Packers Want Jackson "AT THEIR PRICE"

[Badgerinmaine]

I like it and the flavor of the evening to celebrate will be chocolate cheesecake pie. If you've never had it, it's because you haven't visited. Now where were we? Oh. Dammit! I wanted a runner that could free up the passing game a little. Who else is out there?

I posted this earlier but here you go again: http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/20...steven-jackson
Only change from teh list: New England just signed Leon Washington, who is best known as a returner: http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post...eon-washington

[Badgerinmaine]

Here is a set of rankings for RBs in the draft. http://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mock-dra...-back-rankings

[hoosier]

Astonishing how all the news on this totally turned around in the last 12 hours. Very depressing. The running back pieces they have now are too unreliable or too one-dimensional to be counted on.

I'm not saying it's not disappointing, but is the RB situation considerably worse than it was back in 2010?

[MJZiggy]

I posted this earlier but here you go again: http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/20...steven-jackson
Only change from teh list: New England just signed Leon Washington, who is best known as a returner: http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post...eon-washington

Thank you, dear.

[King Friday]

I'm not saying it's not disappointing, but is the RB situation considerably worse than it was back in 2010?

Perhaps not...but I think our OL and receiver position is probably weaker. Staying the same at RB is not a good option IMO.

[Guiness]

I don't know what to think of this.

3yrs $12M seems like a good price for Jackson. Teams have learned, and the market was predictably soft for an over 30yr old RB. He gained over 1K yards rushing last year, but has over 10K for his career...30+ and 10K yards, not a good combination.

Still, I can't help but think it would have been worth a chance. $4million guaranteed? Sounds like it could essentially be a 1yr $4million contract, and I think that would have been worth the chance that he had another year left in him. If TT didn't want to pay that, I wonder what 'their price' was?

[woodbuck27]

We're interested in seeing the contract numbers.

I never get here but just this one time.

F U C K !!!!!!!!!!!

Rhymes with DUCK...rhymes with BUCK...rhymes with...

http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/football/falcons-agree-to-3-year-deal-with-steven-jackson/nWr6Q/

Wasn't he expensive. 3 years and $12 million$ with $4 million$ guranteed.

Place it in the Green Bay Packer 'close but no cigar' file.

[woodbuck27]

nailed it

shitty that TT couldn't do that, little amount for that talent

not only do we not get him, which i can learn to live with, but he went to a team that is between us and the superbowl and made them better

while we have gotten worse this offseason, or stayed the same at best, so far

Sadly so many Packer fans just can't even imagine any truth in your view red.

I've hoped for Steven Jackson for so long and it doesn't make it any easier knowing that wouldn't get done. No way was that going to get done.

[HarveyWallbangers]

For $4M/year, I would have done it. Not sure I would have gone more, and perhaps they would have had to. Rumors are that Jackson wanted to go to Atlanta, but was using Green Bay. Leave it to Vic on packers.com to sum it up nicely:

Q: If the Packers sign Steven Jackson, do you think that will quell some fans’ desire for a big-name free agent?
Vic: Yes, I do. There was great relief in my inbox last year when the Packers signed Jeff Saturday.

[Joemailman]

I wouldn't be surprised to find out GB was offering closer to 3 mil per.

I wouldn't be surprised if TT offered him 4 mil per year, and the Falcons were able to get him by just matching what the Packers offered.

[Fritz]

I think Jackson used the Packers to get what he wanted - a Falcons uni.

[Bretsky]

nailed it

shitty that TT couldn't do that, little amount for that talent

not only do we not get him, which i can learn to live with, but he went to a team that is between us and the superbowl and made them better

while we have gotten worse this offseason, or stayed the same at best, so far

When I saw how optimistic you were on Jackson....I thought....I shit.....Red is sniffing green during free agency....bad omen

Here was my take

Fool me once.....BEAST MODE.........shame on me
Fool me twice....GONZO................shame on you
Fool me three times....not going to happen................GB won't close this deal

[Bretsky]

If Ted Thompson were a college student over the last four years, and he was taking four .....all for four credits.....as many of us did....his grades

Mastery of the NFL Draft---A--Clearly the class he spends much of his time on and has the most interest in
Assembling a Staff ----A--Proves himself to be a solid leader able to make key decisions about an organization
Internal Player Decisions---A- Proves himself to be very competent in structuring his team and making key talent and pay structuring decisions to keep the talent there
Advanced Free Agency---Incomplete-Turns to C Minus at the end---- This is the class he cuts at the beginning to go off and spend more time on his interests of the other courses. He often attends the last month just to skate by with a passing grade but he sits in the back corner rarely participating

[pittstang5]

I think Jackson used the Packers to get what he wanted - a Falcons uni.

That's what it's starting to feel like. This seems to be a frequent thing. We should be used to this.

[3irty1]

4M is too much for Jackson IMO.