Official Randall Cobb FA Thread

[Joemailman]

There is also the issue of endorsements. Even though Green Bay is by far the smallest market, Rodgers and Matthews have more national endorsements than most guys in the league because the team wins.

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But we aren't talking about sales. We're talking about championships, notoriety and endorsements which can bring Cobb more money than being invisible in Oakland.

thats what a few of us have been talking about the last few pages

championships mean something to us the fans. to players football is a job/business. and thats not gonna change until super bowl winners start getting massive bonuses

suh is about to become the highest paid defensive player of all time, how much has he won? only a handful of guys get the big endorsements, most will not. and for most it doesn't matter if they win a super bowl or not. being a "winner" has almost no effect on income level

hell look at jay cutler

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There is also the issue of endorsements. Even though Green Bay is by far the smallest market, Rodgers and Matthews have more national endorsements than most guys in the league because the team wins.

disagree, a rod gets his endorsements cause he's the best currently in the game, clay gets his because he's a pretty good looking white guy with long blonde hair and the women love him

how many other recent packers have become national marketing machines?

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oh, and lets not forget, it might not be the "oakland" raiders for too much longer

and a player has a much better chance of getting a local marketing deal in LA then they do in green bay

[Cheesehead Craig]

Russell Wilson got endorsements because he won a SB. Winning accelerates the endorsement prospects. But some guys have no interest in that. They likely just want the money from the contract. Don't know what Cobb wants in the big picture, but given his size I would think that his career will be shorter than bigger WRs, so he likely will take the money while he can.

[pbmax]

If I had to choose between delivering mail where I am now, or making 10% more delivering mail in a crime infested neighborhood in Milwaukee, I'd stay.

Is playing for Oakland really upping his chances of an injury?

[Joemailman]

If a team wants to pay Cobb $12M then he's gone and I wouldn't want him at that amount. I'm still holding out hope they can get something around $9M. The thought of going into the season with Adams/Janis/Abbrederis as the #2-4 WR has me terrified.

If Cobb leaves, Boykin could reemerge. In the 10 games that he replaced Cobb in 2013, he had 46 receptions for 600+ yards. When Cobb returned at the end of 2013 and all of 2014, Boykin disappeared. It may just be that Boykin is a good slot receiver, but not good enough to beat starting CB's when lined up outside. Boykin is only 25 years old, and there's no reason why a guy who was a legit #3 in 2013 would be finished.

[gbgary]

Cobb is a very important piece of the offence. he's a sure thing, a genuine play maker. can't believe tt is being so short sighted. the window is closing with Rodgers, not opening. He'll be livid if Cobb leaves.

[Pugger]

Cobb is a very important piece of the offence. he's a sure thing, a genuine play maker. can't believe tt is being so short sighted. the window is closing with Rodgers, not opening. He'll be livid if Cobb leaves.

Rodgers is only 31. Unless he gets a serious injury he can play another 5/6 years or more. He has less wear and tear than other guys his age because he sat on the bench behind #4 for a couple of years. Brady just won a ring at age 37.

We don't know what, if anything, TT has offered Cobb. There are reports out there that Ted offered him $8/9m but who knows if this is true besides those in the negotiations? I suspect a lot of this is just conjecture by reporters trying to fill space in their newspapers and blogs.

[Rastak]

But we aren't talking about sales. We're talking about championships, notoriety and endorsements which can bring Cobb more money than being invisible in Oakland.

Sorry, pet peeve. I think you meant fame not notoriety.......notoriety is bad.

[Pugger]

Sorry, pet peeve. I think you meant fame not notoriety.......notoriety is bad.

You are right. I just looked it up.

[mraynrand]

bad is the new good

[Patler]

Sorry, pet peeve. I think you meant fame not notoriety.......notoriety is bad.

Unfortunately, when discussing NFL players, too often notoriety is the correct term.

[pbmax]

Packer Report, once optimistic, is now a pessimist on Cobb re-signing. But his logic is based on locker room politics and Nelson reacting poorly to Cobb making more. A minor supporting point to him, that a very small number of players soak up a huge portion of the cap.

$53 million of cap space wrapped up in four players and close to $70 million in six

http://gnb.scout.com/story/1524630-show-him-the-money-it-s-not-that-simple?s=61

I wonder if they have explored upping the guarantees.

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Packer Report, once optimistic, is now a pessimist on Cobb re-signing. But his logic is based on locker room politics and Nelson reacting poorly to Cobb making more. A minor supporting point to him, that a very small number of players soak up a huge portion of the cap.

http://gnb.scout.com/story/1524630-show-him-the-money-it-s-not-that-simple?s=61

I wonder if they have explored upping the guarantees.

i read something similar a day or two ago, but not just that jordy would be upset, but it would just send the wrong message to the rest of the team to give the clear #2 more money per year then you just gave your #1 at the beginning of the season