Jennings signs with Vikings

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Demovsky's Twitter:

Even without seeing the numbers, it's safe to say Jennings gambled and lost on that deal.

Think @jasonjwilde wrote this a while back but was told again today #Packers offered Jennings in the neighborhood of $10 million/yr last yr.

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I'm wondering if the league has told teams not to use the franchise tag to trade someone. Don't you have to wonder why no one else is doing it?

its happened plenty before

thats one of the reason why they have the franchise tag, so you can get something for your players that you develop

[woodbuck27]

I'm not on a cliff. Football is not my life, it is something I enjoy. I'm simply pointing out that with as much cap room as we have I think TT could have handle this one better. Make him play another year on the team if nothing else.

No Packer fan.

You saw it and already posted it.

Ted Thompson could not tag Greg Jennings for two reasons. In so doing he had to risk that the Vikings would be a leading candidate for his services.

a) The cost of the franchise tag for Greg Jennings weighed against the risks (ie his health and drop in productivity since 2010).

That cost exceeding that $10 million$ rumoured offer that's been bandied about and refuted at Packerrats as not sensable too, improbable.

b) I'm sure that Ted Thompson and others within the Packer organization and locker room were aware that Greg Jennings was a risk to be a problem for team morale, if he was tagged. Greg Jennings made it very clear that he wouldn't be pleased to be tagged. Frankly... Greg Jennings wasn't pleased with his role on the team. Clearly Greg Jennings wanted out of Green Bay.

[MJZiggy]

(going to FB to unfriend him...) Our receiving corps is good, but I won't say that losing Driver and Jennings in the same year doesn't give me pause. That said, I'm still more concerned with the secondary.

[Joemailman]

its happened plenty before

thats one of the reason why they have the franchise tag, so you can get something for your players that you develop

When was the last time it happened? I know the Packers did it about 5 years ago, but I don't recall any recent instances. Anyone got any info on this?

[Willard]

One more reason (as if I needed one) to hate the vikes. Hopefully TT at least upped the ante to force MN to increase their offer. GJ started to bother me last season. Now that he wears purple I wish him no success whatsoever moving forward. We gotta hope Jones/Nelson/Cobb/Finley and somebody new help keep the Pack's aerial attack potent. I still have hope that Finley will get his act together and deliver on the promise. Now let's get another Safety to unload on the Vike's latest receiver.

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Its not a given that the Vikes would have coughed up picks for Jennings, we need to see the contract to hazard any kind of guess. And after his injury further muddled his market, I don't think anyone wanted to risk $10 mil guaranteed on him.

Yes he goes to a rival but its the Vikings and not the Bears or Lions. And that contract, whatever it is now prevents them from getting younger and better. Their defense needs a rebuild and Greg will be quite well along by then.

One of the complaints I found compelling, if not persuasive, about Thompson during Favre-a-poolza was Christl's argument that they should have just bitten the bullet and released Favre rather than trade him to a select team. I felt that Favre was the wrong person to allow to go to Minny (where he surely would have landed) and represented a direct threat to the well-being of a franchise.

But as for other players, I prefer the Packers giving the players who have abided by their contract terms the ability to hit the market and try to get the best deal.

I don't think this should stop Ted from tagging, but if you aren't going to tag, I really don't care if they all end up in Minny.

there is no team loyalty as far as players are concerned, players will switch clubs over twenty bucks, its all a big business. teams need to get as much as they can for these players while they can, for as little as they can, while they have them

we didn't tag jennings, we made him a great offer during the season, he pissed in our face over it and his sister called us cheap asses. then he goes to our closest rival. think he's saying "boy i really appreciate how nice it was of the packers to not tag me?", and should we give a shit if he does?

hell no, he's now a viking, he's goal is to beat the shit out of us

[MadtownPacker]

I didn't see this was the GJ whining thread.

Yeah he is gone so what. He will never be the guy who caught that TD pass down the middle in the Super Bowl. He got paid and I dont hold it against him. I'm sure we will get some bulletin board material from him about Rodgers but I highly doubt he tears it up in MN. Rather see TT draft WRs and buy OL and defense instead.

[Willard]

5-yr, $47.5M

[hawaii50]

I'm ok with the move provided:

1). Minnesota overspends and drives the compensatory pick up
2). Ted uses the cap money ($5-10M) that would have went to GJ this year on an actual FA that can impact the team (i.e. Bernard Pollard, Elvis, etc.)


Also, GJ was a luxury with injury concerns. We need to spend that money on positions we are weaker at (i.e. OL, S, LB, DL, to name a few). Doesn't matter how many good WRs we have if we don't give Rodgers enough time to throw, or if we are being dominated on defense which keeps our offense off the field.

[woodbuck27]

Greg Jennings is all smiles right now on NFL Access. The Vikings are delighted to have his skills on the field and leadership.

He received a Five (5) year $47.5 million$ contract. Specific terms will follow.

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I'm ok with the move provided:

1). Minnesota overspends and drives up the compensatory pick up
2). Ted uses the cap money ($5-10M) that would have went to GJ this year on an actual FA that can impact the team (i.e. Bernard Pollard, Elvis, etc.)

time to bring in jake long for a visit

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Greg Jennings is all smiles right now on NFL Access. The Vikings are delighted to have his skills on the field and leadership.

He received a Five (5) year $47.5 million$ contract. Specific terms will follow.

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not horrible, not great

he lost money by being greedy

[Joemailman]

I don't see this as a great calamity. I don't think the Vikings are appreciably better than they were before they lost Harvin/signed Jennings, and I don't think the Packers are appreciably worse without Jennings.

[Little Whiskey]

does he get boo'd on his return to GB next year?