WR Thoughts

[Tony Oday]

So Jennings is up for a new contract next year and will be 30...do we think he is staying? I was thinking about this because normally I would say, "easy he is staying" but he is up for Top 10 money and we have Jordy, JJ, Cobb and some young guys for 4 and 5, counting on this being DDs last year, along with two TEs that are pretty good.

Is there room in cap era football for Jennings on the Pack?

[HarveyWallbangers]

Depends on how much he wants. If they can get a bargain, I have no doubt Jennings has a few elite years left in him. I wouldn't pay him upper echelon money. I'd be willing to spend that next tier down. I'd like to see Rodgers, Jennings, Nelson, Finley, and Cobb stick around for a few more years.

[Patler]

Let's wait and see what happens on the concussion front this year. Some things I was unaware of:

- The Packers reported this was Jennings' third concussion, he says it is his second. Seems hard to believe the team would acknowledge one that the player does not.

- Now they are saying he had concussion symptoms before the intra-squad scrimmage. Headaches for several days, made worse during the scrimmage.

It apparently took a long time for him to get over it this time. While the Packers have been a bit tight-lipped about it, snippets of comments make it sound like he was out this long not just as a precaution, but because he was not yet symptom free.

If a solid hit this year moves him back to the sideline again, I'm not sure you invest a lot of long term money in him.

[MadScientist]

Jennings is a big priority, unless Cobb and one of Gurley or Borrel really step up, or if concussions or other injuries make Jennings a big risk. He is a top receiver and makes the whole offense better.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I was hoping Gurley and/or Borel would step up, but they look JAGs to me.

[Pugger]

I wonder if they'll now have Greg wear one of those special helmets like Rodgers wears...?

[Smidgeon]

What about Boykin? Too raw? Or just talented enough to look good amongst backups but not talented enough to do it amongst starters?

[cheesner]

Let's wait and see what happens on the concussion front this year. Some things I was unaware of:

- The Packers reported this was Jennings' third concussion, he says it is his second. Seems hard to believe the team would acknowledge one that the player does not.

If they asked Jennings right now, he may not remember any of them. That's the nature of head trauma.

I think you are correct in that the Packers will wait to extend the contract. Part of the extended time off, I feel, is that they are comfortable with Jennings knowledge/timing/etc and they know his absence will not effect his performance once the bullets start flying for real.

[Lurker64]

Whether or not Jennings stays healthy this year, he's a candidate for the Franchise Tag since it wouldn't be a significant increase over his current salary and we don't have anybody else to use it on.

[Iron Mike]

I wonder if they'll now have Greg wear one of those special helmets like Rodgers wears...?

[Smidgeon]

If they asked Jennings right now, he may not remember any of them. That's the nature of head trauma.

I think you are correct in that the Packers will wait to extend the contract. Part of the extended time off, I feel, is that they are comfortable with Jennings knowledge/timing/etc and they know his absence will not effect his performance once the bullets start flying for real.

I'm not too sure about that. After his three game absence last year, it seemed like he and Rodgers were a hair apart on their timing, and it showed.

[Brandon494]

What about Boykin? Too raw? Or just talented enough to look good amongst backups but not talented enough to do it amongst starters?

Tough receiver with big hands and runs solid routes. He doesn't have much speed but he knows how to get open Had a great career at VT and I never saw this guy drop a pass and he was a solid special teams guy coming from Tech.

[Brandon494]

Are we really talking about this again? Jennings will only receive around a 2M increase in salary when we resign him. Hes not going anywhere, source? Because I said so!

[rbaloha1]

Agree on waiting due to the concussion issue. Assuming it not a problem Jennings must be resigned.

[rbaloha1]

Tough receiver with big hands and runs solid routes. He doesn't have much speed but he knows how to get open Had a great career at VT and I never saw this guy drop a pass and he was a solid special teams guy coming from Tech.

A nice possession receiver. Can he morph into fellow alum Antonio Freeman?