2020 Packers News, Trades, Transactions - RIP Ted Thompson

LittleRooster · Post #21 » by **LittleRooster** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 1:46 pm

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Frank Nova · Post #22 » by **Frank Nova** » Sun Aug 2, 2020 2:13 pm

Would love to sign Everton Griffen. The pass rush would ultimately be tops in the league. That’s a needle mover if you ask me. We could even get back into psycho packages with Clark as the only down block eater. Clark, Z, P, Gary, Griffen and Kirksey all rushing and room for a 5th DB. If the offensive plan is to ground and pound and utilize Rodgers efficiencies, we are gonna have to be dominant on 3rd downs on defense. Signing a player like Griffen makes that easily more feasible.

LittleRooster · Post #23 » by **LittleRooster** » Mon Aug 3, 2020 12:39 am

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MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #24 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Mon Aug 3, 2020 4:15 am

It's their choice but find it interesting these guys risk CTE and other degenerative injuries would opt out for this virus. Don't get me wrong, I think it's dumb they are having a season in a pandemic but from a personal risk it is so low. Just be smart and just quarantine yourself from your family for a couple months.

th87 · Post #25 » by **th87** » Mon Aug 3, 2020 11:24 pm

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:It's their choice but find it interesting these guys risk CTE and other degenerative injuries would opt out for this virus. Don't get me wrong, I think it's dumb they are having a season in a pandemic but from a personal risk it is so low. Just be smart and just quarantine yourself from your family for a couple months.

CTE doesn't kill your grandfather.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #26 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Mon Aug 3, 2020 11:56 pm

th87 wrote:
MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:It's their choice but find it interesting these guys risk CTE and other degenerative injuries would opt out for this virus. Don't get me wrong, I think it's dumb they are having a season in a pandemic but from a personal risk it is so low. Just be smart and just quarantine yourself from your family for a couple months.

CTE doesn't kill your grandfather.

COVID doesn't kill your grandfather if you are smart about it. Maybe he normally has a mom or dad live with him and that is why he is opting out but most guys only see their extended family during the bye-week. Take a test, quarantine, then carefully visit your family. I think that is probably safer than most of us who have been to grocery stores or work but don't have luxury of access to testing.

I don't blame him and applaud him for putting family first. I just think the risk is low to him personally as an athlete, and extremely low of passing it on to an at-risk family member if he is smart about it. (I don't know his background so maybe is wife/gf is at-risk or a young kid at home which would obviously explain it).

All I'm trying to say is, It's not so much I'm surprised people would opt if they can with millions in their pocket. It's that they don't do that when it comes to protecting their brains/body. Every time i see Rodgers get hit, guy has $100m+, intelligent as hell, and in the prime of his life. I'm retiring at 30 if I'm him. (Then again that is just one of the many reasons I never made it past JV in any sport)

skones · Post #27 » by **skones** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:20 pm

WTF is Favre thinking. You were a douche. You've mostly put yourself back into good graces with the GB faithful who thought you were a douche, and now you're commenting that you'd love to see Rodgers play for the Bears? **** off old man.

Post #28 » by **humanrefutation** » Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:44 am

Favre is an idiot. It's that simple.

WeekapaugGroove · Post #29 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 3:11 pm

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Ill-yasova · Post #30 » by **Ill-yasova** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 3:18 pm

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Great, if not a little surprising, signing. Still only 24 years old.

Post #31 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 3:33 pm

Bakhtiari, Linsley, Jones and King are the remaining 2021 FA starters.

M-C-G · Post #32 » by **M-C-G** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 3:40 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:Bakhtiari, Linsley, Jones and King are the remaining 2021 FA starters.

I think you have to keep Bakh or trade him now. Next up would be King. See if you can tender Jones next year and then let him walk.

I see about zero percent chance Linsley being back.

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neiLz · Post #33 » by **neiLz** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 3:58 pm

Linsley might still be gone via trade during camp to supplement the other starters coming up . They could save 8.5 mil. I don't think they do it as they're in contender mode and he's a starter but if they think they can get similar production from a younger guy I wouldn't mind a trade for a draft pick.

Post #34 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 4:07 pm

Would have liked another year on that deal.

Profound23 · Post #35 » by **Profound23** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 4:34 pm

I will take it! Was worried we would lose him.

Post #36 » by **humanrefutation** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 4:52 pm

Bakh is the only one remaining who is a must-resign in my book. Jones would be nice at a reasonable price. I've never been a big fan of Linsley, and King is too injury prone.

HaroldinGMinor · Post #37 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:53 pm

I didn't think I'd be so excited for Packers training camp but seeing these photos/videos today makes me giddy.

Treebeard · Post #38 » by **Treebeard** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:06 pm

humanrefutation wrote:Bakh is the only one remaining who is a must-resign in my book. Jones would be nice at a reasonable price. I've never been a big fan of Linsley, and King is too injury prone.

I still don't see what Packer FO forsees for this season.... Do they see this roster as a SB contender, or are they willing to roll the dice on a rebuild-on-the-fly and just shoot for getting into the playoffs this year? If it's the SB, then they have to retain Bahk. If it's rebuild-on-the-fly, then it wouldn't surprise me that Bahk gets moved and Jones gets tendered next summer. King has been an injury risk, but who replaces him? Or, blow another late 1st rounder on another CB, trade/FA a high ticket veteran? With King, all three options come with notable risk.....

WeekapaugGroove · Post #39 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:23 pm

I'd be cool giving Bak an extension but I wonder if they want to see how he looks this year before re-uping because I did think his play slipped a little especially early last season. By getting the Clark deal done now it also leaves them open to a franchise tag for Bak which could make some sense if the idea is 2 years of trying to win with Rodgers then a little tear down rebuild.

King is interesting more for the fact what he will get next season probably varies the most of any of their FAs by how he performs this year. He's got the skills to ball out if healthy and could price himself out of their range or he's hurt or struggles and his market is soft. Could be a guy you gamble on now on a reasonable deal that could look like a bargain in a year.

Jones feels like a luxury that you only bring back if the RB market is soft next year or maybe if he'd be open to a real team friendly deal now.

Lindsey is probably gone because of the money and that's the spot you at least have a guy in Patrick who would be a reasonable replacement at a low cost.

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LikeABosh · Post #40 » by **LikeABosh** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 12:17 am

ReasonablySober wrote:Would have liked another year on that deal.

Well we get him for all of his 20's. I'm happy with it. $25 million guaranteed seems pretty low too