WR Thoughts

[pbmax]

I've often wondered what it would be like to be a player who grew up as a huge fan of say, the Cowboys, but then get drafted by a different team. Thinking of it like that reminds me that it's a business.

Generally speaking, everyone learns this lesson after they are treated poorly and their expectations are dashed. Football player, student, car buyer, employee, employer. Sometimes its a dog eat dog world out there and none of you goofs is reliable at first glance.

[mraynrand]

[gbgary]

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.

i said the same thing on twitter several days ago when it was reported they were working on a new contract. don't think it's a smart thing to do right now.

[gbgary]

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.

this is the way to go.

[Kiwon]

Having the league MVP as your QB makes any WR more productive. Jennings should remember that, along with John Jefferson's drop off after leaving San Diego for GB.

[mraynrand]

Having the league MVP as your QB makes any WR more productive. Jennings should remember that, along with John Jefferson's drop off after leaving San Diego for GB.

That's going way back. And Jefferson didn't exactly end up in a bad offense with an incompetent QB, either. I pretty much remember that he was responsible for his own drop off. I don't see Jennings doing anything similar. HOWEVER, there is a chemistry between Jennings and Rodgers, that predates Rodgers taking over as starting QB. You could see it in the half hour warm-ups the two did before games - it was far more extensive than Favre-Jennings. You don't want to mess up that chemistry, even if Jennings were to get a couple million more. It's really hard for me to see a way Jennings goes extreme to get the (what I think would be a slightly bigger) payday. I'm betting that GMs around the league also know that Jennings is part of a duo, part of a scheme, and coupled with the fact that he doesn't have the same kind of measurables as other top receivers, he just won't command the same FA dollars.

[mraynrand]

Generally speaking, everyone learns this lesson after they are treated poorly and their expectations are dashed. Football player, student, car buyer, employee, employer. Sometimes its a dog eat dog world out there and none of you goofs is reliable at first glance.

My first lemonade stand in a small town in Iowa only grossed $1.50. The fact that I owed my mom $2.00 for supplies only made matters worse. I was scarred by that experience for a long time. But I turned it around with the Gentleman's Club on Route 59.

[Guiness]

My first lemonade stand in a small town in Iowa only grossed $1.50. The fact that I owed my mom $2.00 for supplies only made matters worse. I was scarred by that experience for a long time. But I turned it around with the Gentleman's Club on Route 59.

You own that place?
I love it there!

[ThunderDan]

GJ is a declining player that needs to be cut. No upside.

I think there is a difference between:

GJ - 2011 13 games, 67 rec, 949 yards, 9 TDs
2010 16 games, 76 rec, 1,265 yards, 12 TDs
SM - 2011 5 games, 7 tackles, 1 sack
2010 3 games, 5 tackles

[rbaloha1]

I think there is a difference between:

GJ - 2011 13 games, 67 rec, 949 yards, 9 TDs
2010 16 games, 76 rec, 1,265 yards, 12 TDs
SM - 2011 5 games, 7 tackles, 1 sack
2010 3 games, 5 tackles

Ditto heads like it black and white -- GJ is declining. LOL

[ThunderDan]

Ditto heads like it black and white -- GJ is declining. LOL

Stop acting like an idiot and keep the political shit in the FYI.