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

[RashanGary]

I’d cut Nelson

[Joemailman]

I’d cut Nelson

Unless he's willing to take a substantial pay cut, I'm afraid I agree. Unless he had an unreported injury, he appears to have lost his speed. Nothing but a possession receiver at this point.

[3irty1]

I'm not concerned with Jordy or Cobb's value for 2018. If you could see the world through Hundleyvision™ these men would appear as translucent shimmers. Like a Predator with cloaking device enabled. You need to reach a certain level to unlock some characters.

[Bossman641]

Packers are spending somewhere around 36 mil next year for Adams/Nelson/Cobb. That is way too much for what they're providing.

[run pMc]

Packers are spending somewhere around 36 mil next year for Adams/Nelson/Cobb. That is way too much for what they're providing.

I agree with this. Don't have any league-wide comparisons, but my gut tells me $20million for Cobb/Nelson's 2017 production was overpaying. I don't see their production increasing substantially next year.
If I'm the GM I try to re-do their contracts. Nelson is on the wrong side of 30, and both have taken a beating. The image of Cobb getting caught from behind by Nick Kwiatkowski (Bears LB) lingers as well.

[pbmax]

Cobb is 27 and would be in New England before Schefter Tweeted the news. He’ll have offers and won’t take a cut.

Nelson you could do with short extension. He has fewer options at his age and price.

[Joemailman]

Cobb is 27 and would be in New England before Schefter Tweeted the news. He’ll have offers and won’t take a cut.

Nelson you could do with short extension. He has fewer options at his age and price.

Agreed. Cobb definitely looked like he had something left late in the season. Jordy looked like 2011-12 Driver.

[Joemailman]

Jake Ryan will make almost 2 million in 2018 due to Proven Performance Escalator. http://packerswire.usatoday.com/2018...bonus-in-2018/

[Teamcheez1]

Jake Ryan will make almost 2 million in 2018 due to Proven Performance Escalator. http://packerswire.usatoday.com/2018...bonus-in-2018/

What a joke! You have to play 35% of the defensive snaps 2 of your first 3 years. It doesn't mean you had any performance when a Packers ILB plays 1 out of 3 snaps, it just means we had nobody else.

[3irty1]

With the salary cap increasing as fast as it does we need recalibration all the time. Something around 8.5M/year is now the market value for a starting quality guy. Jordy and Cobb will have cap numbers near 12.5M.

They were a rip off last year but these guys don't work on commission. I'm skeptical we could get more bang for the buck in FA. A short extension could possibly make Jordy cheaper. Let Cobb be motivated by FA. Monty is now in a log jam at RB and will be playing more slot. An aging Jordy could would be elite in the slot.

[call_me_ishmael]

Gotta wonder how much Allen Robinson would cost. What if we cut Nelson and Cobb and brought in Robinson instead? I am not as high on Devante as some, so him at #2 would be solid.

[Joemailman]

With the salary cap increasing as fast as it does we need recalibration all the time. Something around 8.5M/year is now the market value for a starting quality guy. Jordy and Cobb will have cap numbers near 12.5M.

They were a rip off last year but these guys don't work on commission. I'm skeptical we could get more bang for the buck in FA. A short extension could possibly make Jordy cheaper. Let Cobb be motivated by FA. Monty is now in a log jam at RB and will be playing more slot. An aging Jordy could would be elite in the slot.

The issue though is that the Packers only have 1 receiver (Adams) who can be effective outside. This needs to be addressed either through FA or in the early rounds of the draft.

[Joemailman]

As things stand right now, the Packers will be paying more to their WR's in 2018 than any other team. And it's not even close. http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/positional/wide-receiver/

23.3% of their cap will be going to WR's. That is crazy for a team with an elite QB. It's nearly twice what Patriots will be paying.

[3irty1]

As things stand right now, the Packers will be paying more to their WR's in 2018 than any other team. And it's not even close. http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/positional/wide-receiver/

23.3% of their cap will be going to WR's. That is crazy for a team with an elite QB. It's nearly twice what Patriots will be paying.

Now that the Packers have paid Adams, they're paying market value for everybody. But unless we expect Jordy and Cobb to produce below their cap number minus the penalty for cutting them, this is just the reality for 2018.

Its the story of our whole team... individually nobody seems like a ripoff; aggregated, you wonder why we're paying so much for the product on the field.

[Joemailman]

Now that the Packers have paid Adams, they're paying market value for everybody. But unless we expect Jordy and Cobb to produce below their cap number minus the penalty for cutting them, this is just the reality for 2018.

Its the story of our whole team... individually nobody seems like a ripoff; aggregated, you wonder why we're paying so much for the product on the field.

Packers would save about 10 million by releasing Jordy. 10 million puts you in the top 15 highest paid WR's. I don't see Jordy returning to that status.