Trade Jennings?

[Smidgeon]

McGinn is convinced Jennings is gone and is saying it'd be wise to trade him before the deadline due to injuries, replacability, and cost:

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/trade-him-fi6rd6e-169565026.html

Two questions:

1) Would you trade Jennings?
2) If you would, what draft picks would you accept for him? (TT won't take a player for him; he'd take picks.)

[RashanGary]

1. Yes, next off season after I tagged him
2. I would take an early 2nd

[Joemailman]

1. Yes, next off season after I tagged him
2. I would take an early 2nd

I think is probably right if they can't sign him. By trading him you make sure he doesn't end up in Minnesota. Bears and Lions probably can't afford him because of the money they're paying Marshall and Johnson.

[ND72]

The whole trade him has baffled me because of the tag idea. Would we not tag him and have more time to sign him long term? But yes I would trade him.

[Guiness]

TT seems to prefer to just take the compensatory. Have to think he'd bring a 3rd for that.

[Joemailman]

Packers could save about 14 million in cap space in 2013 by trading/releasing Pickett and Finley. Food for thought.

[HarveyWallbangers]

TT seems to prefer to just take the compensatory. Have to think he'd bring a 3rd for that.

Seems to be when the compensatory is in the ballpark of what he could get in a trade. Of course, Jennings could get hurt and the 3rd could become a 4th or 5th.

[NewsBruin]

Also, Jennings' trade value would be hurt by the lack of remaining years on his contract. A team would be paying GB for the exclusive right to negotiate a new contract (that GJ would have to approve, lest he not report to the team and negate the trade).

I'd think the franchise tag would be more appealing to Thompson, but I'm not up to speed on the tag value and its relation to our salary-cap space next year.

[packrulz]

I'm not convinced Jennings has the leverage here, MJD and Wallace ended their holdouts because it hurt themselves more than the team. You have guys like Plaxico Burress, T.O., and Chad Johnson you could probably sign cheap. Also there is Boykin and Borel waiting to play and on top of that Jennings has a groin pull. No team will want to trade a draft pick for him.

[Fritz]

I'm not convinced Jennings has the leverage here, MJD and Wallace ended their holdouts because it hurt themselves more than the team. You have guys like Plaxico Burress, T.O., and Chad Johnson you could probably sign cheap. Also there is Boykin and Borel waiting to play and on top of that Jennings has a groin pull. No team will want to trade a draft pick for him.

It's Jennings's' recent injury history that may be the biggest problem. He seems to be getting banged up more and more, and the concussions are especially worrisome. I don't know that he would have too too much trade value at this point - as someone pointed out, you'd be trading for the right to negotiate exclusively, plus 3/4 of play this season, depending on when he would be traded. I don't think you can get a second for that. Or even a third. Unless Matt Millen gets hired as someone's GM.

But wait, there's Dan Snyder...

[Pugger]

Packers could save about 14 million in cap space in 2013 by trading/releasing Pickett and Finley. Food for thought.

Our run D is already atrocious and you want to get rid of one of our better run stuffers??

[RashanGary]

Our run D is already atrocious and you want to get rid of one of our better run stuffers??

Pick should come on the cheap with his next deal anyway. I'd keep him. Plus, he's that run stuffer type who can usually play well into their 30s.

Finley though, a guy at work said after the JJ TD, Finely came running out to celebrate and AR, JJ and GJ. All three of them turned their backs to him and walked away.

That guy has more issues than just dropping the ball. If DJ Williams comes on, sometimes even if a player is talented you're better off without him. JF might fall into that category.

[Tony Oday]

Trade him for an NFL saftey.

[Patler]

Pick should come on the cheap with his next deal anyway. I'd keep him. Plus, he's that run stuffer type who can usually play well into their 30s.

Finley though, a guy at work said after the JJ TD, Finely came running out to celebrate and AR, JJ and GJ. All three of them turned their backs to him and walked away.

That guy has more issues than just dropping the ball. If DJ Williams comes on, sometimes even if a player is talented you're better off without him. JF might fall into that category.

Ya, a lot of those old D-linemen play in their mid-30s for minimum salary. Picket probably will not be quite that cheap, but no one will pay him a lot for a handful of plays a game, which is all he will be playing in a few years.

I've been saying the same things about Finley for the last year. Fans so desperately want him to be what his talent indicates he could be that they ignore some of the obvious, not the least of which is that he is a 5th year player still trying to figure out the game. A lot of fans are willing to overlook his drop on Sunday, because it was only one drop. To my way of thinking he failed to make a couple other plays, came within a whisker of dropping the ball on the play that was challenged, and again was the intended receiver on most of the passes that Rodgers was most off target on. I mentioned last year that Finley is most often the target when Rodgers "throws a bad one", and I am becoming convinced that Finley's route running must have a lot to do with it. You hate to give up too early on a guy with that much talent, but it is starting to look like some of the concerns might be chronic.

A lot of reports were that Williams had a very good camp. He has earned an opportunity, and at some point they have to work him in to see what he can do in real games.

It will be interesting to see where Quarless is at when he comes back.

[denverYooper]

Ya, a lot of those old D-linemen play in their mid-30s for minimum salary. Picket probably will not be quite that cheap, but no one will pay him a lot for a handful of plays a game, which is all he will be playing in a few years.

I've been saying the same things about Finley for the last year. Fans so desperately want him to be what his talent indicates he could be that they ignore some of the obvious, not the least of which is that he is a 5th year player still trying to figure out the game. A lot of fans are willing to overlook his drop on Sunday, because it was only one drop. To my way of thinking he failed to make a couple other plays, came within a whisker of dropping the ball on the play that was challenged, and again was the intended receiver on most of the passes that Rodgers was most off target on. I mentioned last year that Finley is most often the target when Rodgers "throws a bad one", and I am becoming convinced that Finley's route running must have a lot to do with it. You hate to give up too early on a guy with that much talent, but it is starting to look like some of the concerns might be chronic.

A lot of reports were that Williams had a very good camp. He has earned an opportunity, and at some point they have to work him in to see what he can do in real games.

It will be interesting to see where Quarless is at when he comes back.

Williams was reportedly catching everything his way in camp and he won the John Mackey award in 2010, playing in the SEC, no less.

Interestingly enough, at 6'2" 245, he is the same height and weight as Aaron Hernandez of the NE Pats, the 2009 Mackey award winner.

Yeah, I'm excited to see what happens when Williams gets his chance.