Jennings - Last Season with the Pack

[Upnorth]

I think a lot of rats here are upset that they're not going to get GJ for a deal. If you substitute his name with Mathews or Rodgers, nobody would even dream of getting on them. What's the difference? If Rodgers said anthing close to that, people would be screaming for Ted to get the deal done.

The only time people want to get someone cheap is when they know they can afford to loose them, but they just don't want to. If our only real option at WR was Greg Jennings, the only guys behind him being a handfull of Shakey Smithson's, then people would be loosing their shit to get him signed.

Get used to the idea, the dude is gone unless GB ponies up with some serious garunteed cash.

If Cobb is who we think he is and Boykin shows potential then GJ's loss wont hurt so much, even if DD is gone due to inevitable age issues. I would love to keep him, but we can't break the bank at a position of depth to sacrifice a position where all we have is a star and then some guys. If we can get him for 2 -3 mil more a year then maybe, but I think his market will be higher than that.

[mraynrand]

I think a lot of rats here are upset that they're not going to get GJ for a deal. If you substitute his name with Mathews or Rodgers, nobody would even dream of getting on them. What's the difference?

I think the difference is that people think Rodgers and Matthews are elite at their positions - top 10 in the league, and Jennings is in the next tier - highly valuable but more easily replaceable. We'll know what Ted thinks going forward. I think it's a tough call - you don't want to break up that chemistry until and unless Jennings loses his edge, but maybe you just can't afford the guy...

[rbaloha1]

I think the difference is that people think Rodgers and Matthews are elite at their positions - top 10 in the league, and Jennings is in the next tier - highly valuable but more easily replaceable. We'll know what Ted thinks going forward. I think it's a tough call - you don't want to break up that chemistry until and unless Jennings loses his edge, but maybe you just can't afford the guy...

GJ is not easily replaceable -- imo a top 5 receiver. Allows Nelson and others to have success.

As much as Cobb and Boykins show promise they have not proven anything consistently over multiple seasons.

Expect GJ signed.

[Tony Oday]

If GJ leaves he will be in purple. Write that down.

[rbaloha1]

If GJ leaves he will be in purple. Write that down.

If the contract stuff gets bitter you may be right.

Bush vs. Jennings -- its like seeing a 300lb wahine in a 2 piece bikini.

[gbgary]

bf proved it's not about the wrs...it's about the qb (yes i just made a positive reference to bf...fuck him anyway). rodgers will do the same.

[ThunderDan]

bf proved it's not about the wrs...it's about the qb (yes i just made a positive reference to bf...fuck him anyway). rodgers will do the same.

Personally, I think it's about the system that is run.

[RashanGary]

JS says Rodgers tweeted or talked about knowing Jennings could be gone.

You hate to see it, but the Packers aren't the first SB winning team who had to lose some of their great players to the Cap. We might see other great players leave too. If we lose a great WR, maybe TT hits gold and drafts a great RB. If we lose a guy like Tramon Williams, maybe Ted drafts another Nick Collins to offset it. . . . . "We just can't keep them all." i wish those were my words, but they were Mark Murphy's when asked how they were going to afford all the great players who were coming up for contracts. We're going to lose players, great ones. Jennings is great, so he fits that profile of losing a great player (a reality none of us want to embrace.) Some years we might offset it, other years, maybe not, but there will never be a day we can afford them all. No team, anywhere in the NFL can. We're just going to have to keep drafting other great players or we'll slowly crumble.

We couldn't make up for the Jenkins/Collins loss last year. Maybe we won't make up for the Jennings loss the next year. You never know. Winning the SB is hard. But thems the laws of money, TT isn't above them. He's still going to have to perform at an elite level or the Packers won't be elite. TT is no hero yet. If he finds a way to keep replenishing the roster for another 5 or 6 years (to the point where we win a SB somewhere in there), he might be the best GM in football for that decade or however many years he's in that spot.

[pbmax]

JS says Rodgers tweeted or talked about knowing Jennings could be gone.

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http://espnmilwaukee.com/common/more.php?m=49&post_id=10951

[Brandon494]

I still think he stays, how can you let a guy like this walk?

[George Cumby]

Remember the Nick Collins negotiations? Remember all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth? Remember how we,the fans, didn't know shit until the deal was imminent? Remember how we kvetched, belly-ached and criticized management for not getting it done?

Remember how Collins signed a nice fat contract which was good for him and the team and ultimately should allow him to take care of his family even with a shortened career?

My point is this: we don't know what is going on behind closed doors. We do know that TT has a good record of taking care of his players and extending them when they produce. We do know that the players know that, too; they've said as much in interviews.

My preference is that we keep GJ. I don't think I am going out on a limb by speculating that TT thinks similarly.

You cap gurus have a better feel for what the team has to spend, but I don't think TT lets him go without making a righteous offer of some kind..........

[RashanGary]

AR isn't as sure as this site.

[RashanGary]

I was guaranteeing Collins got signed, for the record.

[Brandon494]

I guess I'll go on the record and guarantee Greg Jennings will get signed.

[mission]

Makes too much sense really. What good is draft and develop if you don't secure?