Somehow I think this is part of the game of chicken so to speak.. Cobb has to be looking at the QB's around the league and thinking that anyone willing to pay insane money will probably have a QB issue and his production will dip and so will his chances of securing a second (and probably last) big contract. Or he can stay in a system designed to leverage his talents and have confidence that his production will stay up.. maximizing his marketability for that next contract.

Look at what Jennings and Jones have done outside of GB.. walked into a bad QB situation in which they tried to fix in a backwards fashion. There next contract is going to be tough to seek good money, although one could argue Jennings offset that with this contract.

My opinion, if you are in a good position upon a good football team for take slightly less to ensure long term earning viability in a non guaranteed league. Long term thinking.

I am sure that the thinking isn't to just let him walk.. but instead really thinking that the demands at this point are too steep and hoping that it is adjusted in FA. It is a risk to getting blown out of the water by some crazy money.. I just don't think the market is going to be that strong for WR.

Originally Posted by: Pack93z 

Cobb isn't your prototypical slot WR. He could absolutely start on half the teams in the leauge, but that'd be a waste of his physical abilities.

No idea why the Packers wouldn't sign him for $9M a year.

Originally Posted by: Porforis 

When is the market never crazy? Given his youth and production, I think a couple of teams will offer him a crazy amount of money.

Does he really want to play with Derek Carr or Teddy Bridgewater instead of Aaron Rodgers? That's got to be the question he's asking himself. He could take a bit less money to remain with the Packers on a four-year deal, and still break the bank four years later at the tender age of 28.

Originally Posted by: porky88 

Yes he is. He plays pretty much exclusively from the slot much moreso than any other slot WR. He really doesn't have the length or long speed to excel outside that's why he never plays out there.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 

It just seemed to me that this playoff loss was the last straw for Cobb.

He wants to be on a team that's not gonna piss it all away season after season.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

I don't get how the logic of assigning value based on whether you play outside or in the slot works. Should we give Davonte Adams $9M before we give Cobb 9M? Should Adams be getting more than Cobb, period since Adams can play outside and Cobb apparently can't?

Cobb was #12 in the league in yards, tied for #10 in TDs, #4 in 20+ yard receptions, #6 in YAC last year. Sure, pitted against a #1 CB his productivity would drop but still #1 WR numbers.

WRs with contracts in the 8M-10M/year range are:

Brandon Marshall
Jordy Nelson
Andre Johnson
Greg Jennings
Victor Cruz
Pierre Garcon
Antonio Brown
DeSean Jackson

Cobb's productivity is notably better than Jackson's (8M/Year), about on par with Brown (8.4M/year), and a step behind Jordy Nelson (9.7M/year). Nobody else on that list is anywhere close.

I think we can all agree 12M is nuts. 9M is perfectly fair based on how often he's catching balls thrown his way, the YAC and yardage, and the TDs. If you want to pay him less because he plays in the slot (because he makes way more of a mismatch there versus lining up opposite Nelson, AND because they like having him in the backfield and motioning him into the slot), I guess I just don't get it. Pay the guys who bring home the bacon.

Originally Posted by: Porforis