JJ Watt being released

[texaspackerbacker]

Rodgers contract (to help load up the team around him for a last run)

4 years 120 million with 60 signing bonus

Year 1 10 million base 15 million signing 25 cap hit (cap savings of 10 million)
Year 2 10 million base 15 million signing 25 cap hit (cap savings of 10 million)
Year 3 20 million base 15 million signing 35 cap hit (cheaper than all top QBs)
Year 4 same

Rodgers takes home 60 mil guaranteed and opens up 10 million in space for the next 2 years and still makes 120 million. Come on hero, be a selfless hero and just make 120 million over the next 4 years so we really can suck your dick like Brandon does.

That's good, but even better is possible. Use the same $30 million per season, but stretch it to 5 years. Make the $60 million a bonus, with just $1 million first year salary. Then $17, 20, 24, and 28 million for years 2 -5. That would be a $13 million cap hit in '21, down from $37 million, a $24 million savings. I don't know if they would be quite that extreme about it, but it certainly could be done. I'd say it is a better bet that Rodgers would be good for another 5 years than either Zadarius or Bakhtiari. We should be able to save $12 to 14 million with some sort of restructure of Zadarius and lesser amounts with Preston, Amos, and several others. We should also be able to save some by doing the Davante Adams deal sooner rather than later. Cutting Kirksey would also save almost $5 million. Altogether, we should be able to save/cook/whatever about $45-50 million.

Adding up the cap number for everybody, it comes to $208 or so million now. That is without figuring the new modification of Bakhtiari. It is also without figuring anything for Aaron Jones, Linsley, Jamal, Lazard, Tonyan, or any other free agents either already have or might want to snag. The chart I saw included a $660,000 figure for the bottom dozen or so on the roster. Whether those same guys are on the team, the number should be the same for whoever has those spots. The cap is projected to be in the $176-180 million range.

Putting all those numbers together, we would have in the range of $30 million against the cap to re-sign Jones and Linsley and maybe Jamal, in addition to Tonyan and Lazard who still should be cheap. Backloading and large bonuses for Jones and Linsley should bring in their cap hits at $6-8 million each even with huge contracts. They say figure $5 million for so for draft picks. That should leave us $10-12 million or more cap hit for signing whoever - Watt, a decent Corner, etc.

As I've said several times, it CAN be done.

[GB-Brandon]

Good Points Tex but Aaron Jones is a different story. His deal has already been offered and he wants to test the market which will pay him more and in his situation as a late round pick RB and not getting paid all that much with this probably being his only big contract he is in a different situation. Aaron Jones is Gone!! Not sure why we are even talking about him coming back anymore. He refused the deal.

I’m also losing hope they bring Lisnley back. Not sure that will happen this late in the game with nothing even offered thus far.

They drafted a RB in the second round and 3 OL later. Have to believe that’s the plan.

[RashanGary]

Rodgers should bring his desire to win and how he can help with his contract to the packers if he’s such a hero.

[GB-Brandon]

Rodgers should bring his desire to win and how he can help with his contract to the packers if he’s such a hero.

His “Desire To Win”?!!!!!!!!!!!! Like his desire to.come back early on a shattered shoulder getting “13 screws” installed in 2017 and coming back Early to help US?!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!!!!!!!!!!

Like going out there and WiNNING THE MVP When they BACKDOOR’D HIM and TRADED UP FOR A QB IN THE FIRST ROUND with no legit No.2 in Sight!!!!!?

WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING?!!!!!!!!!!

Why don’t you write a Fucken Letter to Gute and Tell him to get the Contract Over to Aaron!!!!! MY GOD!!!!! Gute is HOLDING THE WHOLE SHOW UP!!! This has just gotten Beyond CRAZY!!!!!!

[GB-Brandon]

Until I hear about Rodgers turning down some BIG CONTRACT to help the team this is just CRAP!!! GUTE is the GM. Last time I checked it’s his Job to deliver and negotiate the Contract. I thought this guy was supposed to be some Big Genius!!!!

