Should The Packers Ask Driver To Restructure?

[Scott Campbell]

$4.1M for 2011

15 games
51 receptions
565 yards
4 TD's
11.1 YPC
Had more drops than Jones.

[Patler]

Na...but they might ask him to retire after the season!

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

If he's willing the play for 1 mil a year, he could play until he's 40 like he wants.

[vince]

Driver's due to make $5 mil with roster and workout bonuses both this year and next year. I don't think they'll ask him to restructure now, but his roster bonus goes up from $700,000 this year to $2.2 mil. next year. I think he's going to have to play really welll to keep Cobb out of his slot spot this year and that roster bonus next year is in jeopardy.

[Scott Campbell]

Driver's due to make $5 mil with roster and workout bonuses both this year and next year. I don't think they'll ask him to restructure now, but his roster bonus goes up from $700,000 this year to $2.2 mil. next year. I think he's going to have to play really welll to keep Cobb out of his slot spot this year and that roster bonus next year is in jeopardy.

I don't think he's worth $5M based on last years production. He probably hasn't been worth that kind of money for a while. The Packers were pretty good about extending him, and listened when he lobbied for Jones.

[vince]

This is obviously premature, but I think there's a chance Cobb could turn out to be Greg Jennings-esque and demand time on the field his first year. He's friggin' dynamic when he gets the ball in his hands in space. If this were a normal offseason, I think Driver might have found himself fighting for a roster spot coming out of camp. It'd be awfully tough to say that this year though.

[King Friday]

No need to restructure him this year since we don't need the cap space and due to his career body of work as a Packer...but I think that there is a 100% chance of it happening next year.

[Scott Campbell]

No need to restructure him this year since we don't need the cap space and due to his career body of work as a Packer...but I think that there is a 100% chance of it happening next year.

We could use that money this year to front load Sitton or Finley extensions.

[Joemailman]

They won't try to change his contract this year, but next year could be interesting. Next year he has a 2.6M base, and a 2.2M roster bonus. Not sure he'll ever get that money.

[TheRaven]

We could use that money this year to front load Sitton or Finley extensions.

I thought we had enough to front load an extension as we stand now.

I support the Packers being wise with their money, but if there is no need to insist on Driver renegotiating now, then I would rather him get one more year of the contract that was committed to him.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Had more drops than Jones.

Just to clarify, this isn't the case according to JSO.

Driver = 7 drops
Jones = 10 drops

[Fritz]

I think this might be the Donald's last year, unless he's willing to come back cheap as a mentor next year.

[Bretsky]

go back and watch each game Driver played; he was badly hobbled and should have really took some time off before he actually did.

That's why I think his numbers were down so much last year.

I think he has a pretty decent season. After this year who knows what will occur but I just hope it ends peacefully.

[rbaloha1]

Too many drops and not as explosive. Still makes tough catches over the middle.

Agree that Cobb probably becomes the #2. DD should sign the NFL veteran minimum for future years. Maybe this helps with paying for Finley's anticipated large contract.

[Joemailman]

go back and watch each game Driver played; he was badly hobbled and should have really took some time off before he actually did.

That's why I think his numbers were down so much last year.

I think he has a pretty decent season. After this year who knows what will occur but I just hope it ends peacefully.

He was actually having a pretty good year last year before he got hurt. 25 catches for 275 yards in the first 5 games. Then he got hurt and as you say, probably should have missed more than one game. He had 2 consecutive starts in which he failed to catch a pass before they sat him down against Dallas. He's definitely lost some explosiveness, but can still be pretty effective if he can stay relatively healthy.