Scholarship table
I’ll wait on the final Jones contract details, but I have a very difficult time understanding why they just didn’t franchise him. His cap hit is going to have to be $6 mil or below in 2021 for this to make sense. Packers are going to end up eating Jones dead money eventually while trying to figure out what to pay Dillon. My guess is Jones gets $19 million in cash in 2021, $6 mil cap hit this year, next year a $14 mil cap hit. Voidable years will have a dead money conversion of $10 million.
The cap hit for this signing will likely be lower than the franchise tag cap number. It also puts him under contract at below market rate for 4-years. If they franchise him, the chance of him staying longer term is near zero. It also shows other players that GB will not trap you with a franchise tag.Lots of wins with this deal, I don't see many negatives.
Yes, that’s why I targeted $6 mil in 2021. Any number above that would make no sense.The negative is Green Bay taking on the risk of injury or lack of performance in year 2. Franchise tag means no risk and you franchise him again in 22 when he’ll be 28.Oh, also...THEY DRATED A RUNNING BACK IN THE 2ND ROUND.
Yes, the injury risk is always a potential problem. But I like the idea of rewarding players. I think long-term that type of treatment can go a long way. On the drafted running back. GB needs that power-back compliment. I think the tandem of Jones and Dillon could be brilliant. We'll see, and I'm far from an NFL expert, but I like the possibilities. The biggest downside I see is that unless they get really creative cap wise, this doesn't really allow them to bring in an impact WR. Possibly sign long term deals for Rodgers, Z'darius, and Adams. Then go sign Golladay. Could be a pretty solid team in that case.
Do the Packers really need an impact receiver? I think they need more work on the defensive side of the ball. It would be nice to have an ILB with some speed.
Hopefully they address the defense now. I think they are ok at receiver. The bigger need is at cornerback, d line and middle linebacker.
Anytime you can let arguably the best center in football walk, while paying a 27 year old RB, nearly the same dollars as said all pro center in year 1, after you draft a RB in the second round the year before...ya gotta do it.Comical.
Agreed. This was a poor move. Linsley > Jones
You’re hung up on this drafting a RB thing. It’s a total non issue. The Packers had 2 or more backs on the field more than any team in the NFL last season. They were certainly not going to be going into the season with Dillon as the only back with snaps on the Packers. So either they were drafting a back high after taking a back high last year, or they were bringing back a back after drafting a back high last year. And they’re very different backs. AJ is incredibly dynamic, on an offense with very few playmakers.You can replace a center very easily, as the Packers showed when Linsley went out.
Outside of him being Andy Dalton...THEY COULD HAVE SIGNED HIM A YEAR AGO...and not forfeited a 4th round pick for Foles.Dumb/Stupid/Idiotic...I give up.