Is Ahman Green worth 23 million over 3 years??!!

[Patler]

i don't like the green thing

i don't like the way it was handled at all. and i think it sends a bad message

either TT lowballed him and he goes out and finds he can get a lot more. or TT told him to go find out what he is worth and we'll match it.

I think you missed an obvious alternative. GB is offering a very fair contract, and Green has an unreasonable expectation of his value. He may simply go out and discover the Packers were right all along.

The problem is, it will be assumed by most fans the GB was lowballing him and "came up" to sign him, when in fact Green may be the one who changes if a deal is done.

[the_idle_threat]

I suspect the answer is in between.

On one hand, it sounds like Green relishes the opportunity to shop himself on the open market ... to get wined-and-dined the way unrestricted free-agents do. Green hasn't been able to do this before now, and it might be this experience he is seeking as much as it is the higher pay. Thus, he may not want to agree to a deal too quickly, however fair it is.

On the other hand, the Packer's offer might be fair at yesterday's prices, and the sides could be apart until they see what the market looks like today. Deals so far indicate that the $5 million avg. Green is seeking is not out of line in this market. We have seen Fred Taylor, who is a year older than Green and very injury prone, sign an extension for $5.75 million per year with $4.2 million guaranteed up front. More incredibly, a no-name blocking fullback just got a $3 million-per-year deal, including a $5 million signing bonus. Green has to think he can do better than $3 or $4 million average.