[sharpe1027]

Rodgers should bring his desire to win and how he can help with his contract to the packers if he’s such a hero.

What has he got to lose? A few million here or there won't change his lifestyle one way or the other. Plus, he'd probably make it all back in endorsements if they win it all.

[Bretsky]

This is exactly it. If he wants to win as bad as some think, he could do 4 years 120million and make it happen right now.

That was be dam team friendly

How about we guarantee the deal and then trade the motherload of stupidity pick in da Love Machine ))

[GB-Brandon]

Yeah. “Guarantee The Deal.” Rodgers will do it if your gonna actually help him. I don’t know what RG expects Rodgers to do though. It’s not like Rodgers is gonna go drive down to 1265 with a briefcase full of $ and give it back to be some kind of “Hero” with no “Guarantee.”

“Guarantee the Deal” & Trade Love and Admit the Big mistake Gute!! I don’t think Gute does it!!!

[RashanGary]

That was be dam team friendly

How about we guarantee the deal and then trade the motherload of stupidity pick in da Love Machine ))

It’s team friendly, but that’s the point. If you act like you’re a legacy player, throw a couple million at it and prove it.

[GB-Brandon]

It’s team friendly, but that’s the point. If you act like you’re a legacy player, throw a couple million at it and prove it.

Well if your a “Legacy GM” then get the hell out of the way and make it HAPPEN!!! Get Aaron in there and have Russ Ball “Buster” write it up!

We don’t want his Pipe Dream draft pick crammed down our throats!!!

[call_me_ishmael]

Would you take less money? I am a consummate team player but no way in hell would I take a pay cut and I demand to be paid top dollar or I go elsewhere.

[GB-Brandon]

Would you take less money? I am a consummate team player but no way in hell would I take a pay cut and I demand to be paid top dollar or I go elsewhere.

It’s not so much Rodgers would be taking less $ it’s that Rodgers would restructure his deal with more guaranteed spread out over the remainder of the contract which would give the Packers more cap space this year and Rodgers more security making it harder for the Packers to move him over the next three years. Which brings Jordan Love into the equation.

RG has now parlayed this into that Rodgers should also take a pay cut and I know why he is doing this and that’s is because I don’t think this is going to be a “happy ending”. I believe Gute does not want to give Rodgers that “3 year Leverage & wants to protect his draft pick.” RG is just trying to get out in front of this trying to paint Rodgers as the bad guy for not taking a pay cut when the fact is Gute probably has no intention to begin with in even restructuring Rodgers to begin with Giving Rodgers any leverage past 2021.

That’s what is going down here. A situation that is about to most likely get messy after Gute Fucks up the Watt Signing and it becomes clear that there will be no re-structure with Rodgers.

[sharpe1027]

Would you take less money? I am a consummate team player but no way in hell would I take a pay cut and I demand to be paid top dollar or I go elsewhere.

Yes. I have already done so in my career. There's a point at which more money doesn't make much difference anymore to some people. It's waaaay less than what he makes for me.

[GB-Brandon]

This isn’t a good situation at all. You have sources telling Aaron he should “Ask For More $” which I’m hoping he won’t. We have fans that think Rodgers should “Take a pay cut” and other fans that think “We should trade him”. Then we have a GM that appears to be dug in on his first round QB prospect.

My optimism and it goes way beyond this forum isn’t good for the long term possibilities past 2021 with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Hoping for the best but there is a long way to go on several fronts.

Hard to believe this guy just won the MVP!

[GB-Brandon]

JJ Watt really wants to play here. I think they get that deal done when it comes down to it cause he will take a team friendly deal but that’s gonna be about it. They aren’t gonna get a no.2 WR in FA or much else. We’re gonna lose several guys and they won’t get the Rodgers re-structure done.

That’s how I see this going. Any other improvements or filing those holes is gonna have to come from the draft.