What Should The Packers Do With Driver?

[Patler]

Hasn't he earned it? Just ** $2 Million$

and .....The Packers tried to bribe Brett Favre to retire a Packer at the tune of 10 times** that much.

GO PACKERS !

Hasn't he been paid each and every year until now?

Favre's "bribe" would not have counted against the salary cap, the bonus due to Driver does. It's not insignificant.
I bet the Packers would gladly give DD a few million to take on an ambassador role for a few years, if in return he would simply retire.

[woodbuck27]

Hasn't he been paid each and every year until now?

Favre's "bribe" would not have counted against the salary cap, the bonus due to Driver does. It's not insignificant.
I bet the Packers would gladly give DD a few million to take on an ambassador role for a few years, if in return he would simply retire.

Have you considered the BIG PICTURE there and awarding a deserving player?

That payoff you suggest to DD just might be accepted; not like the Packer PR 'bribe' to Favre that they knew he would turn down because he deserved to continue playing in the NFL.

[sharpe1027]

The Packers are up against the cap. Every player needs to be evaluated based upon what they will bring to the table this coming year. Past success does not guarantee future success. Bottom line, I would love for him to come back and play again, but it is a business and I have serious doubts that he will be worth the money next year. I think that unless he takes a reduced salary there is a good chance that he will be cut.

[sharpe1027]

Have you considered the BIG PICTURE there and awarding a deserving player?

That payoff you suggest to DD just might be accepted; not like the Packer PR 'bribe' to Favre that they knew he would turn down because he deserved to continue playing in the NFL.

I believe that the "bribe" was originally offered after he retired, but before he expressed any interest in coming back. Back to Driver please.

[woodbuck27]

I believe that the "bribe" was originally offered after he retired, but before he expressed any interest in coming back. Back to Driver please.

So maybe it was 'a Retirement Package' he was offered if he actually retired? An example of management getting stupid.

[sharpe1027]

So maybe it was 'a Retirement Package' he was offered if he actually retired? An example of management getting stupid.

I guess it could have been, but you're just making an uniformed guess. Maybe it was actually a payment for him to keep silent about the dead bodies Ted Thompson keeps in his office. Maybe it was payment for future rights to his first born son. Or maybe, just maybe, they just were paying him to help with publicity. Of course nobody would pay a professional athlete and future hall of famer lots of money just for PR...would they?

Anyway, was he already retired when it was offered? Pot stirring failure.

[Scott Campbell]

I guess it could have been, but you're just making an uniformed guess. Maybe it was actually a payment for him to keep silent about the dead bodies Ted Thompson keeps in his office. Maybe it was payment for future rights to his first born son. Or maybe, just maybe, they just were paying him to help with publicity. Of course nobody would pay a professional athlete and future hall of famer lots of money just for PR...would they?

Anyway, was he already retired when it was offered? Pot stirring failure.

Woody still hates Ted.

[Upnorth]

How does this relate to the subject at hand? Let's talk more about Finley!

Even if Driver restructures what do we then do with the two ps receivers? Gurley deserves a shot.

[sharpe1027]

How does this relate to the subject at hand? Let's talk more about Finley!

Even if Driver restructures what do we then do with the two ps receivers? Gurley deserves a shot.

Throw them in the mix and see if they sink or swim. If they sink, Driver sticks around and everyone is happy. If they swim, they get the spot and the team improves.

[gbgary]

Even if Driver restructures what do we then do with the two ps receivers? Gurley deserves a shot.

they all deserve a shot, so they go to camp competing for spots. if gurley beats out DD so be it. they have to earn it. nothing's changed.

[Joemailman]

I'm amazed how much faith people are putting in guys on the practice squad. Practice squad guys are far from a sure bet. That's why they're on the practice squad. You want to release Donald Driver so you don't lose someone who's on the practice squad? It doesn't make sense to pay Donald Driver 5 million, but if he accepts less money, it doesn't make sense to not give him a chance to make the team. Besides, you can find room for 6 WR's on the roster, especially if one of the guys is a standout on special teams. Gurley showed some promise there.

[pittstang5]

How come no one has stated the obvious. Trade Jones, keep Driver....problem solved.


Oh and fire Slocum!

[Scott Campbell]

I'm amazed how much faith people are putting in guys on the practice squad. Practice squad guys are far from a sure bet.

They're as close to a sure bet as you'll find. The staff got to watch them perform for an entire season. The staff knows.

[Pugger]

I'm amazed how much faith people are putting in guys on the practice squad. Practice squad guys are far from a sure bet. That's why they're on the practice squad. You want to release Donald Driver so you don't lose someone who's on the practice squad? It doesn't make sense to pay Donald Driver 5 million, but if he accepts less money, it doesn't make sense to not give him a chance to make the team. Besides, you can find room for 6 WR's on the roster, especially if one of the guys is a standout on special teams. Gurley showed some promise there.

They must have something the coaches like because when other teams came sniffing around wanting to sign these kids off of our practice squad TT and company upped their salaries from PS to rookie scale so they'll be around this spring.

[pbmax]

Its not simply a question of dumping Driver because the PS guys are guarantees. The PS guys are question marks, but they are cheap punctuation right now. Driver is expensive and no one knows what he will do if faced with a contract restructuring mandate.

So Thompson does have to choose, but the variable is Driver's decision. To keep him means a FA (the team's own) might not be able to be signed. That really suppresses the money that can be offered Driver. And like Patler suggests, the 5th WR should be able to contribute to ST. As it is, Jennings and Jones do not. Nelson and Cobb do, though it could be argued Nelson should participate less.