Bak Resigned

[Bretsky]

Williams is a good player and great teammate but I'd rather roll the dice on finding a more explosive guy over making him the #1.

Williams is OK; but he's not a starter

over the past few weeks, and I may be insane, but I came to the conclusion that AJO was a playmaker and while I love Bach he was expendable.

[texaspackerbacker]

I don't hate the signing IF and only if it doesn't mean making any sacrifices. The Packers ought to be able to manipulate the cap to keep Jones and probably Williams and Linsley too. Kevin King I don't much care about.

Keeping Rodgers is a must if the Packers are not gonna degenerate to mediocrity or worse.

[RashanGary]

his last year is 2023. he'll be gone way before that.

2020 2021 and 2022

Trade him after that.... Or extend now on restructure

[Guiness]

I'm a little surprised he ended up highest paid. Nothing to do with him, I thought the threat of downward pressure on the cap would've kept the numbers flat this year and contracts signed before that became a reality would be the highest for a little while. Numbers go up when the pie gets bigger, so what does this mean?

Have the owners have decided not to let the cap drop?

[Joemailman]

I'm a little surprised he ended up highest paid. Nothing to do with him, I thought the threat of downward pressure on the cap would've kept the numbers flat this year and contracts signed before that became a reality would be the highest for a little while. Numbers go up when the pie gets bigger, so what does this mean?

Have the owners have decided not to let the cap drop?

No. Owners and NFLPA have agreed cap will not be low 175M. Could be slightly higher. Gonna be a crazy offseason. Looks like elite players will get their money (Clark, Bakhtiari) but other players will take a real hit.

[Guiness]

No. Owners and NFLPA have agreed cap will not be low 175M. Could be slightly higher. Gonna be a crazy offseason. Looks like elite players will get their money (Clark, Bakhtiari) but other players will take a real hit.

Yes, but 175M is still a 25M drop. Just surprised salaries would be climbing in that environment.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Is it guaranteed that it will drop that much or will they spread out the loss of revenue over the next several years (i.e. is it possible the cap won't be that low next year)?

[Joemailman]

Is it guaranteed that it will drop that much or will they spread out the loss of revenue over the next several years (i.e. is it possible the cap won't be that low next year)?

It will go no lower than 175M for 2021. Could possibly be slightly higher. They did agree to spread the loss of revenue from this year over three years. Otherwise the salary cap for 2021 would have been far lower than 175M. Salary cap for 2022 should be higher than 175M if fans are attending games.

[Fritz]

Bak resigned? From what? The team? The Board of American Realtors?

[Joemailman]

Bak resigned? From what? The team? The Board of American Realtors?

Beer Chuggers United.

[GB-Brandon]

They had to choose someone to pay and they chose Bak.

Very difficult to ever see Gute’s long term vision in anything.

[run pMc]

They had to choose someone to pay and they chose Bak.

Very difficult to ever see Gute’s long term vision in anything.

Nothing difficult about signing your LT. Protects your QB and solidifies the left side of the line with Jenkins for a few years. It's a lot of money but LT is an important position and Bahk is among the best at it; he was gonna get paid by GB or someone else.
You can criticize Gute for a number of things, but this probably isn't one of them.

[Upnorth]

Wish we could have him cheaper, but if we want to make rodgers continue to be great this is an important step. All qbs look better with protection and bak is consistently one of the best at pass pro.
By backloading it helps next year a lot but we will lose a couple players. Just like 75% of the league.

[bobblehead]

Sharpe
Freeman/Driver
Driver/Walker
Driver/Jennings
Jennings/Jones/Nelson
Nelson/Jones/Cobb
Nelson/Adams/Cobb
Adams
Adams/Lazard

Pretty good WR Culture too

I think Cory Davis of Tenn will be available and no one has cash. He would be a great #2 in this offense. Former #5 overall who died with Marriota and was then hurt, then Covid. He is a good run blocker, knows LaFleur offense and mega talented. Probably land him for under $5 mill.

[RashanGary]

I think Cory Davis of Tenn will be available and no one has cash. He would be a great #2 in this offense. Former #5 overall who died with Marriota and was then hurt, then Covid. He is a good run blocker, knows LaFleur offense and mega talented. Probably land him for under $5 mill.

2021 is being hyped as being as deep as 2020 with WRs. If Lazard and Adams ball out, a rookie 1st or 2nd rounder might be just what the dr ordered. No rush to force him on the field and some long term stability for the position.