Official Packers Offseason/Free Agency Thread

[Upnorth]

With Rodgers contract finalized, Packers are about 4 million over the cap. An extension for Amos or Alexander would probably get it done. Or Adams, but it sounds like that might take a while.

I want both Amos and Alexander extended. Alexander is going to cost a small fortune....

Also the Kirk deal is going to mess up all wr contracts this year. He is an ok 2nd. But getting paid like a top 10 -15 wr.... Ouch

[ThunderDan]

Question for Joe or anybody else who might know for sure: Assuming the cap room is available, could the Packers franchise tag Davante by the Wednesday deadline? Even though he has said he won't play for that it would buy time to extend him - right or wrong?

He has already been franchised.

[texaspackerbacker]

Are you sure? All I can find is the articles saying he said he won't play with the franchise tag, not that it had been done.

[SudsMcBucky]

Question for Joe or anybody else who might know for sure: Assuming the cap room is available, could the Packers franchise tag Davante by the Wednesday deadline? Even though he has said he won't play for that it would buy time to extend him - right or wrong?

Cap room is ALWAYS available.....or so I've been told. It's something only fans worry about.

[Upnorth]

So I just read something that said Kirk is now the 3rd highest paid receiver. Man we should have gotten a deal done last week.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Quoting isn't working right now.

But I guess Arod was right when he said it wasn't 4 year and $200 M. It's only 3 years and $150 M.

Am i right?

Technically, it’s a 5 year $186M deal.

[Joemailman]

Are you sure? All I can find is the articles saying he said he won't play with the franchise tag, not that it had been done.

It has already has been done. The two sides have until July 15 to work out a contract agreement. If none is reached then he plays (or doesn't play) for the franchise amount which is about 20 million. I don't know what happens if he decides to sit out the season. Not sure if anyone's ever done it.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

It has already has been done. The two sides have until July 15 to work out a contract agreement. If none is reached then he plays (or doesn't play) for the franchise amount which is about 20 million. I don't know what happens if he decides to sit out the season. Not sure if anyone's ever done it.

Le’Veon Bell, recently.

[Joemailman]

Matt Schneidman
@mattschneidman

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@TomPelissero
mentioned yesterday that the Packers offered Davante a deal that would "easily" make him the highest-paid WR in history, but there are still fundamental differences between the two sides on length and structure.

Four months to figure it out. There's time.

Pretty sure the issue here is guaranteed money. Have heard Davante wants first 3 years guaranteed.

[texaspackerbacker]

Thanks for clearing that up. I'd give him the three years guaranteed and stretch it out to five for proration purposes. The cap is significantly better off this year, and about the only risk is Adams getting seriously hurt. I doubt he deteriorates in three years or less if not seriously injured.

Didn't Laveon Bell have some kind of attitude problem or whatever? I don't think Adams has any negatives like that.

[Bretsky]

Thanks for clearing that up. I'd give him the three years guaranteed and stretch it out to five for proration purposes. The cap is significantly better off this year, and about the only risk is Adams getting seriously hurt. I doubt he deteriorates in three years or less if not seriously injured.

Didn't Laveon Bell have some kind of attitude problem or whatever? I don't think Adams has any negatives like that.

Bell reportedly had some attitude issued Tex; however to embrace that you'd have to believe the GD media because nothing form the team or his teammates really brought any direct evidence of that out ))

[Joemailman]

Bears signing Lucas Patrick to a 2 year $8 million contract.

[Upnorth]

For those that keep saying the cap doesnt matter,

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap-space/

We are currently 7 million over the cap and have 24 million in dead money.
If our past didnt impact our present we would be under the cap by 14 million. That would hsve given us the space to resign douglas, or say pick up DJ chark. The much needed second wr that put up a 1000 yard season with Gardner Minshew. Some who say the cap doesnt matter have said we are a good #2 we from the sb. Found him...

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Dbl post.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

For those that keep saying the cap doesnt matter,

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap-space/

We are currently 7 million over the cap and have 24 million in dead money.
If our past didnt impact our present we would be under the cap by 14 million. That would hsve given us the space to resign douglas, or say pick up DJ chark. The much needed second wr that put up a 1000 yard season with Gardner Minshew. Some who say the cap doesnt matter have said we are a good #2 we from the sb. Found him...

“Dead money” is nothing but an accounting item that has already been accounted for. Cutting Butte and getting drowned with $107M in dead money doesn’t mean you’re paying Butte $107M. In an era of soaring revenues and titanic TV contracts, dead money merely provides the pig owners an excuse to cut labor expenses. Expenses fuck with the pig’s profit margin. In short, dead money is pretty much irrelevant.

Look at your source for examples of said irrelevancy. The Seafucks have over $40M in dead money, and lo and behold, they’re almost $40M beneath the cap. The Mobsters of the Midway are drenched in even more dead money ($45M); according to your source, they’re $34.5M below.

Cook the fucking cap!