Danny Trevathen "wishes" Green Bay had called him

[RonWolfGOAT]

way to go ted, don't even contact the top LB on the market

http://espn.go.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/28525/danny-trevathan-packers-never-called-but-i-wish-they-would-have

[gbgary]

yikes!

[yetisnowman]

This is the kinda stuff that really lends creedence to those in the Anti-Ted camp. It's not that we didn't sign him. It's that the number 1 FA at the pack's number 1 position of need was interested in playing here. And Ted made no effort to even converse with him.

[gbgary]

haven't you heard...we have horrible cap problems. not!

[Bretsky]

haven't you heard...we have horrible cap problems. not!

We never come out swinging early; we should just spend the first 7-10 days trying to figure out which guys are still going to be around 3 weeks later.

[Bretsky]

on another note if you believe he's a rising player what he signed with Chicago was not a bad deal for either. Maybe Ted thinks he's overrated. But I'd pay that much if he's stellar3 down ILB who would allow you to safely move Clay back where he belongs.

I'm sure Torrence Marshall and others will be there in 30 days though

[Fritz]

He wishes every team had called; it would've upped his value.

[RonWolfGOAT]

He wishes every team had called; it would've upped his value.

Whatever helps you sleep at night, Ted.

[RonWolfGOAT]

The amount of mental gymnastics some of you do to defend TT is mind boggling.

[Deputy Nutz]

This is just terrible

[Teamcheez1]

This is just terrible

It's terrible that we don't sign any player you want on the team? Or are we to take an offhand quote from a player that he was willing to come here? I guess a good agent would have actually called the team to drum up interest in the player.

[Patler]

It will be interesting to see how this turns out. I was very much hoping that GB would pursue him.
I have to admit, I never made the connection to Cobb before Trevathen mentioned it. If GB wanted him, they might have had an inside track to get him.

I always laugh at the way the players portray this as a one-way street. "GB never contacted me". They probably did not contact HIM, that's true. However, if his agent is worth his salt, he had some discussions with someone in GB. Agents don't only wait for the team to call if there seems to be a "fit" and the player is interested in the team. If his agent is sitting by the phone waiting for teams to call him, he isn't doing his job. If his agent was doing his job, at some point when Chicago showed real interest, there was some discussion with someone in GB to the effect of, "We think Danny T. is just the guy you need in GB, and he would be interested in looking ito it if you are interested. Chicago looks to be on board for about $X. "

I suspect there was at least an exploratory discussion with the Packers. It probably became clear quickly that they differed significantly in $.

I read only one semi negative analysis of him. Everyone was very positive except one guy who said he is not nearly the complete linebacker some think he is, and that he was made to look a lot better because of those around him on that defense. I'm not suggesting this ne guy is right, but a lot of FAs are never as good as they were in the system that got them the big dollar contract.

[pbmax]

Every free agent wishes GB would call. It's a winning team and it will end with an increased offer for them no matter which outfit they sign with. And if a statement is something that every free agent would say, it tells us nothing about Danny Trevathan.

[Patler]

At this time last year, a lot of people were fairly high on the potential of Barrington in the Packers D. Hopefully, we will see their optimism to be justified, because he and Ryan might be it for 2016.

[3irty1]

I have no problem with taking a pass on Trevathen (or any FA really), but I've always assumed Ted at least picked up the phone to low ball or drive up prices. Then again, if Ted did express enough interest to low ball and news got out but he became a Bear anyways, fans would be just as livid over losing a bidding war to a rival. Heavy lies the crown.

6M per year is low-end starter money for Trevathen. A fair price, and more importantly helps set the price for guys like Jerrell Freeman or Demario Davis.