Looking ahead to Free Agency

[smuggler]

Raji won't be that super expensive to keep. Matthews is another matter. No reason we could not keep them both. Remember, the cap does not increase by some set amount each year, but rather is based on revenue. In short, the salary cap next season could very well be $15mil more than this season.

[pbmax]

No, it won't be. The Cap is now targeted to a certain amount prior to revenues being calculated. There are true ups to match the two if revenues exceed projections, but its not clear how much of an impact they will have. The cap is relatively flat until 2014 when the new TV deals kick in, then they will skyrocket.

[Bretsky]

Like last year, IMO GB would be wise to trade down to the top of the 2nd round and pick up an extra third. There will still be some oood pass rushers left there, and with the extra third we can pick up another pass rusher, S, CB, or DL.

[Patler]

The Flynn situation isn't a first for the Packers. The comparison to the Corey Willimas tag and trade to Cleveland might be as good as the comparison to Matt Cassell.

The tag for Williams was $6.3 million, which the Packers would probably have been content to pay him for a year and play him. He was a starter the previous year after all, and a pretty good contributor.

Its a lot different investing $16 million in a guy who won't play (hopefully).

[Scott Campbell]

The tag for Williams was $6.3 million, which the Packers would probably have been content to pay him for a year and play him. He was a starter the previous year after all, and a pretty good contributor.

Its a lot different investing $16 million in a guy who won't play (hopefully).

I doubt they'd tag him if they thought their was a reasonable chance that they couldn't move him. I think there's a chance that they'd tag him, but I'd put the odds at maybe 25%.

[Bretsky]

Still think this is a pipe dream for da homers to chat about.........but......I'm sure TT will be putting in calls to a few teams and the agent of Matt Flynn to try to work something out.

[pbmax]

Actually, I have warmed to the idea slightly, only because there might now be two teams Thompson might trust. The Seahawks and the Dolphins.

I still don't think a Flynn trade happens, but the odds have gotten better.

[Pugger]

The tag for Williams was $6.3 million, which the Packers would probably have been content to pay him for a year and play him. He was a starter the previous year after all, and a pretty good contributor.

Its a lot different investing $16 million in a guy who won't play (hopefully).

You don't want to pay your backup more than the league's MVP.