Oso planning to go pro
Adams contract details are out. If I’m a Packer fan, I’d stop reading this now.5 years/$140, which is really 3/$67 ($66 guaranteed)2022 cap hit $82023 cap hit $302024 cap hit $21Two years of fluff at more than manageable dead cap hits (7.7 in 25 and 3.8 in 26).That’s a fantastic contract for Vegas.
I’ve been assured by Packers fans the Raiders will regret this trade
Is a possible explanation here that Adams was sick of the Aaron Rodgers circus, and didn’t want to play for the Packers again (even if it meant a QB downgrade) but that isn’t all Guteys fault? That still leaves open the question of why Gutey took less than the two first rounders as comp, but maybe it was to facilitate getting Adams to where he wanted to go? Charitable, I know, but it doesn’t seem dramatically less likely than the explanation that Adams was mad at Gutey for doing what all GMs do.
Getting a first and second this year, versus firsts in consecutive years, was likely the motivation. I just don’t understand that if the contract was that friendly why the Packers just didn’t match? Maybe they thought that it wasn’t worth it anyway? More money and picks for the defense?
They knew Adams had zero desire to be in Green Bay anymore
Which makes me wonder if the personal connection with Rodgers wasn’t as advertised.
Maybe? Adams is also 29 and if he truly wanted to play with the Raiders and Carr, this was his best opportunity to do so when still in his prime.People always mocks players who decide not to play with Rodgers, but it worked out for OBJ
I’m not mocking him. I’m just surprised.
I think Davante didn’t want to freeze his butt off any more in Green Bay
Matt Ryan to the Colts for a 3rd.
Jameis re-signing with the Saints.
Congrats to Jameis for having more guaranteed money than his starting fullback. Elsewhere in the division, Matt Ryan's trade has the largest dead cap hit of all time (Aaron Rodgers: Hold my Kombucha), so the Falcons save only $9M this year. Absolute malpractice that they did not line up a QB on this roster in lieu of Kyle Pitts - don't really care if he's the second coming of Tony Gonzales. Jordan Love could be actually be a viable candidate - either he's good enough to keep you away from the 1st overall pick and you might have a QB OR you're in prime position to be Bad for Bryce, Yuck for Young, etc etc.
Falcons just signed Marcus Mariota.Hope they have a good Plan B, because Mariota hasn't been able stay healthy for 4+ years, even as a backup in Vegas.
I'm assuming they are setting up to get Malik Willis, in which case I like what they are doing. Take their medicine on all this dead cap, get something back for Matt Ryan, bring in a guy who plays a smiliar style to Willis, and who presumably will be okay with playing a bridge role.