Would you rather have Aaron Jones or Josh Jones

[texaspackerbacker]

If you wanted the poll to lean toward Aaron Jones, you shoulda worded it different. It's kinda a slam dunk that Jacobs will be better going forward - therefore, he gets the "homer" vote. If you said "who has been the better RB over the past whatever, 2, 3, 4, 5 years?, then we homers would probably say Jones despite Jacobs' glowing stats a couple of those years. Who you are playing with has a LOT to do with it. Jacobs doesn't need to be a workhorse RB like he was with Oakland. He will hopefully just be a change of pace to possibly the best passing game in the league with the Packers, like Jones was but healthy and available for more of them.

[texaspackerbacker]

It's possible we'll be doing the same, pinning our hope to some extent on Jacobs' health. He's just more likely to stay healthy - hopefully. I wanted a fairly equal RB in the 2nd or 3rd round to rotate with Jones. Now I want the same thing to rotate with Jacobs. Braelon Allen would be my choice, but I suppose there are a few others who would fit the bill too.

[Bretsky]

It's possible we'll be doing the same, pinning our hope to some extent on Jacobs' health. He's just more likely to stay healthy - hopefully. I wanted a fairly equal RB in the 2nd or 3rd round to rotate with Jones. Now I want the same thing to rotate with Jacobs. Braelon Allen would be my choice, but I suppose there are a few others who would fit the bill too.

You used to have Jones Back !

Benedict TexasPackerBacker. Disappointed in you

[texaspackerbacker]

If he was still here, I still would. It sounds like he dug in his heels and refused to take a pay cut which would have amounted to about the same he is getting from the enemy, so fuck him, he chose to leave and chose to sign with the enemy. Furthermore, it seems like a strong chance the new guy will be as good or better for quite a few more years. So probably, good signing and net good all the way around.

[Bretsky]

If he was still here, I still would. It sounds like he dug in his heels and refused to take a pay cut which would have amounted to about the same he is getting from the enemy, so fuck him, he chose to leave and chose to sign with the enemy. Furthermore, it seems like a strong chance the new guy will be as good or better for quite a few more years. So probably, good signing and net good all the way around.

Dug in his heels? First off, he had a contract. Secondly, he was unwilling to take a slightly over 50% hair cut off his base (after he took a pay reduction last year). Gutebag asking him to go from a base of roughly 11MIL to 5.5 MIL is pretty out there. Can hardly blame him for saying no to that.

[texaspackerbacker]

Dug in his heels? First off, he had a contract. Secondly, he was unwilling to take a slightly over 50% hair cut off his base (after he took a pay reduction last year). Gutebag asking him to go from a base of roughly 11MIL to 5.5 MIL is pretty out there. Can hardly blame him for saying no to that.

Yes, you stated the facts correctly. The question is, was Gutekunst justified in asking him to take the cut, and should Jones have been open to doing so? I'd say yes based on age and injury status. A lot of big contracts are intended from the start to either be restructured or decreased or just terminated when the big money years come around.

[bobblehead]

Yes, you stated the facts correctly. The question is, was Gutekunst justified in asking him to take the cut, and should Jones have been open to doing so? I'd say yes based on age and injury status. A lot of big contracts are intended from the start to either be restructured or decreased or just terminated when the big money years come around.

One of your better posts. You should keep them all simple like this. Gutes always has a right to ASK a player to take a cut. A player under contract always has a right to say no. End of story.

[bobblehead]

Dug in his heels? First off, he had a contract. Secondly, he was unwilling to take a slightly over 50% hair cut off his base (after he took a pay reduction last year). Gutebag asking him to go from a base of roughly 11MIL to 5.5 MIL is pretty out there. Can hardly blame him for saying no to that.

We don't know for sure what was asked or offered, just rumors. The only thing we know is that if Jones was willing to take the $7 million he signed for, most of us would have liked to keep him.

