Official Packers Offseason News, Non Draft, Non Big Ticket FA

[Anti-Polar Bear]

I watch the playoffs every year to the end to figure out what model the Packers need to follow for long-term success. The only consistent answer has been to have Bill Belichick.

[Cheesehead Craig]

I watch the playoffs every year to the end to figure out what model the Packers need to follow for long-term success. The only consistent answer has been to have Bill Belichick.

Hiring a capable DC is a good first step.

[Zool]

Quick, name how much cap room the Packers have after signing Adams and Linsley during the season. Its not $10 mil anymore.

$3.5 mil

[pbmax]

$3.5 mil

I am glad Jimmy Graham will sign such a team friendly contract.

[Zool]

I am glad Jimmy Graham will sign such a team friendly contract.

Well he can’t sign with the Packers until after March 1 anyways. Only way to use up more cap now is to sign another Packer or trade picks for someone.

[Joemailman]

Spotrac has Packers cap space at 5.9 million. It will be 21 million when the new league year starts if they sign no one between now abd then.

[Zool]

Spotrac has Packers cap space at 5.9 million. It will be 21 million when the new league year starts if they sign no one between now abd then.

Doesn’t the first year of the signing bonus hit right away for both contracts?

[Joemailman]

Doesn’t the first year of the signing bonus hit right away for both contracts?

Not for Adams. His signing bonus is prorated from 2018-2021.

[Fritz]

5.9 million? That's all? Geez, Ted clearly left the team in miserable shape on his way out the door.

[pbmax]

Don't like the 2018 number here as we haven't deducted for the inevitable: sign your own, draftees, UDFAs, etc.

I wanted to point out there is enough money left in most years to either sign a modest FA, or sign fewer FA and get a bigger name/contract.

Even $5.9 mil doesn't get that job done. You have to lose someone. Like trading up in the draft, gets you less bodies. The complaint was that last year there was too little experience in the Packers backups. They are either talking replacement level players rather than youth OR fewer signings.

The wishes of Packer fandom, this board and maybe BG during his press conference seem to be big ticket guys early. You will only get one of them and it will cost you mid level guys. Which means your depth with be young players OR literal bargain basement vets.

Packer writers wanted those rookies gone and vets signed so safeties aren't playing slot corner. I'd bet donuts they are all thinking about Terence Newman. But a good vet will be #3 and on the Packers he will be hurt. And those backups will be the less expensive variety (rooks or replacement level vets).

[BZnDallas]

If I'm baby Groot, I approach Jordy and Cobb to ask for a contract restructure. I don't know the numbers on either contract so I'm spit balling here. If I can get them both to drop their cap figure then I probably cut Trevor and draft his replacement. Janis is an option to cut too, but I like his STs play more than Trevor's.

I also approach Aaron and tell him he can have however much money he wants on his upcoming contract. But I'd also remind him that I'm not Teddy Jr, and any amount less he takes will go to improve the team via FA. With an arrow in my quiver pointed at Jimmy Graham.

Aaron has talked about the similarities btwn he and Tom Brady in the past. Maybe he'd be willing to take less money like Tom did as well. Surely that's just day dreaming at its best. Haha

[Sparkey]

Don't like the 2018 number here as we haven't deducted for the inevitable: sign your own, draftees, UDFAs, etc.

I wanted to point out there is enough money left in most years to either sign a modest FA, or sign fewer FA and get a bigger name/contract.

Even $5.9 mil doesn't get that job done. You have to lose someone. Like trading up in the draft, gets you less bodies. The complaint was that last year there was too little experience in the Packers backups. They are either talking replacement level players rather than youth OR fewer signings.

The wishes of Packer fandom, this board and maybe BG during his press conference seem to be big ticket guys early. You will only get one of them and it will cost you mid level guys. Which means your depth with be young players OR literal bargain basement vets.

Packer writers wanted those rookies gone and vets signed so safeties aren't playing slot corner. I'd bet donuts they are all thinking about Terence Newman. But a good vet will be #3 and on the Packers he will be hurt. And those backups will be the less expensive variety (rooks or replacement level vets).

2018 CAP SPACE AVAILABLE $21,192,978 (TOP51)

Biggest dead money hit on cap is Bennett @ 4.2million

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/cap/

[Sparkey]

2018 CAP SPACE AVAILABLE $21,192,978 (TOP51)

Biggest dead money hit on cap is Bennett @ 4.2million

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/cap/

If they cut Nelson and Cobb, they then sit at a little or 40 million in space.

[Zool]

If they cut Nelson and Cobb, they then sit at a little or 40 million in space.

That is a lot of money for the production.

[QBME]

That is a lot of money for the production.

I get it, but these are AR guys. They understand where to be, where, and when.