CUT THROAT CONTACTS.....COULD 4 of 6 REALLY BE GONE NEXT YEAR ?

[Bretsky]

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/whats-the-future-of-packers-biggest-contracts-m083rbl-184579591.html

[Joemailman]

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...184579591.html

I think so. Finley will be gone. His contract calls for a 8.7 mil cap hit next year. Cobb makes Jennings expendable, especially since Jennings will be looking for a big contract. Packers don't really need 4 starting caliber WR's. Hawk's cap hit will be 7 million. Too much for a good but not great ILB. Bishop and Smith will be back next year and Manning should be ready to contribute. Hayward may have made Woodson expendable, who has a cap hit next year of 10 mil.

[rbaloha1]

Yes. Cap space must be cleared to keep players like Matthews, Raji, and maybe Jennings.

[Patler]

Woodson's has become an interesting situation. They have done well without. Will he add anything to the defense next year? Will he add $10 million worth of anything?

On another note for Woodson - two months and counting for a broken collar bone? I've had hockey players come back in six weeks. What's the problem with Woodson?

[Brandon494]

And you guys were worried about cap space.

[Guiness]

A lot of theorizing in that article. Didn't like it much at all.

[run pMc]

A lot of theorizing in that article. Didn't like it much at all.

True, but I found myself thinking McGinn actually made a lot of sense. Something must be in the water.

As much I as like a lot of those guys, Hawk and Finley are underperforming their contracts. Woodson and Jennings have been hurt and GB has kept on winning. I'm not 100% sold on Raji but they need big guys who can play. Matthews and Rodgers are your difference makers. GB loses them and they sink.
Yes, I realize the team won without Clay, but the pass rush looked shaky without him and we don't have another Cobb/Jordy-like player who can replace him. (Plus he's not turning 30 like Jennings.)

The draft will be very important this year in adding/backfilling some more talent while the rookies and youngsters try to make that leap.

[woodbuck27]

Read this article and need to think about it.

It's like a heads up for those mentioned and I'm not sure it shakes with TT's 'cards close to his chest' way.

I can see Jermichael Finley, Greg Jennings, AJ Hawk and Charles Woodson all gone and based on what we see happening this season we don't skip a beat.

TT has options.

GO PACKERS !

[MJZiggy]

We're gonna talk about it and talk about it and then half of these guys will restructure to stay on the team. Question is, which ones?

[LegandofthePack15]

I think so. Finley will be gone. His contract calls for a 8.7 mil cap hit next year. Cobb makes Jennings expendable, especially since Jennings will be looking for a big contract. Packers don't really need 4 starting caliber WR's. Hawk's cap hit will be 7 million. Too much for a good but not great ILB. Bishop and Smith will be back next year and Manning should be ready to contribute. Hayward may have made Woodson expendable, who has a cap hit next year of 10 mil.

What did Wolfey regret? Not surrounding the G.O.A.T with more talent. That's right.

The Polar Bear is a disciple of Wolf (side note: polar bears and wolves share a common ancestor). Don't make the same mistake Wolf made. J-Mike and Jennings are core players in their primes. Make it work. Retain the two players not just for next season but for as long as Rodgers is still playing at a high level.

Defensively, keep Wood around for at least another season as a full-time safety. Capers requires his safeties to cover mano to mano many a-time a game. Sure, Wood has lost a step but he's still the only safety on the roster who can cover TEs/RBs/# 3 or 4 wrs man to man. Plus, no other safety on the roster can blitz like Wood can.

Burnett/Jennings/McMillan: these guys can't cover or blitz worth a lick.

Hawk's a nice guy and he always show up for work. But the guy's average at best. Wouldn't be sad to see him go like I was sad when Nick "Vampire" Barnett left. But then again, Thompson seems to love Hawk a lot so don't be surprised to see Hawk back again next season.

[LegandofthePack15]

Btw, the Packers don't need 4 starting caliber WR's? Somewhere the wretched fiend, Injury, is laughing his fat ass off

This season is proof that you can't have enough starting caliber wrs.

[gbgary]

We're gonna talk about it and talk about it and then half of these guys will restructure to stay on the team. Question is, which ones?

this. calm down people. tt is not going to gut this team of talent. fin will be back for sure...count on it. dd and woodson will surely be gone though.

[rbaloha1]

Not so fast on Finley.

Should he start stretching the field and making plays expect the Packers to retain him.

Hawk is playing faster and hitting dudes. Probably remains.

[RashanGary]

They should tag Jennings regardless. The other three can go outright. Like people have said, we should be able to get a 2 or an early 3 for Jennings. Beats the heck out of the early 4th we'd get in the comp draft.

[LegandofthePack15]

They should tag Jennings regardless. The other three can go outright. Like people have said, we should be able to get a 2 or an early 3 for Jennings. Beats the heck out of the early 4th we'd get in the comp draft.

Yes, tag Jennings if necessary. Guys like Reggie Wayne and Steve Smith are examples of receivers being productive in their 30's. I bet Jennings would still be productive at 35.