Justin is jousting with KC on his long- term deal and I wondered how good he'd look in a Green & Gold uniform
(That's the beauty of living in the clouds 
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Need: Packers need to replace Peppers in 2016. And Nick Perry will either get back-up money or be gone in 2016
Neal isn't the answer and Hubbard/Mulumba/Elliot are fine depth, but not front line starters
So, GB will definitely need to invest in an OLB or two
And the good ones are often gone by the time GB drafts, especially over the next 3-4 years GB when the Packers will be a bottom five drafter
Cash - GB is sitting on $16+ million and the offense is all signed through the end 2016. On top of that the cap will go up at least another $7-9 million a year for the next 3-4 seasons. Perhaps there's a way to structure it so it doesn't kill your carefully crafted balance sheet
Draft picks: Gotta give up (2) firsts, but at least one of them would have been spent on an OLB anyways
Packers 1st rounders are at as low a value as they're ever going to be....# 30 this year, #32, next
In 2015, most say the first tier is over after 20 picks, meaning GB will get a 2nd tier player for their first rounder. Likely the same in 2016
And, the deal doesn't have to happen until after the 2015 draft.
That way both GB and KC can draft in 2015 knowing that their needs at OLB are about to dramatically change.
Maybe KC gets the Packers 2016 and 2017 1st rounders.
Either way, KC is totally cash- strapped in 2015, they don't even have enough to sign draft picks right now.
This only works if Justin Houston truly wants out, and he has said as much back in March. Was he just negotiating ? No clue.
But if he wants out, I don't see how either the cash or the draft picks would truly stop the Packers from acquiring a book-end OLB...and it sure would be fun to watch on Sundays. Will it happen ? Very unlikely, but I think it could unless some of the larger brains around here show me the error of my thought process.
Go Packers
