Cobb Signs With Packers

[wist43]

Good to have to Cobb back... now if we can just fix the mess at ILB, get a decent TE, and dump dunderdummy - we'd have a good shot at a SB.

But alas, dunderdummy is still the biggest roadblock to winning another championship.

[woodbuck27]

This will help you with Stage 3:

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 44s44 seconds ago
Randall Cobb had 6-7 offers today, I’m told. He turned down considerably more money elsewhere to sign with the #Packers.

This off season as I saw need; so far has been perfect !

a) The management made the prudent changes that I felt were needed.

b) TT let the Deadwood go.

c) TT signed a star player >>> Randall Cobb. Without his potential service the Packer 'O' would have been stressed. TT managed to do so and Randall Cobb's loyalty to TT and the Green Bay Packers is now evident.

I was playing Texas Hold'Em yesterday and Mae announced the signing. She loves the Packers (and as I do ...the Montreal Canadians). I whipped out of my chair and jumped as high as I could to get my head to the ceiling. Thank God for Karate. I tried Packerrats again... without success:

The LINK to this site was re-routed for some reason. My next thought :

It's just some maintenance thing as in times past. I took faith in the Powers that exist here. The next ... just how grateful I am to Packerrats and 'the MAN/People' and the membership that keep it up and running. Many many appreciations Lads & Lassie's. So OK....I turned on the NFL Network and tried Packerrats again....without any success? My next thought...Packerrats suffered a terrorist attack. Ohh...what rotten luck !

I tried again later Sunday the 8th March and for any Irish Americans here we're only this and 7 days shy of OUR DAY... St. Patrick's Day and:

https://twitter.com/packers_uk/status/556916636884942849

Randall Cobb is almost invisible. He's 'a lunch pail hard worker' and reliable when the bell rings.


What a relief I feel and THANK YOU Ted Thompson for somehow (in the trench's) retaining this solid Green Bay Packer and my favourite Packer player. Randall Cobb is $$$$$ MONEY $$$$$ !

OK so what's next?

#1 A .... We need to get strength for 'the head of the snake' ... the DL middle.

#1B ... We need to get better at inside LBer.

We need more athleticism at TE ... 'solid blocking' .... Red Zone help and catch and extend' and CB.

[Pugger]

mad, your softwares fucking up

more then 3 people are on the site at the same time, the old burros can't keep up

Yes, I couldn't get in here at all yesterday.

I am so happy to have Cobb back! I truly feared we were gonna lose him.

Next up: Bulaga?

[Pugger]

Leading Twitter theory is that the legal tampering window actually helps teams resign players because it gives a clear indication of the market that can be expected. Brandt, Wilde and Huber all espoused this today.

In Cobb's case, it pushed his price below $12 mil. In Shields case, it go him above $11 mil.

Brandt? Where is he writing stuff?

[pbmax]

Brandt? Where is he writing stuff?

He appears on Peter King's MMQB and I think still at National Football Post.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Interesting that Jax was looking at both him and Thomas from Denver. That would have been some serious upgrades for young Bortles to have thrown to.

[Pugger]

Interesting that Jax was looking at both him and Thomas from Denver. That would have been some serious upgrades for young Bortles to have thrown to.

This looks like another decent draft for WRs so maybe Jax and Oakland can draft a couple WRs for their young QBs.

[red]

No. Agents were permitted to negotiate terms with other teams beginning 3/7, but could not sign a contract with another team until 3/10.

or not, according to the nfl today

what a bunch of idiots

"you can talk to other teams about signing there, but you can't talk numbers, and you can't agree to anything. at least not until out live free agent show airs"

[Guiness]

or not, according to the nfl today

what a bunch of idiots

"you can talk to other teams about signing there, but you can't talk numbers, and you can't agree to anything. at least not until out live free agent show airs"

They've got a great set of rules to go by. From http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...iating-period/

1. A team is allowed to submit a written summary of its negotiating position to agents for free agents still under contract with other teams, including length of contract, signing bonus, compensation, and related subjects.

2. A team is allowed to adjust its negotiating position based on the position presented by a player’s agent.

3. While negotiations may occur, teams must say that they are not making offers.

4. Teams cannot execute contracts with free agents from other teams, submit a draft contract, enter into an express or implied agreement or make any promises about the terms that would be available once the free-agency period opens, or provide assurances of intent as to the future execution of a contract.

