Per usual, it's not about the contract amount/per year. It's always about what the TRUE guaranteed amount is.

 

(assuming it's true) If they were willing to give Jennings 9 mil a year....

 

 

 

 

I wonder what happened to:

 

"What I got in that last deal, I'll never spend it all anyway," Nelson said last week. "So I'm not worried about it."

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/green-...x_cid=espnapi_public

Is it just me or has Demovsky been wrong more than right since moving to ESPN? Maybe I'm way off, but it just seems that way. 

I thought that was a prerequisite to work there...?!

I want him back!!! He's been great both on and off the field. He's worth it!  Enough said!

I trust TT and Russ Ball will work out the best deal possible. TT and MM aren't going to let a gem like 87 go.  

 

Jordy is worth dropping big coin. So underrated by most outside of Packer land. Everything you want in a player both on and off the field.

Demovsky is stirring schit for the World Leader in schit-stirring and yes, he's also full of schit lately. Its part of his job description, truth is secondary to clicks and views

 

When Jordy speaks, then you'll have an idea of what Jordy thinks.

 

 

Pay him!!

A source familiar with the negotiations said Nelson wants a deal worth at least $10 million per season.

Agent.

 

 

 

 

Bad Bob is probably the Grand Wizard/Poobah of the   to get clicks, so indeed who knows whether Rob D has this right or not. It's possible he's throwing this out there as a pure guess but I do see ESPN is running with this story on NFL Insiders just now.

 

If Jordy agreed to a 4 year deal, he would be 33 at his next go round at a contract. Unless he's ungodly productive/healthy or he's willing to do a bargain contract it's possible in today's NFL this is last one. Or at least his last BIG contract. So I can't blame him for getting as much as he can.

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Demovsky is pretty well-connected and I have no reason to doubt his reporting. Much of that is just posturing and the organization will take the same approach they did with Jennings. I don't see Jordy making the same mistake Greg did in overvaluing his worth and leaving all sorts of money on the table.

So Jordy's agent just set the high mark for the negotiations on a per-year basis.  Great.  Never seen this before.  

 

He'll wind up getting about $8-9M/year, and that seems about right.  

Know when to hold, and know when to fold.

 

No wonder Jordy can only afford measly soft serve in Wausau.  He didn't even bother to go down the road to Belts.

waiting for SDPF to tell me if JJSD is being sarcastic....

I'm sure Demovsky is well connected with Jordy's agent. What this means is that the negotiations have commenced in earnest and Jordy's agent is playing games. The Packers may or may not play the game themselves by way of some reporter "talking to his source". The media doesn't break big stories anymore, the media is a tool used as a means to an end. Nothing more. Nothing gets out anymore that isn't strategically planned, especially to ESPN. A source familiar with the negotiations...that means it's either Jordy, his wife, his agent, Ted, or Russ Ball. I doubt it's Jordy or his wife and Ted hates the media anyway so its either Russ or the agent...either way it's just a game.

It hurts my feelings that you don't even have to ask anymore if I'm being rude.

Ted will have a number and contract structure in mind and a contingency plan in place in case things go south. If the number is more than Ted wants to pay, Jordy will go elsewhere. No sense in gnashing teeth over this. We all know how this is going to play out.

I'd bet Boykin and Adams get plenty of reps this season.

 

If they look good(or if AR makes them look good), along with Cobb on the roster, TT has the upper hand.

Contingency plan in part was drafting Adams, Abby and Janis. Tough to keep both Jordy and Cobb so keep the draft and develop pipeline full.

I'll believe that when I hear it from Jordy's mouth.  I'm sure Uncle Ted and Jordy will get something worked out, and let the agent know what the final number is.  

What's hard to believe?

That's not Mike Holmgren.

Contingency might be Abby. Although not as dynamic as Cobb, Abby could play the Wes Welker role quite well. If he proves that in TC, that allows TT to resign Jordy so a veteran presence stays in place for the young guys. TT might be able to keep both depending on salary cap next year, and which players he's looking at cutting. 

I know you can only afford to pay so many people... but I would be shocked if both Jordy and Cobb aren't with GB going into the future.  Both are dynamic football players that do things right on and off the field... in their prime.  

