Packers Offseason/Free Agency/ Non-Draft Thread

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Well, APB, there are obviously some things I agree with you about and some I do not. On this end of the forum, I'm with you more often than not, I guess.

Regarding Jaire, the fact that the team apparently decided to keep him says a helluva lot.We see know nothing media assholes and know very little posters ragging on him. Their shit could be true, but that Gutenkunst and La Fleur are not getting rid of Jaire pretty much says bullshit to the idea that he "quit on the team" as well as the idea that it's a sure thing he's so far over the hill that he can't come back.

It would be a downright tragedy if we got rid of Jaire for nothng or very cheap (like a 6th rounder) and then he bounced back and was a star for somebody else. I sure don't want to see that, and if the opinions/actions of the Packer leadership think he's worth keeping, that carries a lot more weight than the words of the know-nothings. The most recent "facts" we have are the performance of Jaire the last times when he wasn't injured, and as I recall, he was still pretty damn good. That and the fact that he's apparently willing to take a lot less and have a chance to prove himself makes me say, keep him at least until we know for sure.

Good post.

Can’t have the likes of LaDarious Gunter covering the likes of Julio Jones. Cutting/trading a shutdown corner in his prime is dumber than, well, Tony ODay.

[Fosco33]

Best case we get a 6th from an average AFC team that thinks they are better than they are. Looking at you Miami.

He’s missed what - 50% of the games in last 3-4 years. I’m done with him and don’t care if we get anything in a trade.

But I think the packers have to ‘show interest in keeping him’ otherwise why would a team not just wait for him to be cut…

I do think he’s a bit of a headcase and seemed to quit late last year. But we don’t know much.

[run pMc]

Packers can cut Jenkins and get 20M in cap relief. For a C he's way overpaid compared to the market. He's likely looking for assurances in the form of an extension with guarantees. They'll sort it out. I'm not worried right now, it's OTAs.

Jaire is still a very corner, it's fair for GB to not let him go without getting something in trade. His contract compared to his availability is the problem. Oft-injured players don't get any less injured as they age.

FWIW, Nate Hobbs has some injury history too, so maybe between Hobbs and Jaire they can get 17+ games of good outside corner play at one spot with Nixon/Valentine at the other. They don't want to pay $30M in total for it though.
I'm glad they are offering a reworked contract to Jaire; it's on him to decide what he wants to do. There isn't that much of a market for injured expensive corners, especially post-draft. Jalen Ramsey is still out there too.

There's a lot we don't know about the Jaire situation, so I'm just waiting for it to play out.

[texaspackerbacker]

Good post.

Can’t have the likes of LaDarious Gunter covering the likes of Julio Jones. Cutting/trading a shutdown corner in his prime is dumber than, well, Tony ODay.

hahahaha I liked Ladarius Gunter. He was an over-achiever. He covered pretty good for somebody with limited ability and not much speed.

[bobblehead]

You and my boi, Tex, are two rotten apples from the same tree. Y’all prone to excreting shit and presenting them as “facts,” no matter the foulness.

The only thing “shitty” about J-Alex’s attitude is, it’s a notion that’s nothing more than a part of your excrement. What shitty attitude? Quit confusing cockiness with selfishness. The shutdown corner is supposed to be cocky.

J-Alex quit on the team? Source? The Leader of the Pack, Lovemaker, has publicly stated that he wants J-Alex in the Green and Mustard Yellow next season. Quit confusing J-Alex with Dre Campbell, hombre.

I guess when I say "I maintain" "I don't believe" and "I believe" and finally "my best bet" you interpret this as assertions of fact. But then you never have been too intellectually honest.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Motherfuck!!! Smile and smile and be fucking villains, Bobble, Fosco and Nutz!

Per ESPN, Packers (foolishly) plan to release J-Alex.

[Fosco33]

Bye Felicia

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Bye Felicia

When Nixon, Hobbs and Valentine are getting slaughtered by Jefferson, I will be sure to smile and smile and be a villain right back at you.

[Joemailman]

Vikings sign him yet?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Vikings sign him yet?

I hope not. Their DC loves the all-out blitz. J-Alex would make the D even more impregnable.

[Fosco33]

When Nixon, Hobbs and Valentine are getting slaughtered by Jefferson, I will be sure to smile and smile and be a villain right back at you.

Jaire would be on our sideline like end of season as usual. I’d rather have guys that want to be here. Not a difficult concept

[Fosco33]

“ The Packers offered Jaire Alexander a reduced, incentive-laden one-year deal that'd make him a free agent in 2026—Alexander turned it down, not liking the structure. Green Bay tried to trade him in March, and during the draft.

That also failed, so Alexander's a June free agent.” Albert Breer

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Jaire would be on our sideline like end of season as usual. I’d rather have guys that want to be here. Not a difficult concept

Who said J-Alex doesn’t want to be in cold, dark and dull Green Bay?

It’s MVS, Lazard and St. Paul all over again. Packers have the worst corner corps in the NFL. #1 CB, Nixon, is a slot guy. Their slot guy, Hobbs, can’t hold J-Alex’s jackstrap, and he’s is even more injury-prone than J-Alex. Valentine? Butte is licking his chops at the thought of targeting this bum (Valentine) all day long.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

“ The Packers offered Jaire Alexander a reduced, incentive-laden one-year deal that'd make him a free agent in 2026—Alexander turned it down, not liking the structure. Green Bay tried to trade him in March, and during the draft.

That also failed, so Alexander's a June free agent.” Albert Breer

Would you take a pay cut at your current employment?

[Tony Oday]

Would you take a pay cut at your current employment?

If it's more than I can get on the open market then yes.