Agent: Offer to Grant "Insulting"

[Brohm]

Yeah I don't understand the agen being a prick when the options are: compromise or sit with no money or accrued time and age a year just to end up back where you started + get a bad rep while TT finds some other piece to plug in the ZBS

As it has been pointed out many times, the Packers don't have to do anything. Guess the agent wants to get his big cut now as Grant is 25, probably cuts bait with him as he won't ever be a cash cow once this one is done.

[Farley Face]

If I am to believe his agent this does appear to be a lowball offer, but I agree Hester money is not a starting point for negotiation. I believe TT and crew want him signed but to a deal that recognizes his mere 8 game resume'.

Complete BS his jackarse agent is choosing to negotiate through the media. Low class and ultimately ineffective in my opinion. Does TT seem like a guy that gives a crap about the media?

[MJZiggy]

Dude just has sleazebag written all over him. Then again do we know of any agents who aren't sleazebags these days?

[sheepshead]

Yet another sign that TT's ego is far larger than anyone ever expected.
Effin moron......

wait a minute--you immediately side with an agent in case like this?

[ND72]

Yet another sign that TT's ego is far larger than anyone ever expected.
Effin moron......

Grant has yet to put in a full season, so why dish out the money without proof? make it an incentives based contract, and let it increase next year if he reaches this years bench marks.

[bobblehead]

My my how people come around to my point of view as we move on. I tried to say he has no leverage and really needs to sign his tender, get another solid 10 games in then ask for a nice contract. And just as I said, we need to get something from him...like 5-6 years of contract.

We can't compare to the bears, they are assclowns....Uhrlacher whines...gets 10 mill....hester whines....gets 10 mill. Hester is a one trick pony....good trick, but so was that dude with kansas city, the human joystick, forget his name. How valuable is hester when every team figures out to simply kick away from him? Desmond Howard to the raiders anyone?

[ND72]

My my how people come around to my point of view as we move on. I tried to say he has no leverage and really needs to sign his tender, get another solid 10 games in then ask for a nice contract. And just as I said, we need to get something from him...like 5-6 years of contract.

We can't compare to the bears, they are assclowns....Uhrlacher whines...gets 10 mill....hester whines....gets 10 mill. Hester is a one trick pony....good trick, but so was that dude with kansas city, the human joystick, forget his name. How valuable is hester when every team figures out to simply kick away from him? Desmond Howard to the raiders anyone?

THANK YOU!

[falco]

i really hope they play hardball here - as much as we need grant, he needs to see that green bay has his tit in the proverbial wringer

the best part is, you can say "hey, maybe he'll be forced to play but he won't sign that new contract later in the season when he is doing well", but in the long run he has no choice but to play in GB for a long while anyway - plenty of time to find a replacement

[Farley Face]

He is a dynamic player with a case of fumble-itis and no leverage. Yeah let's throw him $10 mill in guaranteed cash and hope for the best.

[BallHawk]

By this logic Samkon Gado deserved Devin Hester money.

[BallHawk]

He is a dynamic player with a case of fumble-itis and no leverage. Yeah let's throw him $10 mill in guaranteed cash and hope for the best.

In Grant's defense, he only had two fumbles on the year before the Seattle game.

[Guiness]

Well, at least we now have some numbers to consider.

$1.75 mil signing for a 6yr contract is indeed chump change - but, once again, we're talking about a guy who played for half a season. We were expecting an incentive laden contract, not big money up front. He's right, this is a unique situation; offering big $$$ up front would be what you do in a normal situation to an elite player, not in this situation.

The other comment though, that if he produced the #'s he did last year, he'd get less than $1mil are a cause for concern, but that's an apples and oranges thing. First of all, I hope he'd put up better numbers over a full season than what he did in half a season...and would 950yds and 8tds be deserving of huge dollars? Maybe not, but I would think it's worth more than $1million though.

bobblehead - the 'human joystick' was Dante Hall - traded to St-L before last season for a 3rd and 5th rounder. I actually mentioned him in the Hester thread.

[RashanGary]

I know Grant played well last year but we only had a couple underdeveloped rookies. Now those two rookies have made great physical and mental strides. I hope the Packers take a strong stand here.

[Zool]

I sure as hell hope they don't. Without Brett, there's about $30mil under the cap. Give the kid a check up front and tons of incentives.

[ND72]

I sure as hell hope they don't. Without Brett, there's about $30mil under the cap. Give the kid a check up front and tons of incentives.

Agreed. Don't overpay, but give him a big thank you, and then you can earn it as we go.