Keeping receiving corps together won't be cheap for Packers

[woodbuck27]

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Keeping receiving corps together won't be cheap for Packers

Jan. 25, 2014

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[pbmax]

OOF. Didn't know BOTH Nelson and Cobb are one year away from new deals. Jones deal would need to be front loaded a bit to fit my imagined 3 year $4 mil per year deal.

[Tony Oday]

I like Jones but I do not think he is essential to the WR corp. Offer a fair contract and if he wants to break the bank well good luck young man.

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wait, i've heard this argument somewhere before

[run pMc]

OOF. Didn't know BOTH Nelson and Cobb are one year away from new deals. Jones deal would need to be front loaded a bit to fit my imagined 3 year $4 mil per year deal.

Yep. I expect one of them to get extended in-season with some of those salary dollars some believe GB has an abundance of instead of Jarius Byrd. I also don't expect them to keep Jones, Jordy and Cobb. I think the total $ at WR will end up being too much, and TT will go back to the draft to get another WR or pass-catching TE (if not both) to keep McCarthy's offense humming.

[Bretsky]

It would be TT's way to extend one of them and front load a lot of it into this coming year

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It would be TT's way to extend one of them and front load a lot of it into this coming year

and then said played would bitch in year 2 or 3 when his salary only ranks him as the 30th highest paid WR, even though he made twice as much as any other receiver in the nfl in the first year

not saying jordy or cobb or even jones are that kind of dumb. but we've seen it happen a lot in the past with NFL players. its all about the ego

[Tony Oday]

I does not seem, from the outside looking in, that our Receiving Corp, besides Finley, thinks like that red.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Our QB play and WR depth has been the backbone of the team since probably 2007. If any group(s) deserves to get paid its Rodgers and the Wr's. I'm in favor of keeping Nelson, Cobb, and even Jones long term.

[Bretsky]

Our QB play and WR depth has been the backbone of the team since probably 2007. If any group(s) deserves to get paid its Rodgers and the Wr's. I'm in favor of keeping Nelson, Cobb, and even Jones long term.

Can you have 20MIL per year tied up into your WR group ? If you keep those three you might

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Can you have 20MIL per year tied up into your WR group ? If you keep those three you might

and then there's the notion that, if we are good at drafting and developing any groups, its been WR over the years

so should you tie up big chunks of money in a group that you know you can find cheaper replacements for?

i'm no fan of TT, but the guy doesn't miss on drafting wr's

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Can you have 20MIL per year tied up into your WR group ? If you keep those three you might

Well if your playing for production then sure why not. In three years shift some of that over to Lacey and then say goodbye to Jones. Gives you some time to find some additional targets. We finally have a running game...not the time to lose WR's. I get what you are saying but our passing game is the only consistent part of the team year in year out. I would be more disappointed losing Nelson, Jones, or Cobb than Shields, Williams, Raji, Hawk, etc. You can count on Rodgers, Nelson, Cobb, and Jones every year, every game.

[Joemailman]

Can you have 20MIL per year tied up into your WR group ? If you keep those three you might

Probably not, and the advantage of having a QB like Rodgers is you don't have to. Boykin is plenty good as a #3 WR, and it probably time for TT to grab another one in the 2-3 round.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Think of it this way. Brad Jones makes about 4 mil/year. Burnett makes about 5-6 mil/year. Bush makes about 2 mil/year. Would it hurt more losing them or Jones, Nelson, or Cobb? Jones and Nelson in particular have been underpaid for many years for what they have been able to accomplish over the years. 20 mil...20 mil

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Probably not, and the advantage of having a QB like Rodgers is you don't have to. Boykin is plenty good as a #3 WR, and it probably time for TT to grab another one in the 2-3 round.

So you don't think its a combo of the two. Rodgers has played with Driver, Jennings, Finley, Nelson, Jones, and Cobb since he has stepped on the field. You are short selling how good these players are if you think it was all Rodgers. Don't think Brady missed his targets this year?