Packers Sign Jones

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When you think about:
- the depth at WR with Cobb as a #5 receiver;
- the talent and depth at TE if Finley stays on the field and Quarless or the rookies come around;
- the potential of Starks as a receiver; and
- three solid running backs as a diversion;

......it just kind of makes you giggle uncontrollably as a Packer fan!!!!!!

You know its been a good offseason when your main concern is ball distribution.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

I'm really liking this signing. TT does a great job of re-signing talented young players. I am really interested to see how much money he got. Now hopefully we can bring back Kuhn cheap......

If Sherrod steps up, Clifton holds on for one more year, and we stay healthy look out

[Brandon494]

“James is extremely talented and he’s a guy that I think we have to bring back without a doubt,” Rodgers told ESPN Milwaukee. “He should be priority No. 1. And I mean that with all my heart. He really should be priority No. 1. We don’t win the Super Bowl without him. And we need him.”

They got him.

Per Tom Silverstein of the Journal-Sentinel, Rodgers and receiver Donald Driver lobbied the front office directly to keep Jones. A four-year veteran, Jones had a career best 679 receiving yards in 2010, third on the team behind Greg Jennings and Driver. Jones also had 11 catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns in the postseason, including five for 50 yards in Super Bowl XLV.

I guess the signing of Asomugha had nothing to do with it, just his teammates wanting him back. Shows what kind of guy he must be inside the locker room.

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Rodgers and Driver, amateur Sports Agents:

According to the source, QB Aaron Rodgers and WR Donald Driver went to bat for Jones with Packers management and might have had some influence in the Packers stepping up with a good offer. It's true that Jones' options were drying up after the Minnesota Vikings signed WR Michael Jenkins and the New York Jets signed Plaxico Burruss.

But Jones could have stayed out on the market and waited until some team had an injury and reaped a decent reward. Instead, he and the Packers came to terms on a deal this morning that will reunite him with his Super Bowl teammates.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/126484058.html

[Brandon494]

When you think about:
- the depth at WR with Cobb as a #5 receiver;
- the talent and depth at TE if Finley stays on the field and Quarless or the rookies come around;
- the potential of Starks as a receiver; and
- three solid running backs as a diversion;

......it just kind of makes you giggle uncontrollably as a Packer fan!!!!!!

You left out the SB MVP QB and top 3 defense.

[Patler]

Wonder if Eagles signing Asomugha might have made TT change his mind about bringing Jones back.

I don't think so. I think the plan always was to let him see what his value was on the market. There have been hints about that from TT and MM. It is a way to be fair to a player you really do want to keep, who might be over valuing his market potential in your opinion. If he is right, he will be gone. If the team is right, he is back and knows he was treated fairly.

[imscott72]

Do you sign Finley? Does that occur after season or during the season?

Finley's going to want a boatload. My gut says this isn't going to play out well. He seems like a guy that is really high on himself, and you know how TT responds to that stuff.

[Scott Campbell]

Mixed feelings here - over all the drops. I wonder how this impacts Driver's future here.

[Lurker64]

Mixed feelings here - over all the drops. I wonder how this impacts Driver's future here.

Driver most likely would not return after next year, whether or not Jones resigned.

[Iron Mike]

We're putting the band back together.

[Scott Campbell]

Finley's going to want a boatload. My gut says this isn't going to play out well. He seems like a guy that is really high on himself, and you know how TT responds to that stuff.

First you have to see how well his knee recovered. I could definitely see us losing Finley. I can't imagine we'd draft all those TE's if that wasn't a concern.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Is it legal to use only 4 lineman and put Jennings, Finley, Jones, Nelson, Driver, and Cobb out there on a six wr set?

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jasonjwilde Jason Wilde
Jones swears he doesn't know the total value of his deal. "I told my agent I wanted to be back with the Packers, and he made that happen."

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What are the contract guesses? 3 years/14mil I'll say on what's probably the low end.

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Is it legal to use only 4 lineman and put Jennings, Finley, Jones, Nelson, Driver, and Cobb out there on a six wr set?

One would need to line up as Tackle and another would have to cover him on the LOS. But the tackleback would not be eligible. Unless the NFL still allows the A-11 offense.