[bobblehead]

Let me put it this way. Would MiLF have given Jacobs carries 12-20 in the 3rd quarter of the 49ers game? If the answer is yes, than I want Jacobs. However if I had been MiLF Jones would have gotten the ball until he begged me to come out of the game.

[sharpe1027]

Dillion split carries about 50-50 the past several years. Forgetting injury risk, Jones presents a higher risk that they don't find a solid backup because he requires someone to split the workload. From that angle, perhaps they figured they needed to bring another veteran running back if Jones signed with the Packers and factored that into the amount of his offer.

[Fritz]

We all probably have these fantasy narratives in our heads. Mine was that they'd restructure Jones, he'd take a bit of a pay cut, and they'd draft a couple of promising understudies in April. Then Aaron Yoda Jones teaches the younguns how to play football like a professional, and how to act like a professional. Meanwhile, Jones stays surprisingly healthy, and with The Flower parsing his carries carefully, he has a great year and carries the team to a surprising SB win next year while the youngsters show great promise.

Then, just before the SB, Drew Barrymore calls me up, because Mad contacted her and told her about my crush, and she asks me if I want to fly out to Cali to watch the SB with her. We have wild sex before the game, watch the Packers win the SB, which inspires Drew to say to me "Do whatever you want?" and -

Okay, I'll stop there.

I just hope Jacobs is damn good.

[bobblehead]

We all probably have these fantasy narratives in our heads. Mine was that they'd restructure Jones, he'd take a bit of a pay cut, and they'd draft a couple of promising understudies in April. Then Aaron Yoda Jones teaches the younguns how to play football like a professional, and how to act like a professional. Meanwhile, Jones stays surprisingly healthy, and with The Flower parsing his carries carefully, he has a great year and carries the team to a surprising SB win next year while the youngsters show great promise.

Then, just before the SB, Drew Barrymore calls me up, because Mad contacted her and told her about my crush, and she asks me if I want to fly out to Cali to watch the SB with her. We have wild sex before the game, watch the Packers win the SB, which inspires Drew to say to me "Do whatever you want?" and -

Okay, I'll stop there.

I just hope Jacobs is damn good.

Your version of fantasy football is so much better than mine.

[Jaire]

Would rather have both. RBs are cheap. Nice insurance too if one goes down

[Bretsky]

The fact that Madtown posted that Josh Jacobs is a dedicated football player that lives and breathes the sport of football brings some peace to my mind. I thought he had a fallout there and was an asshole.

Mad would have the insider info there and I liked reading that

[Jaire]

The fact that Madtown posted that Josh Jacobs is a dedicated football player that lives and breathes the sport of football brings some peace to my mind. I thought he had a fallout there and was an asshole.

Mad would have the insider info there and I liked reading that

Josh Jacobs is a good dude, good player. Davante was pretty devastated he left. Jones plus Jacobs would have been very special.

[Bretsky]

Josh Jacobs is a good dude, good player. Davante was pretty devastated he left. Jones plus Jacobs would have been very special.

Releasing Aaron Jones, I think only saved 5MIL off of our cap. We eat dead money on his deal. For 5MIL, I'd have rather just spun this situation way differently, and kept him. What a DUO

[MadtownPacker]

The fact that Madtown posted that Josh Jacobs is a dedicated football player that lives and breathes the sport of football brings some peace to my mind. I thought he had a fallout there and was an asshole.

Mad would have the insider info there and I liked reading that

Damn, confusing me with Bobble is messed up! He doesn’t even have a tan!! He lives in Vegas.

[bobblehead]

Damn, confusing me with Bobble is messed up! He doesn’t even have a tan!! He lives in Vegas.

Come on...we are practically twins and you know it.

[MadtownPacker]

Come on...we are practically twins and you know it.

If the scouting reports of your slow or lack of hair growth are correct maybe….

[smuggler]

Voted Jacobs because I assume the question refers to an entire 2024 season, and Aaron Jones will probably play 12 games. Hoping for 20 from Jacobs.