and Cobb, they then sit at a little or 40 million in space.

That is a lot of money for the production.

[QBME]

That is a lot of money for the production.

I get it, but these are AR guys. They understand where to be, where, and when.

[RashanGary]

I’d cut Nelson

[Joemailman]

I’d cut Nelson

Unless he's willing to take a substantial pay cut, I'm afraid I agree. Unless he had an unreported injury, he appears to have lost his speed. Nothing but a possession receiver at this point.