Dodd - Players have careers after football.

Let's just say hypothetically you go into Sales, as a lot of former NFL players do. You WILL make more money if you're a multiple SB winning Hall of Famer than if you're just a really, really good player.

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer 

Let's hypothetically say Marino won 4 SBs and Bradshaw won 0. Is there any doubt that their post-NFL roles would be completely reversed?

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer 

Not the way that I read it, carefully crafted to include fan friendly words as loyalty and using the illustration that the 20 weeks and that is it picture. Maybe over reading it, but opening week prior to his contract year and openly stating he has a number in mind and nothing else is worth talking about.

Nah, I buy it as a PR statement crafted to maximize his play. I just think if a Superbowl is his focus, this is a poorly timed statement in that regard, but brilliant for his contract goal. Heard this on ESPN and Bill Micheals already, it is getting notice for his cause. Another week or so.. probably gets less run, but everyone is chomping at the bit, so it gets overplayed.

Now, lets really discuss what used to be the overvaluing of Running backs which now seems to have shifted to the receiver position. Guys are simply getting overpaid in a passing league currently that is looking at past production in situations where receivers can succeed on less talent.

The game has morphed where almost all the advantage has shifted to the receivers and you don't see 1 or 2 superstars, many are putting up inflated numbers and looking like superstars. Guys like Laurent Robinson once washed out, rises to semi stardom in a single season.

Routes don't have to be as clean, guys can cross the middle with less risk due to increased protection rules, less contact everything allows these cats to produce more with less talent. The contract this offseason scream of desperation from struggling teams in this passing league looking for a spark. Spending big on good, yet not great wide outs isn't going to solve the problems. This league now one offense revolves around QB play. Don't have it.. you better bring a defense and a running game to the table. Both dominate units as well.. either that or continue to struggle. A good offensive coordinator with the ability to maximize the advantages to the rules helps as well.

So does it make sense to spend 12 million of a 120 million dollar cap on a single receiver.. probably not unless he is an elite talent. Sorry but when I see Jennings, I don't see Megatron, Fritz or a healthy Johnson. He just isn't in that tier IMO. Neither is a guy like Vincent Jackson.

Originally Posted by: Pack93z 

I don't necessary disagree on his value or the value of wide receivers.

However, I don't see anything here. Nobody will remember these comments five weeks from now. The rest of the league isn't worried about Greg Jennings' contract. They're worried about their opponent on Sunday or Monday.

I also can't imagine Jennings or his agent believing this could scare Green Bay into caving into his demands down the road. Let’s assume this is a leverage ploy. It’s a stupid one. This same team traded Brett Favre. They’re not afraid of making the hard choices.

Originally Posted by: porky88