Quote Originally Posted by CaliforniaCheez
It was economics. Crosby cost 60% of Raynor. Crosby's contract is longer.
The Packers have millions in cap space. If Rayner proved himself to be better, he'd still be in Green Bay. The economics wasn't as much of an issue as was the fact that Crosby proved he was just as good as Rayner without having any NFL experience under his belt to rely on. In the world of NFL kickers, experience should be a fairly substantial edge over a rookie.