What to do with $13 M in cap space?

[Brandon494]

You tie up good money to Nelson and Cobb because without them we aren't SB contenders.

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You tie up good money to Nelson and Cobb because without them we aren't SB contenders.

hey, i would love it if we re sign both, but i just don't know if i see it happening

[Brandon494]

hey, i would love it if we re sign both, but i just don't know if i see it happening

Trust me, it will happen.

[bobblehead]

Trust me, it will happen.

If I'm TT I am offering them both modest extensions right now. See which one signs it, then use that to leverage the other into signing a similar deal. I'm not talking insulting them, just trying to get the home town / year early discount.

[Brandon494]

If I'm TT I am offering them both modest extensions right now. See which one signs it, then use that to leverage the other into signing a similar deal. I'm not talking insulting them, just trying to get the home town / year early discount.

Agree and both players don't seem to be taking the Greg Jennings approach to wanting top dollar, they both know they have a good thing going in Green Bay.

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Agree and both players don't seem to be taking the Greg Jennings approach to wanting top dollar, they both know they have a good thing going in Green Bay.

jennings didn't make any noise at all about wanting top dollar and being out of green bay until late in his last season when his horse face sister started chirping

[Brandon494]

jennings didn't make any noise at all about wanting top dollar and being out of green bay until late in his last season when his horse face sister started chirping

They wanted him back but he choose the highest offer which I don't blame him at all, I just don't see Nelson or Cobb doing that. Cobb will be resigned for sure unless he suffers another big injury, then I see them resigning Nelson to 8M per year. Its no way they let both players go after losing Finley to injury, they know how important is it to keep play makers around Rodgers.

[Joemailman]

jennings didn't make any noise at all about wanting top dollar and being out of green bay until late in his last season when his horse face sister started chirping

Jennings turned down an offer from the Packers and decided to play out his contract and enter free agency. He was obviously going for top dollar.

[pbmax]

jennings didn't make any noise at all about wanting top dollar and being out of green bay until late in his last season when his horse face sister started chirping

I think we knew in camp that Jennings has turned down 8+ mil earlier in the year.

[Patler]

It will be interesting to see how aggressive the Packers are in getting at least one of Nelson or Cobb signed before the end of the season. If one signs, it will be even more interesting to see if they even try to sign the second anytime before FA. I won't be surprised to see one signed quickly, and I won't be at all surprised if they let the other wait until after the season, assuming a couple of the other WRs show something between now and then.

The Packers could find themselves in a position where it makes no sense to sign both Nelson and Cobb to large contracts. If Adams comes on like Cobb, Nelson, Jennings and Jones did as rookies, convincing the coaches that they deserved all the opportunities they could get going into their second seasons, it starts to create a logjam of sorts if Boykin is a worthy #3 and one or more of Harper, Abbrederis, Janis, White and Dorsey proves they belong on the field as well. Then there is also the potential for creative use of Rodgers or Bostick who spent time in WR roles in college. Cap management is a balancing act, and if you have worthy cheap guys, it doesn't always pay to keep a better, but much more expensive player.

It might be an interesting situation, because I get the feeling that Nelson might be the easier one to sign, but Cobb is the more unique talent.

Of course, if only one or two of the WRs not named Nelson or Cobb prove themselves worthy, the situation is much different.

[pbmax]

I think we knew in camp that Jennings has turned down 8+ mil earlier in the year.

Had one other recollection, not date specific. We knew, from that report of turning down $8-9 mil, that Jennings had offered as his comparable Vincent Jackson. He wasn't looking for a Fitzgerald deal, but the tier below it, which at the time was very expensive.

[pbmax]

And I know what Patler is saying about Nelson, but I think the recent charm offensive (taking over the softball game, he has been all over the state this summer) is geared toward one last big deal. Just not sure how important the dollars are.

[Patler]

Had one other recollection, not date specific. We knew, from that report of turning down $8-9 mil, that Jennings had offered as his comparable Vincent Jackson. He wasn't looking for a Fitzgerald deal, but the tier below it, which at the time was very expensive.

All those happened a year and more before he left, because I argued for more than a year that Jennings was on his way out, based on things he said and did.

[Patler]

And I know what Patler is saying about Nelson, but I think the recent charm offensive (taking over the softball game, he has been all over the state this summer) is geared toward one last big deal. Just not sure how important the dollars are.

Exactly, which is why I think he will be the easier one to sign. The Packers signed and extended Driver a couple times from age 30, and I could see the same happening with Nelson, keeping him in GB until his career is done. Sign him now for 5 years, and in 3-4 years or so extending him another couple years in a way that reduces his cap hit.

[woodbuck27]

Exactly, which is why I think he will be the easier one to sign. The Packers signed and extended Driver a couple times from age 30, and I could see the same happening with Nelson, keeping him in GB until his career is done. Sign him now for 5 years, and in 3-4 years or so extending him another couple years in a way that reduces his cap hit.

Yes.