What Should The Packers Do With Driver?

[Joemailman]

Donald Driver is due a $2.2 million signing bonus in March, and would count 5.6 million against the cap if the Packers keep him under his current contract. What should the Packers do?

[Joemailman]

I'd be interested in bringing him back for maybe about 2 million. He's still a darn good possession receiver.

[pbmax]

Restructure DD and fire Slocum.

[Fritz]

Fire Kurt Schottenheimer!

[gbgary]

fbf

[King Friday]

Release him. Hanging onto aging players turns you into the Steelers...a team that looks like a MASH unit by the end of the year. Take Clifton as an example...the guy might still be able to play when healthy, but he can't stay healthy for more than 3 games at a time it seems.

Cobb's ceiling is now higher than Driver's going forward. He should be the #4 WR...and there is NO excuse for putting an old guy like Driver in the #5 slot.

You thank Driver profusely...you wish him well...and you move on. Tell him he has an entry level coaching job in Green Bay whenever he wants it. You will never find out how good Cobb or Gurley or someone else is if you keep Driver in front of them.

[Brandon494]

One of the few guys that came to play against the Giants. You don't cut Donald Driver but you do restructure his contract which I think he will be fine with doing.

[Scott Campbell]

It's time. Thank you Donald. You've been a great Packer.

[George Cumby]

Fire Kurt Schottenheimer!

And Vanilla Bob!

[mraynrand]

One of the few guys that came to play against the Giants. You don't cut Donald Driver but you do restructure his contract which I think he will be fine with doing.

yep, and then let him compete in training camp. If the writing is on the wall that he won't make the cut, release him early and let him have a chance to catch on with another team with shitty, inexperienced receivers and that could use him in the locker room - like Cleveland

[gbgary]

One of the few guys that came to play against the Giants. You don't cut Donald Driver but you do restructure his contract which I think he will be fine with doing.

yep, and then let him compete in training camp. If the writing is on the wall that he won't make the cut, release him early and let him have a chance to catch on with another team with shitty, inexperienced receivers and that could use him in the locker room - like Cleveland

these!

[Guiness]

from the old coaches club, Nunn is coaching the G-Men's DL

[smuggler]

I say restructure and bring him into camp, and if it looks like he won't be a top 3 or 4 on the depth chart, you cut him early in camp so he can catch on somewhere else.

[Gunakor]

If one were to ask Driver whether he'd rather be the #5 WR on Green Bay's depth chart or a #3 on someone elses depth chart, I have a pretty good feeling that Driver would choose to stay in Green Bay. Moreover, I don't think Green Bay could find a WR as talented as Driver that would accept such a role. I think it's mutually beneficial to both parties to restructure Driver's contract and give him every opportunity to make this football team, even as a #5.

[swede]

If one were to ask Driver whether he'd rather be the #5 WR on Green Bay's depth chart or a #3 on someone elses depth chart, I have a pretty good feeling that Driver would choose to stay in Green Bay. Moreover, I don't think Green Bay could find a WR as talented as Driver that would accept such a role. I think it's mutually beneficial to both parties to restructure Driver's contract and give him every opportunity to make this football team, even as a #5.

Yep. As it is he hangs out on the sideline laughing, telling war stories, 'splaining how they used to run the skinny post at Alcorn State, and then grabbing his helmet to catch a fourteen yard slant on third and thirteen before leaving the field for another ten minutes.