5. Teams also cannot discuss or make travel arrangements for a player to visit once the market opens, or to communicate directly with a player.

6. If a player has no agent, the team can’t negotiate with the player at all.

7. The period applies only to looming unrestricted free agents; it doesn’t include restricted free agents or players who have been tagged.

[pbmax]

That policy is the sign of someone who has actually never worked a job beside lawyer in his life.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Is this what the NFL has in mind for this period?

Dear Mr. Suh,

Under NFL Rules, WE cannot OFFER YOU a contract at this time. We are not allowed to get into any specifics on A CONTRACT, even a hypothetical $60M GUARANTEED contract. We are not saying that at all. Nor are we saying that we would give you a mythical 6 YEAR contract that would pay you $114 MILLION DOLLARS either, not at all. WE do not WANT YOU to BADLY misunderstand our intentions with this remittance. NO potential INCOME is either inferred or guaranteed in this letter so as not to TAX the league’s legal offices. We only wish you would WARM up to the thought of WEATHER you would like to entertain the idea of Miami.

Thanks for your time,

The Miami Dolphins.

[Joemailman]

3. While negotiations may occur, teams must say that they are not making offers.

That's a fine line to adhere to. Too fine for GM's, players and agents. I guess the teams were supposed to say "If, hypothetically speaking, we were to be interested in signing you, this is how much we would offer in said hypothetical situation."

Still, this might have worked if you didn't have players tweeting about where they would be playing next year. And agents releasing numbers.

[Patler]

Actually, the rules do make sense. They can discuss every term imaginable, even tentatively agree on all of them, but neither side can bind the other until after the critical time when a team formalizes its offer, and the player can then accept. Since they started this, the start of free agency is not as frenzied as it was.

In the past, teams would hold players hostage. If they were the first visit, they would make an offer, good only until the player left. Players could do somewhat the same. Now, both sides have they chance to assess interest from numerous options without being forced into making a decision before hearing what other potential partners have to offer. Agents can check with several teams, teams can see what several similar players are expecting without losing one before you can even talk to them.

[vince]

Cobb Made the Right Call Sticking With the Packers

Randall Cobb posted good success rate versus coverage for each route (SRVC) scores on the routes he ran most often. His post, flat and slant routes fall between an 80.5 percent to 81.3 perecnt SRVC number. That means Cobb was beating the defender covering him far more often than not on those plays. He was also quite productive on those patterns, as he scored most of his PPR fantasy points when executing them, in addition to corners (18.3). Cobb performed excellently on what the Packers asked him to regularly do in their offense. In reality, Cobb posted good SRVC on almost all branches of the route tree, except outs. No one route reaches into the 90 percent range, but such consistency speaks to how well rounded of a player Cobb is. He’s become a true technician, able to execute the subtle nuances a receiver must use to release at the line of scrimmage, and separate from coverage:

He is also more than just a slot or gadget player in Green Bay. Cobb is a complete receiver. When comparing him to a true NFL slot and gadget receiver, Percy Harvin, you can see Cobb’s SRVC scores on vertical routes—nines, posts and corner—are far superior. The Packers’ receiver is a true threat at every level of the field, whereas Harvin and other players of that ilk typically are not.

The routes Cobb runs most often and records the best SRVC scores on — posts, slants, flats and corners — require a pristine degree of timing and precision. These throws are difficult, and call for the quarterback to hit the receiver right at the perfect time. Of course, Rodgers is the ideal man for that job. He gets the pass out to Cobb at the breaking moment in routes, so that the dynamic receiver can make plays after the catch.

The Packers got Cobb “out in space” on 12.2 percent of the 245 routes from this sample. He rewarded them by breaking at least one tackle on 70 percent of those attempts. This ability separated him from other receivers who will hit the open market, such as Michael Crabtree, who was brought down by first contact on 56.5 percent of his in space attempts.

[pbmax]

Pete Dougherty @PeteDougherty 28m28 minutes ago
Source confirms @TomPelissero report on Cobb contract $15.1 million in 1st yr. Very important Number: $21M in 1st 2 yrs, big number,


Am I nuts or does the number for the first two years seem entirely expected and appropriate?