This kind of leaked BS from "sources" just gets frighin' tiresome. It's not necessary, and in Green Bay it defies the tenor of he business side that Thompson has fought so hard to create. It's almost assuredly a complete fabrication...

Move $herrrod to WR......he can do it all

There was a reason Patty Cake Raji was only offered a 1 year contract.  $$$$ will be available for Jordy and Randall. 

ROTTT

 

i wonder if Tim Dwight could help 

This reeks of ESPN creating a storyline. If White is getting his deal they figure there's no way Nelson can sign for less and take a swing. 

 

 

       

Well then, if Jordy goes I will have no more teeth.

How the heck can one compare two/one fricken seasons from Boykin and Adams, respectively, to Jordy's body of work?  I disagree.

F'n A Right!  A beer to you sir!

The history under TT is players being compensated very fairly. In fact, if you look at Hawk, Brad Jones and Burnett there's a very good case that they're often too well compensated. Jordy has made it clear he wants to remain in GB and all indications are the organization wants him here. There's no reason to believe that a deal won't be hammered out without much difficulty.

What he wants won't be what he gets.   Maybe the Packers can throw in some cattle for the farm though those are at a premium these days. 

You don't compare their bodies of work.

 

You compare their probable future production per dollar they will cost you.

 

TT can sign Boykin, Adams, Abby and probably 3 other WR to go along with Cobb for less than $10M per year total.

 

I don't agree with overpaying 30 year old WRs. Not when AR is your QB.

 

Like I said, it will depend on what Boykin and Adams look like this season.

He's going to get more than $8 million.

 

He'll get $30 million over the first three years, and the rest will be window dressing.

As the clear cut #1 option at WR with Adrian Peterson Greg Jennings only put up 800 yards and 4 TDs last year. Very pedestrian. Aaron Rodgers makes good WRs better. 

 

Like Greg and James Jones. Jordy has had success in GB. A ring. Playoff exposure. Great numbers. Now he wants to be paid. Cant fault him for that. 

 

Ted has a number. Probably in the $8 million per neighborhood. If Jordy thinks he's accomplished what he wanted in GB (he has) and thinks he can get more elsewhere (he can) then he'll move on. 

 

Contract negotiations with WRs in GB with AR. Wash, rinse, repeat. 

 

Great post. Don't pay the guy for what he has done. Pay him for what he will do.

Exactly. If you remember, Jennings was offered a really good contract, but he decided to squeeze a few more thousands to play with Ponder.

BMarsh signed a 3-year extension for $30M with $23M guaranteed. Marshall is a little older, and a little lady punchier, but he's also put up slightly better numbers.

 

I consider Marshall to be a pretty close comp to Jordy as a player as that next level just below "elite," so $10M a year isn't unreasonable. Especially at the rate contracts are going up.

Free Safety will defeat you with his superior business acumen.

I will say most WR'S can play at a high level until 34-35 provided they keep themselves in great shape.

I see a minimum of 3-4 more excellent years from Jordy.

Free Safety will defeat you with his superior business acumen.

 

You cannot compare WRs who play with AR to WRs who play with other QBs. Maybe Brees or Peyton, but that is it.

 

If Cutler or Ponder is your QB you have to overpay to attract quality WRs.

 

WRs are worth less in GB because AR can get it done with somebody else.

 

JMO IMO 

IMHO JMO if he stays healthy and has the year he could have, Cobb will wind up costing more than Jordy.  Cobb is the guy who could see north of $10M/year.

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They'll sign Jordy to an extension this year with it front loaded and Cobb with his back loaded. Work with the rising cap.

 

Ball > Brandt

You don't overpay 30+ year old wide receivers or 28+ year old running backs. You pay elite players at the QB, LT, and CB positions along with guys that can rush the passer.

 

I love Jordy, but something like 4 years/40 million is too much. 3/25 is probably closer, but if he gets to free agency someone will pay him bigger bucks and he'll end up like Greg Jennings, Marco Rivera, Scott Wells, etc. as guys who produce well in Green Bay and then get overpayed by others.