Finley getting 57th opinion on his neck today

[Bretsky]

OK....let's have some fun with this. Write down how much you'd pay on a one year deal for Finley. If the answer is zero......just say PASS... I'm not in the pass group but I'm not sure where my figure is. I'm guessing around 3 MIL range .......

[mraynrand]

Haha need to fix your sausage link.

doesn't this belong in the Clinton-Dix thread?

[mraynrand]

OK....let's have some fun with this. Write down how much you'd pay on a one year deal for Finley. If the answer is zero......just say PASS... I'm not in the pass group but I'm not sure where my figure is. I'm guessing around 3 MIL range .......

If some doctor other than the Kansas City Quack says it's OK, I'd pay him 5 mil, straight up one year contract.

[pbmax]

$4 million, one year. $1 million tied to game day roster bonuses.

[woodbuck27]

I'm looking at the full contract. Not just last year. Jermichael made out well when considering his production versus what we paid over the deal......and that is from a guy who has been on the side of singing him if possible and from a guy who was originally happy that we paid him what hhas turned out to be too much.

I'm just looking at the bigger picture and looking at actual numbers. It was a bad deal IMO for Green Bay.

With all of that being said, since I still have some infinite blind faith that the talent may turn into production, I would have no problem if Green Bay brings him back again.

In the end Finley will go to the team that pays him the most IMO

For sure that's the way it will go down.

So which contending teams have the CAP space to even possibly and realistically be able to sign Jermichael Finley?

[mraynrand]

With a healthy Collins and Finley, Packers would have won back-to-back superbowls.

[woodbuck27]

With a healthy Collins and Finley, Packers would have won back-to-back superbowls.

Woulda...Coulda...Shoulda.

[Patler]

With a healthy Collins and Finley, Packers would have won back-to-back superbowls.

Well, maybe Collins. He was a big part of the one they did win. Finley, on the other hand was not much of a factor in the SB winning season, but was around for all of the following season, wasn't he?

[pbmax]

Well, maybe Collins. He was a big part of the one they did win. Finley, on the other hand was not much of a factor in the SB winning season, but was around for all of the following season, wasn't he?

Pro Football Reference has him down for 16 games, 13 starts. Might be formation more than injuries.

[Brandon494]

$4 million, one year. $1 million tied to game day roster bonuses.

Sounds about right.

[woodbuck27]

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/47272/69/post-draft-dynasty-ranks---te?pg=2

Post-Draft Dynasty Ranks - TE

Tuesday, May 27, 2014


Ranked 26th Gavin Escobar DAL Age 23.5 Drafted 2013-2


Ranked 27th Colt Lyerla GB Age 21.8 .... 2014-UFA


Ranked 28th Jermichael Finley FA age = 27.4 Drafted 2008-3

[HarveyWallbangers]

Well, maybe Collins. He was a big part of the one they did win. Finley, on the other hand was not much of a factor in the SB winning season, but was around for all of the following season, wasn't he?

Yes, Finley was around for the 15-1 season, and the Packers offense was much better.

2009 - Offense = 28.8 points/game; Defense = 18.6 points/game (gave up 51 points in playoff loss)
2010 - Offense = 24.3 points/game; Defense = 15.0 points/game (gave up 19 points/game in playoffs; never more than 25 points)
2011 - Offense = 35.0 points/game; Defense = 22.4 points/game (gave up 37 points in playoff loss)
2012 - Offense = 27.1 points/game; Defense = 21.0 points/game (gave up 45 points in playoff loss)

Seems to me like the Packers offense was much better off when Finley was healthy.

[mraynrand]

Well, maybe Collins. He was a big part of the one they did win. Finley, on the other hand was not much of a factor in the SB winning season, but was around for all of the following season, wasn't he?

'back-to-back' - get it fellas?

[Patler]

Yes, Finley was around for the 15-1 season, and the Packers offense was much better.

2009 - Offense = 28.8 points/game; Defense = 18.6 points/game (gave up 51 points in playoff loss)
2010 - Offense = 24.3 points/game; Defense = 15.0 points/game (gave up 19 points/game in playoffs; never more than 25 points)
2011 - Offense = 35.0 points/game; Defense = 22.4 points/game (gave up 37 points in playoff loss)
2012 - Offense = 27.1 points/game; Defense = 21.0 points/game (gave up 45 points in playoff loss)

Seems to me like the Packers offense was much better off when Finley was healthy.

I don't think you can compare a year with Finley to one without him, and conclude that he was responsible for the differences. The offense changes, the team is different. I think a better comparison can be made looking at the years in which he was injured. You can compare how they performed before and after he was injured. In 2010, his departure didn't seem to impact scoring, in 2013 scoring without him dropped by about 3 points/game, but Rodgers was also out most of those same games, and I don't think it is extreme to think the loss of Rodgers had more to do with it than the loss of Finley.

In my opinion, Finley should be making much more of an impact on the offense than he has.

[Patler]

$4 million, one year. $1 million tied to game day roster bonuses.

Sounds about right.

I would sign that deal with Finley.