AJ Dillon injury

[Fosco33]

Long term IMO Dillon is going be be really really good; him and Jones are a wonderful combo

I know you love Jones. But we’ve had success w/ young/cheap backs for years. There are only a few elite/highly paid RBs.

As much as I’d love to see Jones next year - I’m wondering how much it’s Jones vs OL/Scheme. Hope he lands in AFC either way.

Williams/Dillon is still a scary good backfield.

[call_me_ishmael]

Denver always had great backs and a solid running game. Niners continue to just plug in guys with great success. Monstert was a career journey man. I agree Jones is very good but I doubt he is worth the fat paycheck given the economic realties of the game.

[Upnorth]

Shanahan always had success with his backs. Why would it be different for Lafluer. Plus look at our oline and qb

[texaspackerbacker]

For the umpteenth time, Aaron Jones damn well better not be gone after this year, and Jamal Williams and Dillon without Jones would be basically mediocre. Our O Line is what it is/has had the success it has had mostly because of the excellence of Aaron - both of them.

[run pMc]

Denver always had great backs and a solid running game. Niners continue to just plug in guys with great success. Monstert was a career journey man. I agree Jones is very good but I doubt he is worth the fat paycheck given the economic realties of the game.

Agree.

I think Jones is an important part of the offense and a playmaker, but I don't think he's irreplacable.
Signing a RB to a huge 2nd contract is highly questionable. Jones is on a pitch count, it's not like he's Derrick Henry or Zeke; I have trouble paying $15M for that player.
If Jones walks, they will need a speed back. Williams is also a FA and is solid. Dillon can be good in a committee. I just think they need a shiftier back than those two.

There is mutual interest to get a deal done, so who knows.

[texaspackerbacker]

Backload the contract and keep him - and Williams and Linsley and anybody else that needs to be re-signed. It CAN be done.

[KYPack]

Backload the contract and keep him - and Williams and Linsley and anybody else that needs to be re-signed. It CAN be done.

Backloading contracts does NOT work. That's funny money. The player and the agents analyze the contracts by their real worth and value.

Dillon practiced today and the coach is optimistic he will play on Sunday. The extra day may have helped Fritz!

[Fosco33]

We made him an offer yesterday but he declined.

[Vincenzo]

“ Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said running back would do some work in the club’s first practice for the NFC Championship Game. As it turns out, the rookie running back was one of several limited players on the injury report.”

[KYPack]

We made him an offer yesterday but he declined.

Who, Jones?

[Joemailman]

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/202...five-rb-money/

According to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky, the Packers offered Jones a contract extension that would have made him among the top-five highest-paid running backs in the NFL on an average annual basis.

By that metric, the contract would have given Jones an average of at least $12.5 million per season, per OverTheCap.

Jones’ representation ultimately declined Green Bay’s offer because “big guaranteed money” was missing, according to Demovsky. Subsequently, Jones parted ways with his former agent and has since hired Drew Rosenhaus.

[Bretsky]

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/202...five-rb-money/

I read this and it was disappointing

But buried in the article was the reason I think AJO turned it down.............lack of guaranteed money. The websites project him to get about 14MIL/year. I love the guy but if he's asking for that I'm not sure I can get behind it. Then again, I'm not paying Back 22 MIL/Year either if it was my call. Some of the RB's got 30 MIL guaranteed money; GB sounds like they wanted to keep that down as they still want to sign others.

[Freak Out]

Jones is such a hard runner who never gives up. I have lost track of times he's pulled off some crazy spin move to keep moving forward in heavy traffic. If the guy wins GB the next two games give him some money.

[Fosco33]

Yeah KY -meant the article not the offer.

GB has so many needs and only being able to retain a handful of rich contracts - something has to give. Likely good players - Jones, Linsley, etc.

[Joemailman]

Backloading contracts does NOT work. That's funny money. The player and the agents analyze the contracts by their real worth and value.

You can do it a little bit. Kenny Clark's cap hit is about 6M in 2020.About 7M in 2021. After that it's over 20M. Rodgers will go from 21M in 2020 to 37M in 2021. But if you overdo it you end up like the Saints who have 13 guys who will have a cap hit over 10M in 2021.