$25 million man?

[Guiness]

Yes but 10% of $20 million$ is $2 million$ not $5 million$ to a conservative (compared with any newer rumor) yet still, very scary speculative $25 million$.

If I'm Aaron Rodgers GM. He gets right now...today ! An offer of $20.5 million$ per year and that's the biscuit.

If his agent asks for more than $20.5 million$. He's talking to the back of my hand, as I flick him away.

PACKERS !

While I'm damn sure negotiations will go nothing like that, the Packers do hold some significant cards. He's got 2 years left under his current deal, which could be followed by 2 tagged years. I think that will prevent any hardball being played by Rodger's agent.

[ThunderDan]

You and I just began that discussion Fritz...right here.

My point is that there is `no ìt`RE: just a rumor. Thus it`s easy to ignore.

Ted Thompson will not sell out to Aaron Rodgers.

Ted Thompson will not sell out to any rumored Aaron Rodgers ego desire.

Aaron Rodgers (and his agent) nor Ted Thompson is so stupid to anchor the Packer salary CAP with such an exorbitant contract for Aaron Rodgers. Such a contract is simply silly.

That rumor is like nails. It would be like me handing you nails and saying to you to use them to nail your own coffin.

Stupid and silly.

BUMP.

[woodbuck27]

While I'm damn sure negotiations will go nothing like that, the Packers do hold some significant cards. He's got 2 years left under his current deal, which could be followed by 2 tagged years. I think that will prevent any hardball being played by Rodger's agent.

It looks to me (excuse this)... that my position was right in terms of reality.

TT offers a tad more than $20.1 million$... $21 million.

The Aaron Rodgers side comes back with that reported $2 million$ difference....or $23 million$.

The longer the wait.... the more greedy Aaron Rodgers is perceived.

He might have signed early last week a few days before the draft. So 'not' to cause any distraction. That signing...drug on a few days too long. The announcement crowded the draft. That distraction the worst of two 'sorta evils' ... depended on fan perception.

The worst being a mixup or confusion in terms of perception.

a) A normal human being and wanting help on the OL for his health. Aaron Rodgers isn't worth anything concussed or otherwise on the sidelines. In that case the Packers finish last in the NFCN.

b) Maybe some fans idea... that the defense should be somewhat compromised for Aaron Rodgers stats. I would hope that's in 'no way the case'.

GO PACK GO !

[RashanGary]

Woodbuck, there are an awful lot of decisions made that aren't highly influenced by ego driven motives.

AR ended up with 18.6M/year over his 7 year deal. He didn't rake us over the coals, man.



This is been a drama free zone with AR. Let's try not to create drama where there is none.

[Guiness]

It looks to me (excuse this)... that my position was right in terms of reality.

TT offers a tad more than $20.1 million$... $21 million.

The Aaron Rodgers side comes back with that reported $2 million$ difference....or $23 million$.

The longer the wait.... the more greedy Aaron Rodgers is perceived.

He might have signed early last week a few days before the draft. So 'not' to cause any distraction. That signing...drug on a few days too long. The announcement crowded the draft. That distraction the worst of two 'sorta evils' ... depended on fan perception.

The worst being a mixup or confusion in terms of perception.

a) A normal human being and wanting help on the OL for his health. Aaron Rodgers isn't worth anything concussed or otherwise on the sidelines. In that case the Packers finish last in the NFCN.

b) Maybe some fans idea... that the defense should be somewhat compromised for Aaron Rodgers stats. I would hope that's in 'no way the case'.

GO PACK GO !

If there was drama involved, I missed it. It was a relatively quiet announcement, then talk of it went away - quite in contrast to Flacco's show.

Too lazy to see if this link was posted already, but here are some early details of the deal

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/27/crazy-as-it-sounds-rodgers-took-less/

Pertinent information on what he took - with the 2 years remaining on his current contract, the adding on the 5 new years, he effectively has a 7yr/$130M deal - under the $20M/year number! Impressive indeed, and I stand by my statement that the deal is a good one.

He stands a very good chance of collecting every penny of the deal, there is no funny money at then end. The article says his cap number never goes over $21M in any year (nice!), contrast that to Flacco's $31M+ number in one of the years...which will have to be renegotiated into a signing bonus if they want to play with a 5 man OL, instead of only having money to put 4 linemen on the field! Ozzie Smith better draft well, I don't know how else the Ravens can compete during the life of Flacco's contract.

[mission]

And this cap number NEVER balloons like most of these fake mega deals... I think Flacco has a 31mil hit in 2015 or 16.
Great deal for all.

[Guiness]

And this cap number NEVER balloons like most of these fake mega deals... I think Flacco has a 31mil hit in 2015 or 16.
Great deal for all.

That's what I was saying - his cap number is under $21M/year for the whole deal, for seven years! It's a good deal now, and will be an absolute bargain in a few years. There isn't a team in the league that isn't salivating over that for a top QB.

[mission]

That's what I was saying - his cap number is under $21M/year for the whole deal, for seven years! It's a good deal now, and will be an absolute bargain in a few years. There isn't a team in the league that isn't salivating over that for a top QB.

And supposedly the cap is going up a lot with the new TV money in 2015. Will be an even bigger steal then. TT took shit for giving AR a new deal just a couple starts into his career, but this is what you get in return from a loyal guy. Pay him what he's worth, but don't murder the team. He knows we would have had to pay just about anything... didn't take advantage of that. In retrospect, Favre's 100m had more negative effect on the Packers then, than this one does now.

[gbgary]

so it sounds like we're in much better shape than anyone could have a imagined. whodathunkit? #ttgenius