Appreciate his transparency, hoping for the best but I think he's played his last game as a Packer. Hope I'm rong.
So they have to fix the solution of the original problem?
@Chongo posted:I'm rong.
Could have saved a lot of keystrokes
So could you.
@Iowacheese posted:Could have saved a lot of keystrokes
Could have saved 13 seconds.
Itâs over.
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So popular opinion is that I should feel sorry for a guy who has collected tens of millions of dollars for doing nothing the last 3 years. I don't buy he was underpaid when he started, that was the going rate for him at that time.
Strokes, in general, are not cool.
You don't need to feel bad for the guy. You don't need to feel anything at all. But there's no reason to pile on a guy when injured.
Maybe he should have chugged a few more beers to make his knee better
As stated often by others, nobody turns on (former) Packer players quicker than TimesFour peeps.
I love physical ailments that don't go away for 3 years. ðĪĶââïļ
Damn.....I was really looking forward to him having a great season too.
When the first doc goes in there....it's kinda important he doesn't miss anything. Might find something you didn't expect. FFS Fix the damn thing.
First surgery? What about the 2 after that? This will be his 4th surgery and Iâm skeptical that it will resolve his issues.
Packers should and will cut him next year and eat the cap. That, or restructure, has always been the plan. Unless he wants to restructure for damn near league minimum, that option is gone.
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Bakhtiari said the ailment in his knee had nothing to do with the ACL he tore in December of 2020. Said it was an issue with his femoral condyles that provide cushion for the knee. Said they will be smoothed out and it's not an issue of him having no cartilage left in his knee.
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Every time he thought he had it in a good place the fluid and pain would come back. He said he fully expects to play next year, but said he doesn't know what the #Packers plan to do. Said it would be addressed later. Surgery will be performed by Brian Cole in Chicago.
There's just no way the Packers can bring him back. His cap hit is $40m and he can't restructure. It's the last year of his deal so there is no ability to push the cap hit out any further. For the "the cap isn't real" crowd, this is when it gets real - the last year of a deal when all that cap hit that was pushed out becomes due. Only two options are extend Bakh to push the cap hit out, or to release him. He can't be traded b/c he's injured now and will be a free agent in March.
As for extending him......that'd be crazy. Since 2020, he's played in 25 games and collected $86m. It's just time to move on. Prioritize OL in the draft next year and hope for the best.
If he agrees to restructure the deal (aka Hometown discount) i don't see why that isn't allowed. Question is...would he do it? I'm guessing no.
I'm sure it'll be great for him to pair up with 'Ol #8 on the Jets in 2024
I think it's pretty simple. If Bakhtiari wants to be a Packer he'll restructure because nobody is going to pay him much more than the Packers will.
@PackerRick posted:I think it's pretty simple. If Bakhtiari wants to be a Packer he'll restructure because nobody is going to pay him much more than the Packers will.
Never underestimate what other GMs will do