Green Bay Packers Rumors: Team “Expected” to Re-Sign Rasul
— Pro Football Live (@ProFootballLive) March 14, 2022
Douglas https://t.co/cdRQRUIuvQ
@RapSheet: The #Packers have agreed to terms with pass-rusher Preston Smith on a 4-year extension worth $52.5M in new money, source said. He gets over $65M over 5 years in all with a chance to make $71M. He gets $14M in year 1. So, one Smith brother sticks around.
Wow, did not see a 4 year deal coming. But again, I guess we will see what the guaranteed money is and the true length of the contract is.
The #Packers have agreed to terms with pass-rusher Preston Smith on a 4-year extension worth $52.5M in new money, source said. He gets over $65M over 5 years in all with a chance to make $71M. He gets $14M in year 1. So, one Smith brother sticks around. pic.twitter.com/uB7ga4XbzX
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 14, 2022
Resurgent season for OLB Preston Smith (nine sacks, career-high 62 pressures, career-best 72.1 run defense grade) nets him a big new deal with #Packers.
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) March 14, 2022
Didn't see a four-year either but he had a very good year. As has been said, the devil is in the details as to what the contract really is.
Tom Silverstein posting that this deal saves $8 million against the 2022 cap.
Packers knew that about Adams, the tag was just to prevent him from walking and them getting nothing. They will either get him on a mutually beneficial deal, or find a trade partner. The Packers have most of the cards here. Both sides will get this worked out.
The #Packers have released Pro Bowl pass-rusher Za'Darius Smith, source said, adding another top defender to free agency. His cap number of $27.6M in 2022 was never going to work. Now, free — and healthy.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 14, 2022
As expected.
The #Packers are also releasing OT Billy Turner, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 14, 2022
Busy day for the team.
Billy Turner also gone:
The #Packers are also releasing OT Billy Turner, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 14, 2022
#Packers clear roughly $24M off the cap by extending Preston Smith and releasing Za’Darius Smith.
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) March 14, 2022
Sucks that Turner is gone, but understandable. He was a surprise free-agent signing that actually panned out.
Jenkins will probably be RT. Yosh is probably backup.
The #Packers' top option at RT is Yosh Nijman, at least until Elgton Jenkins gets back or they draft someone to play the position. Nijman did a decent job filling in for LT David Bakhtiari and would be able to swing to RT if needed. https://t.co/pPk9puRS7b
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) March 14, 2022
@michiganjoe posted:Resurgent season for OLB Preston Smith (nine sacks, career-high 62 pressures, career-best 72.1 run defense grade) nets him a big new deal with #Packers.
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) March 14, 2022Didn't see a four-year either but he had a very good year. As has been said, the devil is in the details as to what the contract really is.
One persons resurgent season is another’s contract year season.
Hoping for the former.
Preston better not have that "every other year" thing going on.
The #Packers have freed up $27.4M of cap space in extending Preston Smith, & releasing Za’Darius Smith/Billy Turner.
— Spotrac (@spotrac) March 14, 2022
There’s still at least $18M more to go before Wednesday.https://t.co/gtr9qy6E9Y
MVS moving on...
I can’t bend or fold, my folks depend on me to make it.
— Marquez V-S (@MVS__11) March 14, 2022
MVS seems like a good guy who worked hard to get better but was snakebit by injuries in 2021. He definitely was missed in that 49ers game, might have helped stretch the field a bit with Davante being doubled frequently.
@Chongo posted:The #Packers have freed up $27.4M of cap space in extending Preston Smith, & releasing Za’Darius Smith/Billy Turner.
— Spotrac (@spotrac) March 14, 2022
There’s still at least $18M more to go before Wednesday.https://t.co/gtr9qy6E9Y
I wonder if that includes the Adams $20mm tag?
@fightphoe93 posted:MVS seems like a good guy who worked hard to get better but was snakebit by injuries in 2021. He definitely was missed in that 49ers game, might have helped stretch the field a bit with Davante being doubled frequently.
Disagree. 12 had guys running free several times in that game and either didn’t see them or ignored them. Either way, it was yet another crap post season performance.
the 'packer way' is getting a little diluted; maybe convoluted. AR $ is not helping.
@Pakrz posted:Disagree. 12 had guys running free several times in that game and either didn’t see them or ignored them. Either way, it was yet another crap post season performance.
I plan on being a T J Wattesque broken record and listing the players we could have taken with all the Denver picks.
i wonder how other team mates that get cut feel with AR now that he is involved in some of the personel decisions. Cobb stays at a higher cap number than Turner but Turner was probably more valuable.
MVS turns 28 this year. He entered the NFL so late (he turned 24 his first season), he's already the age many guys are when they get to their 3rd contract. He needs to max out his money because this is it for him. A guy that relies almost entirely on speed who has started to get a lot of nagging leg injuries is a questionable investment at the money he's going to get. At least if Davante loses a step or two, his route running skills will still allow him to be a very good WR. If MVS loses a step or two, he's almost unplayable.
They’ve drafted a lot of Offensive Tackles lately and could roll with Nijman, Newman, Van Lanen, or Jenkins if they like them from guys already on roster,
Preston Smith appears to be a good locker room guy, has played 16 games every year he's been in the NFL, plays the run very well, and was probably willing to take a little less money to stay.
