Agent: Offer to Grant "Insulting"

[BallHawk]

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. We've got the money. Frontloaded, incentive-laden contract is the way to go.

[falco]

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. We've got the money. Frontloaded, incentive-laden contract is the way to go.

obviously we know very little, but it appears they are trying to do just that

[falco]

this shit pisses me off to no end

"If he does what he did last year, he wouldn't even earn $1 million," Herman said of the 956 yards and eight touchdowns Grant produced last season.

here is what I want to know

a) how much will grant make this year if he signs the tender? more than $1 million???

b) how much will he earn this year if he DOESN'T sign the tender??? zero? how about the year after that?

his options are pretty freaking limited

[Deputy Nutz]

This is exactly what is wrong with the NFL. Grant had a very good half of a season, yet he is fighting an up hill battle to get paid, mean while a guy like Darren McFadden hasn't played a snap in the NFL and is making over ten million a year. Grant doesn't have much under his belt as a proven player in the NFL, but these rookies have nothing and are making more than pro bowl players.

[texaspackerbacker]

As somebody said in the blog after the article, getting the Grant situation resolved is FAR MORE IMPORTANT than the whole Favre mess. Nothing would hurt Packer prospects this year more than not having Grant or having him unmotivated.

I've been one of Thompson's biggest supporters in just about every context, but he loses me if he persists in low-balling a legitimate budding superstar, Grant.

Give the man a six year contract for a little more per year than Hester got. He's worth it.

[digitaldean]

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.

I'm all for that.

I'm also all done with these agents/players that have to do all their talking through media.

[gex]

Play hardball TT don't let these players think they can push you around.


I hope he trades Grants ass,

He has missed ota's and now training camp, we don't need that kind of player on our team.

Grant is only thinking about Grant.

[VegasPackFan]

I do think the agent is trying to get the media to just pile on with this TT thing, ala Favre.

We do need Grant, though, and I agree that you should give him a nice signing bonus as a way to say 'thank you for stepping up last year" and then give him big incentives to continue on the path.

Put it in there that if he has another great season, they will negotaite a longer term, guranteed deal next off season or something.

This way, he gets compensated for his great performance last year (albeit limited), stays motivated this year, and we find out if he is the real deal or not.

[BallHawk]

I've been one of Thompson's biggest supporters in just about every context, but he loses me if he persists in low-balling a legitimate budding superstar, Grant.

Sums it up for me too, Tex. I love TT to death, but he always pulls of this lowballing shit. I remember when he gave the most pathetic lowball to Jon Ryan coming out of the CFL. I know, he was a CFL player, but it was downright pathetic.

If TT does this too often he's going to prevent players from even looking at Green Bay. Once you get a reputation, it sticks with you.

Give Grant 4 years.

[Deputy Nutz]

Play hardball TT don't let these players think they can push you around.


I hope he trades Grants ass,

He has missed ota's and now training camp, we don't need that kind of player on our team.

Grant is only thinking about Grant.

He was at OTAs he just didn't participate physically.

[RashanGary]

He didn't lowball Kampman, Pickett, Woodson, Tausher (when he gave him extra money with no extention), Driver, Jenkins or Poppinga.


I guess he does lowball agents and players when they try to force their way out of a contract way too early. He did that with Walker and now Grant.

[DannoMac21]

*Sigh*

Things are not looking good right now for Packer fans. Yes, we're very close to getting the Favre controversy out of the way. But we haven't signed one rookie. We haven't signed Grant.

[Joemailman]

Actually, I believe the rookies are all signed.

[Zool]

*Sigh*

Things are not looking good right now for Packer fans. Yes, we're very close to getting the Favre controversy out of the way. But we haven't signed one rookie. We haven't signed Grant.

Actually i believe the count is at 4 rookies signed.

[imscott72]

The rookies are all signed as of today..