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emunney wrote:I'd put together my strongest pitch for Dez. Could be close to a Woodson level pickup. Sounds like he wants to stay in the NFC East to spite Jerry.
SupremeHustle wrote:Salmons might shoot us out of games, but SJAX shoots people out of parking lots. Think about it.
crkone wrote:Cool stuff:So, in today’s article, I wanted to answer that question and look at the most efficient wide receivers on a per-target basis relative to the efficiency of the quarterbacks targeting them. To determine this, we built out an expected WR rating based on the average passer rating of each passer to target them (on each target) and contrasted this with a wide receiver’s actual WR Rating, to create a differential.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/fantasy-football-metrics-that-matter-adjusted-wr-rating
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Aaron Rodgers said Tuesday he understands his professional job description within the Green Bay Packers' chain of command, even if decisions made higher in the hierarchy can leave him feeling disappointed.
One such decision, Rodgers said, was learning the Packers would release receiver Jordy Nelson. The Packers waived Nelson to clear more than $10 million in cap space, which they used to sign tight end Jimmy Graham and defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson.
Rodgers and Nelson grew together within the Packers organization. The Packers drafted Nelson in 2008, Rodgers’ first season as their starting quarterback.
Rodgers knows his new tight end well, having struck up a friendship over multiple Pro Bowl appearances shared with Graham, but said Nelson’s departure made general manager Brian Gutekunst’s first major free-agent transaction “bittersweet.”
“This is a professional environment,” Rodgers said, “but as humans we have personal connections to people. Obviously, (Nelson) was one of my closest friends in the locker room for a number of years, and played together for a long time and talked about really finishing his career here and together, and making the most of the opportunities. The disappointment is when you get close to your teammates, and they're not here anymore — and especially when they're not here, they're playing somewhere else. But the organization is making decisions that they feel like are in the best interest of our team, and you've got to trust the process."
Rodgers said he first learned of Nelson’s release from the receiver while driving to a workout. Asked if he would've preferred Gutekunst at least having a conversation with him before releasing his longtime receiver, Rodgers said it wasn’t necessary, per his job description.
“They’re paying me to play quarterback to the best of my abilities, and their job descriptions are to handle those type of things," Rodgers said. "So I think you just act accordingly in those situations.”
It’s uncertain whether Rodgers’ personnel disappointment influences the Packers' plans to sign him to a record-breaking extension this offseason. Asked Tuesday, Rodgers did not waver from his long-held, public desire to finish his career with the Packers. He also acknowledged there’s still life left to his contract.
"I'm under contract for the next two years,” Rodgers said. “Obviously, we'd like to lock something in, I think, at some point. The team has made that public knowledge that they'd love to do that. I've said many times I'd love to finish my career here. So there's more than mutual interest on both sides."
humanrefutation wrote:Looks like Favre bombed his audition for MNF.
Mags FTW wrote:humanrefutation wrote:Looks like Favre bombed his audition for MNF.
Gruden made $6.5 mil? WTF?