Z. Smith appears to be a bit of difficult personality and played one game last year. He also doesn't set the edge the same way Preston does. Someone will overpay him.
@Floridarob posted:i wonder how other team mates that get cut feel with AR now that he is involved in some of the personel decisions. Cobb stays at a higher cap number than Turner but Turner was probably more valuable.
Cobb was cheap in '21 with HOU paying most of his salary. Cobb won't be playing '22 on his current cap number. I expect that deal update will come soon.
MVS ran free and very open multiple times last season and Rodgers just missed him. The route and separation MVS got in those plays looked fine. Idk what it was with Rodgers but he just could t connect on some of those deep passes.
MVS would be even richer if those two were able to connect more last season.
@packerboi posted:MVS ran free and very open multiple times last season and Rodgers just missed him. The route and separation MVS got in those plays looked fine. Idk what it was with Rodgers but he just could t connect on some of those deep passes.
MVS would be even richer if those two were able to connect more last season.
Russ throws a good deep ball, and Hackett knows MVS. Bet he'll be in Denver.
If Adams is gone will Rodgers actually sign his contract? https://profootballtalk.nbcspo...ckers-are-far-apart/
@Floridarob posted:i wonder how other team mates that get cut feel with AR now that he is involved in some of the personel decisions. Cobb stays at a higher cap number than Turner but Turner was probably more valuable.
We'll see what Cobb gets. It's not a sure thing yet what he's going to end up with for 2022.
The NFL is now just like the NBA (and really has been for 30 years). In the last 30 years, the team that won the NBA title had at least one player who is clearly one of the top 50 all-time players with one, and maybe two, exceptions (the 2004 Pistons and how you rank Kawhi Leonard). Actually, if you count Isiah Thomas as top 50 (and I think he is), you can go back to 1980 and it's 40 of the last 42 years that's been true. If you don't have one of those guys, you aren't winning a ring and there is a limited supply of those guys.
In the NFL, the Super Bowl champions have been lead by a first ballot HOF QB in 24 of the last 30 years. Three other title teams had guys that are likely to be HOF QBs (Eli Manning and Stafford). Only three times, has a team won without at least an excellent QB (Flacco, Brad Johnson, and Dilfer).
In basketball and football, the superstar player or starting QB has the ball in their hands every play on offense.
In some ways the NFL is even worse than the NBA in terms of limited supply of the key guy. In the NBA, the star players still have to maintain athletic ability as they age to be effective. With the new rules in the NFL, you can't hit QBs low, you can't hit them high, you can't land on them, and you can't tough their helmets. Even if they lose something off their fastball, the guys that can read defenses and change plays at the line give you a great chance to win. There are maybe 8-10 guys at that threshold right now in the NFL which means there is one QB available in the draft every 2 years.
Those 8-10 guys will accumulate more and more power. Even guys in the next tier that are good enough to win enough games to not get the FO and head coach fired are going to make big money (Cousins, Tannehill).
@MichiganPacker posted:MVS turns 28 this year. He entered the NFL so late (he turned 24 his first season), he's already the age many guys are when they get to their 3rd contract.
Wow, I didn't realize this. He is barely 2 years younger than Davante and nowhere near as talented. Tough sell.
Prior to 2022, the case could have been made MVS was a bust. Good for him he had a great year and can get paid...but it's just not going to be with a cap-tight club like the Packers.
@MichiganPacker posted:We'll see what Cobb gets. It's not a sure thing yet what he's going to end up with for 2022.
The NFL is now just like the NBA (and really has been for 30 years). In the last 30 years, the team that won the NBA title had at least one player who is clearly one of the top 50 all-time players with one, and maybe two, exceptions (the 2004 Pistons and how you rank Kawhi Leonard). Actually, if you count Isiah Thomas as top 50 (and I think he is), you can go back to 1980 and it's 40 of the last 42 years that's been true. If you don't have one of those guys, you aren't winning a ring and there is a limited supply of those guys.
In the NFL, the Super Bowl champions have been lead by a first ballot HOF QB in 24 of the last 30 years. Three other title teams had guys that are likely to be HOF QBs (Eli Manning and Stafford). Only three times, has a team won without at least an excellent QB (Flacco, Brad Johnson, and Dilfer).
In basketball and football, the superstar player or starting QB has the ball in their hands every play on offense.
In some ways the NFL is even worse than the NBA in terms of limited supply of the key guy. In the NBA, the star players still have to maintain athletic ability as they age to be effective. With the new rules in the NFL, you can't hit QBs low, you can't hit them high, you can't land on them, and you can't tough their helmets. Even if they lose something off their fastball, the guys that can read defenses and change plays at the line give you a great chance to win. There are maybe 8-10 guys at that threshold right now in the NFL which means there is one QB available in the draft every 2 years.
Those 8-10 guys will accumulate more and more power. Even guys in the next tier that are good enough to win enough games to not get the FO and head coach fired are going to make big money (Cousins, Tannehill).
Bit of a surviorship bias here. If a player doesn't win championships they aren't usually considered HOF players.
If Cousins wins multiple SB's, he's going to the HOF. If he doesn't, he doesn't. So yeah, most SB winning teams are led by HOF QB's, because SB wins usually are what put you in Canton in the first place.