Considering all, will Jennings be a Packer?

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Jennings is not a free agent after this year. We have him all next year under his rookie contract. After that we get another year with the franchise tag. After that we could use yet another year with the franchise tag.


No matter what Jennings will be here two, probably three more years. Teh Packers have a lot of leverage. It should not get that far though. Hopefully both sides can work out something fair.

but again, that comes down to TT wanting to keep him AND pay him huge money to do it

if he has good young players on the roster making peanuts, then maybe TT doesn't want to pay the big bucks

[RashanGary]

I hear ya with Pickett though. He was out of camp all year trying to get his conditioning back. Then he struggled all year (although the DL depth plays a huge part of that IMO)

[Fred's Slacks]

If I'm Jennings... I'd ask TT if he plans on actually trying to make a push for some veterans and making this team suitable for a championship run... if he says he's staying the course and gonna keep doin what he does, I'd tell him to fuck off and not show to one OTA and play out my franchise'd year and then get the hell outta here

Pete, If you think FA is what builds championship teams, check out this article:

http://bigapplesports.net/2008/02/28/on-the-eve-of-free-agency/

[Pacopete4]

If I'm Jennings... I'd ask TT if he plans on actually trying to make a push for some veterans and making this team suitable for a championship run... if he says he's staying the course and gonna keep doin what he does, I'd tell him to fuck off and not show to one OTA and play out my franchise'd year and then get the hell outta here

Pete, If you think FA is what builds championship teams, check out this article:


http://bigapplesports.net/2008/02/28...f-free-agency/

I don't think it builds ur team but it definitely adds to it and adds to ur core group of players

[Rastak]

If I'm Jennings... I'd ask TT if he plans on actually trying to make a push for some veterans and making this team suitable for a championship run... if he says he's staying the course and gonna keep doin what he does, I'd tell him to fuck off and not show to one OTA and play out my franchise'd year and then get the hell outta here

Pete, If you think FA is what builds championship teams, check out this article:


http://bigapplesports.net/2008/02/28...f-free-agency/

With all due respect it's really helped the Vikings build their team the last 3 years. They had some serious holes and they've filled all but one.

[Pacopete4]

If I'm Jennings... I'd ask TT if he plans on actually trying to make a push for some veterans and making this team suitable for a championship run... if he says he's staying the course and gonna keep doin what he does, I'd tell him to fuck off and not show to one OTA and play out my franchise'd year and then get the hell outta here

Pete, If you think FA is what builds championship teams, check out this article:


http://bigapplesports.net/2008/02/28...f-free-agency/

With all due respect it's really helped the Vikings build their team the last 3 years. They had some serious holes and they've filled all but one.

J-E-T-S, JETS... JETS.... JETS... as well!

[RashanGary]

We'll see red. I've heard TT say some pretty complimentary things about Jennings. I'm pretty sure he wants to keep him around. Driver is getting older.

Maybe if a great trade comes up he would take it, but there is room for 4 good recievers and Dirver isn't going to be around forever.

[cpk1994]

If I'm Jennings... I'd ask TT if he plans on actually trying to make a push for some veterans and making this team suitable for a championship run... if he says he's staying the course and gonna keep doin what he does, I'd tell him to fuck off and not show to one OTA and play out my franchise'd year and then get the hell outta here

Pete, If you think FA is what builds championship teams, check out this article:


http://bigapplesports.net/2008/02/28...f-free-agency/

Actally, all you have to do to see how FA builds championships is to look at all the rings that Dan Snyder and Zigi Wilf have. Oh wait.....

[Rastak]

We'll see red. I've heard TT say some pretty complimentary things about Jennings. I'm pretty sure he wants to keep him around. Driver is getting older.

Maybe if a great trade comes up he would take it, but there is room for 4 good recievers and Dirver isn't going to be around forever.

He'll keep him. The dude is the real deal.

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If I'm Jennings... I'd ask TT if he plans on actually trying to make a push for some veterans and making this team suitable for a championship run... if he says he's staying the course and gonna keep doin what he does, I'd tell him to fuck off and not show to one OTA and play out my franchise'd year and then get the hell outta here

Pete, If you think FA is what builds championship teams, check out this article:


http://bigapplesports.net/2008/02/28...f-free-agency/

With all due respect it's really helped the Vikings build their team the last 3 years. They had some serious holes and they've filled all but one.

i think the packers need to try and do what the queens did with allen

we don't need anymore really young guys, i think we should trade some picks for some players

you can get some better talent that way then through FA imo

[RashanGary]

With all due respect it's really helped the Vikings build their team the last 3 years. They had some serious holes and they've filled all but one.

Now they're out of money though and they're not over that hump yet IMO. That's the problem with UFA. It can help, but it costs so much that right when you're ready to win the big one you fall short on cash to finish the deal. I think it hurts more than it helps but we'll see if you guys get your championship and prove me wrong.

[cpk1994]

If I'm Jennings... I'd ask TT if he plans on actually trying to make a push for some veterans and making this team suitable for a championship run... if he says he's staying the course and gonna keep doin what he does, I'd tell him to fuck off and not show to one OTA and play out my franchise'd year and then get the hell outta here

Pete, If you think FA is what builds championship teams, check out this article:


http://bigapplesports.net/2008/02/28...f-free-agency/

With all due respect it's really helped the Vikings build their team the last 3 years. They had some serious holes and they've filled all but one.

And how many playoff games has this spending yielded? I'll wait while you count them up.

[Rastak]

If I'm Jennings... I'd ask TT if he plans on actually trying to make a push for some veterans and making this team suitable for a championship run... if he says he's staying the course and gonna keep doin what he does, I'd tell him to fuck off and not show to one OTA and play out my franchise'd year and then get the hell outta here

Pete, If you think FA is what builds championship teams, check out this article:


http://bigapplesports.net/2008/02/28...f-free-agency/

With all due respect it's really helped the Vikings build their team the last 3 years. They had some serious holes and they've filled all but one.

And how many playoff games has this spending yielded? I'll wait while you count them up.

BUILD the team......dude, pay attention, they filled the last holes (all but one) THIS year.

JH, what's their cap free number next year?

[RashanGary]

To me this is judgement time for TT. He's talked about wanting to "win now" and "not being one of the youngest teams in the league anymore".

Now we have a couple of our own elites coming up for contracts (Kampman, Jennings). We have several good players (Spitz, Colledge, Collins, Pickett, Jolly).

If TT is serioius about letting this team grow together and accumulating talent (rather than bringing in new and getting rid of the talent that is here) this is the time for him to show it. All of the time I've supported TT, I've pictured a time when we would lock up the talent rather than let it go and that time is here (we have a chance with a lot of leverage to lock up guys to good, fair deals that really help the team). My support for him can greatly change over the next 2 years. This seems like a better than usual free agent class and fewer teams have mad cash this off season. It could be a very active year for TT. It should be active for our own and we could even see a little more FA activity than we're used to.

[RashanGary]

BUILD the team......dude, pay attention, they filled the last holes (all but one) THIS year.

JH, what's their cap free number next year?

Honestly, I'm not sure Ras. Wtih the way they've been spending it has to be diminishing though.