@Music City posted:What’s preventing the Packers from offering a 1st plus Preston Smith for Julio Jones?
Common sense.
@Music City posted:What’s preventing the Packers from offering a 1st plus Preston Smith for Julio Jones?
A GM who knows what the hell he is doing. He is not playing fantasy football.
@Music City posted:What’s preventing the Packers from offering a 1st plus Preston Smith for Julio Jones?
I'll take salary cap for $1000 Alex.
Er, I mean Aaron.
We are officially in Cap Hell for 2022
Fixing Rodgers and Preston’s contracts alone will solve the problem…whatever fixing means, renegotiating or removing. Z wants an extension, that would ease a lot of problem. Jaire is on his 5th year option as well which should be worked out ASAP, that number will lower also.
@YATittle posted:We are officially in Cap Hell for 2022
Not really.
Probably for conspiring to win a Super Bowl. Packers FO filed a grievance.
@YATittle posted:We are officially in Cap Hell for 2022
I think the Packers were widely considered to be ahead of the curve when it came to salary cap management throughout the 90's and 00's, and Balls was supposed to be 'the guru'.
I'm a bit surprised that we've had some trouble coming into this year. Perhaps I shouldn't be, with all the variables affecting the cap over the last few years; mega-contracts (thanks to assholes like Jerruh whoring up the market), poor ROI from draft picks, FA acquisitions... Then came the curveball from cap reduction.
In any case, it's likely both our roster and cap will look much different next year.
Robert Tonyan signed his RFA tender yesterday. Looking forward to Love to Tonyan...... at least in pre-season.
@packerboi posted:
I also heard that Veldheer retired after getting the suspension. Any truth to that?
This took me 7 seconds to find ....Google can be your best friend
Billy Turner and Preston Smith account for $28M. Add in Dean Lowery’s $8M and most of the problems they have with the 2022 cap are tied to three players who are probably not on the roster in 2022. I don’t think they are in trouble at all. The extensions needed to keep certain key players will be absorbed in 2023 when they’re already $100M below the 2022 cap. I’m pretty sure they can figure this out without gutting the roster.
I could live without these 3 guys on our roster right now....but I see that their "dead cap hit" would combine for 29 million
Sorry- I was talking about 2022 and this idea they’re in cap hell.
According to this: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/gr...ay-packers/cap/2022/
The pre June 1st number is about $15M. Cut that in half after June 1st rule of thumb. I think that’s manageable.
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19 Hours into June 1st and no earth shattering news about our QB. What a letdown.
@PackLandVA posted:Isn’t” the day “ after June 1??
So there's hope yet?
Only 4 hours till the day after June 1st
@Gsands posted:19 Hours into June 1st and no earth shattering news about our QB. What a letdown.
Almost like waiting for the trade in the NFL draft trade America was collectively so sure the Packers would do (pick one, there were plenty to chose from). Or waiting for that first round WR. Or the trade of AR to the Broncos. Or ......., forget it - it won't happen anyway.
Good move signing Bab Tanyan this way...
The #Packers executed a rare maneuver in re-signing TE Robert Tonyan, treating most of his $3.384 million RFA tender as bonus for salary cap purposes, tacking on 4 voidable years and saving close to $1.9 million on this year's cap. They've cleared about $4.4M total the past week.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) June 2, 2021
LB KJ Wright a fit for the Packers?
Age is a consideration but anything would help. Considering his numbers were better than the whole ILB corp I'd say he's worth a shot.
@Chongo posted:Good move signing Bab Tanyan this way...
The #Packers executed a rare maneuver in re-signing TE Robert Tonyan, treating most of his $3.384 million RFA tender as bonus for salary cap purposes, tacking on 4 voidable years and saving close to $1.9 million on this year's cap. They've cleared about $4.4M total the past week.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) June 2, 2021
Big Bod Bab?
@Henry posted:Age is a consideration but anything would help. Considering his numbers were better than the whole ILB corp I'd say he's worth a shot.
Yeah, fuck draft and develop. Go all in. Can KJ even walk?
I've always liked KJ Wright. He's been very under appreciated by the national media, barely getting a mention with Wagner, Sherman, Chancellor and Thomas in the spotlight. But he's damn good. I am optimistic about Barnes and Martin but this year is clearly turning into an "all in" moment, so I say go get Wright and shore up ILB. It's not the right time to have two young late-round ILBs and hope they make a jump. Restructure someone and free up $6m and go get him.
@Goalline posted:Yeah, fuck draft and develop. Go all in. Can KJ even walk?
WTF dude? Signing a reasonable contract for ILB if he's still serviceable?
Yeah, let a injured 5th rounder and UDFA "develop". Is there shit for depth? No.
Lost for years in the shadow of Bobby Wagner, Wright was the only defender in the NFL last season with 10-plus tackles for losses and 10-plus passes defensed. All of Green Bay’s inside linebackers last year combined for 10 tackles for losses and five passes defensed. He’ll turn 32 before training camp.
Fast enough to outplay the entire Packers ILB corp.
@Henry posted:Fast enough to outplay the entire Packers ILB corp.
Fuck you for making me laugh.
@Thunderbird posted:Just one according to this
That's wrong....
Eli Manning is both middle fingers.
Poor memesmenship
@Boris posted:
I'm just happy they are keeping Tonyan. Heck, at the rate they're going, why not just convert every player's salary into a signing bonus? 
