Finley says 'Awesome News', signs 2 year deal??· Page 4

beast
Select Member

9 years ago

My guess is Finley just happy about medical clearance of some kind.

As far as twitter talk of him maybe signing a 2 year 16 million deal... wouldn't that make him the highest paid (per year) TE in the NFL?

If I'm understanding this spotrac correctly and assuming it's correct, all the other NFL TEs are earning (on average) less than 7.5 million per year.

Which makes me think it's highly unlikely the Packers signed Finely (coming off a bad neck injury) to the highest paid TE (per year) deal... unless there is some sort of trick to it. I remember there being talk from Hawk's agent that they say they set the last year of their rookie year deal very high, with both sides knowing from the get go, he wouldn't be getting it, and it was there to force both sides to renegotiation/release a deal.

So my thought is that the Packers didn't sign Finley to the highest paid TE (per year) deal unless maybe the first year is low and the second year is high to force renegotiation/release or incentive based like zero said near the start of this thread, with the incentives being unlikely for Finley to get.

Of course the cap is said to going up and said it might explode in the next two years, so it's possible if the Packers are think that they know that will happen. Of course if that was the case then it might be nice to get Cobb and Nelson (and the other playmakers) locked into lock term deals before it happens, or there price might go up (even if their price is unreasonable, as Jennings, Jenkins and Raji might of found out, as it's rumored all 3 turned down higher offers from the Packers, to go to FA overvaluing their market and ended up taking less than what they turned down).

The_Green_Ninja
Senior Member

9 years ago

#32

Why the heck are we worried about this? All I seem to remember is him never being able to catch a pass. When he can fix that we will talk about football.

Just don't ruin your body by making yourself come back, J-Fin. Huge TEs don't come around like him all that often.

wpr
Preferred Member

9 years ago

#33

Mailbag-
You're referring to the tweet that Jermichael Finley posted in which he proclaimed that he had "Awesome News!" A few hours later, however, he tweeted something about a "minor setback" for a "major #comeback."

Rob-
I can tell you that after talking to several people about the matter after those tweets, that there has been no change in either his medical clearance or his contractual status with the Packers. Until the former changes, meaning the Packers' doctors give him the OK to return to the field, nothing will happen with the latter. And let's be clear about this: Even if Finley's doctor says it's safe for him to resume his career, that does not mean individual doctors for NFL teams will have the same opinion.

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Zero2Cool
Elite Member

9 years ago

#34

2012 was Finley's last full season. Lets take a look at TE's with the most drops for that season per ProFootballFocus.com

Jimmy Graham NO 15
Aaron Hernandez NE 10
Brandon Pettigrew DET 9
Jermichael Finley GB 9
Delanie Walker SF 9

2013 Finley had 2 drops in six games he played in.

uffda udfa
Veteran Member

9 years ago

#35

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

What's the drop percentage? Those numbers above are only meaningful in context of number of catchable targets.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/07/03/three-year-drop-rate-tight-ends/

Jordy Nelson's hands are as bad, if not worse, than Finley's.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/about/pff-signature-stats/#DropRate

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

Dexter_Sinister
Registered

9 years ago

#36

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

You should add and how many times they targeted.

Dropping 15 out of 100 isn`t as bad as dropping 10 out of 50.

I want to go out like my Grandpa did. Peacefully in his sleep.
Not screaming in terror like his passengers.

gbguy20
Veteran Member

9 years ago

#37

dropping 15 percent isnt much better than dropping 20 percent

wpr
Preferred Member

9 years ago

#38

dropping 15 percent isnt much better than dropping 20 percent

Originally Posted by: gbguy20

why it is 5%. Everyone knows that it is the mysterious 5% that all the td receptions lay. [grin1]

Dulak
Veteran Member

9 years ago

#39

Well before finley got injured I saw a much improved finley - looked stronger, faster and more confident ... but that was the past - he has had neck surgery since then ... who knows what we will get now.

sschind
Senior Member

9 years ago

#40

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa

Nope, Not Jordy, Can't be. Has to be a mistake. Only Finley and Jones dropped passes for the Packers, everybody knows that. Jeez wpr what have you been smoking.

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