greengold
10 years ago

To the person who said it would be 3 million more per that we would have to fork over...

From ESPNWISCONSIN.com:

If Randall Cobb returns to the Green Bay Packers – and there’s no guarantee that the veteran wide receiver will do that – it will be for $1 million to $2 million less than he could get elsewhere, an NFL source confirmed Saturday afternoon.

---So, we're really going to save 1-2 million a year and forage ahead minus Randall. Yup, sounds like prudent business to me.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 



Umm, you math is wrong. If Randall walks you save the difference between what you would have paid him and what you pay his replacement. If it would take $10M to keep him and you pay his replacement $1M you saved $9M.

If you used that $9M to sign an elite pass catching TE, I think you would have a better team.

Or $8M on the TE and the other extra million to keep one of your CBs. Whatever it takes. 👍


steveishere
10 years ago

TT shouldn't have waited this long on RC18...he should've been extended long ago. He wasn't. Now, the risk of losing him is real.

Julius Thomas is not Jimmy Graham...not even close. I like Orange Julius and would love to see him as a Packer but he, alone, isn't going to fill the Cobb void.

All the pro Ted Thompson crowd is going to look really ridiculous defending him if Randall departs. Again, I don't think that is going to happen.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 



Cobb specifically said he wasn't interested in a deal before this season. It makes sense from his perspective, what looked to be his first top level season was cut short from injury. He had no reason to WANT to do a deal before this year so what makes you think he would have? Cobb gambled on himself and won it's as simple as that.
greengold
10 years ago
Exactly. You can't just say "TT screwed up by not extending Cobb before now." It takes two to agree to a contract extension.

uffda udfa
10 years ago

Cobb specifically said he wasn't interested in a deal before this season. It makes sense from his perspective, what looked to be his first top level season was cut short from injury. He had no reason to WANT to do a deal before this year so what makes you think he would have? Cobb gambled on himself and won it's as simple as that.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 



I disagree with the premise of this completely. Yes, Randall gambled on himself and won and Ted Thompson gambled and lost. Ted Thompson was a willing participant to NOT offer Randall a lucrative deal coming off an injury. Do you honestly think if Ted Thompson offered up a very good deal to him while injured he wouldn't have taken it? It would've negated his desire to gamble on himself as he would've already achieved the type of security he gambled on. Ted Thompson was willing to not offer a great deal to Randall and let him play out the season...sorry, that was a terrible move on his part. Ted Thompson KNOWS what kind of PLAYER and PERSON Randall is. How did Ted Thompson not see this season coming? I think all of us did. What did Ted Thompson think was going to happen when he doled out money to Jordy and Randall posted his career best season?

Again, say Ted Thompson has no culpability...simply untrue.

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buckeyepackfan
10 years ago
The good GM's set a number for every position and stick with the plan.

This is the business side of the game that drive fans crazy.

Can't blame Cobb for listening to other offers.

Truth is if Cobb had been inured again this year his value would be nowhere near it is.

Ted has offered what he has determined The Packers can afford.

The ball is in Cobb's. Court.

Him and his agent will decide where he plays next year.

This is all part of the game.

Ted let's every FA know what he is willing to pay, iit's up yo them to decide what they are going to do.
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uffda udfa
10 years ago

The good GM's set a number for every position and stick with the plan.

This is the business side of the game that drive fans crazy.

Can't blame Cobb for listening to other offers.

Truth is if Cobb had been inured again this year his value would be nowhere near it is.

Ted has offered what he has determined The Packers can afford.

The ball is in Cobb's. Court.

Him and his agent will decide where he plays next year.

This is all part of the game.

Ted let's every FA know what he is willing to pay, iit's up yo them to decide what they are going to do.

Originally Posted by: buckeyepackfan 



Inflexibility and rigidity will kill you in a situation like this. Ted Thompson had every opportunity to offer Randall a deal last year. Just because Randall said he wanted to gamble on himself has NOTHING to do with TT's ability to make an offer. I can just hear TT...well, shoot...guess I can't keep one of my core players. He doesn't want me to offer him a deal. GARBAGE. He could've locked him up a long time ago if he was willing to realize his value. He was being Ted Thompson HOPING he wouldn't have a season like this as to pay him less. Don't rewrite history...TT is always looking to pinch pennies and his miserly nature may have cost us one of our bright budding stars. I hope RC plays for a team that recognizes his talent and appreciates him.
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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."


DoddPower
10 years ago

Inflexibility and rigidity will kill you in a situation like this. Ted Thompson had every opportunity to offer Randall a deal last year. Just because Randall said he wanted to gamble on himself has NOTHING to do with TT's ability to make an offer. I can just hear TT...well, shoot...guess I can't keep one of my core players. He doesn't want me to offer him a deal. GARBAGE. He could've locked him up a long time ago if he was willing to realize his value. He was being Ted Thompson HOPING he wouldn't have a season like this as to pay him less. Don't rewrite history...TT is always looking to pinch pennies and his miserly nature may have cost us one of our bright budding stars. I hope RC plays for a team that recognizes his talent and appreciates him.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 



I have a feeling if Ted Thompson would have signed Cobb to a big-time deal before last season started, you would have been bashing him like crazy all the same.
Laser Gunns
10 years ago
It friggin sucks that Cobb is leaving.

He is one of Aaron's favorite targets, and currently the only guy we have who plays between the numbers. (Mostly because we don't have a TE).

Also, he is a "packer people". Great character, and locker room guy. And he's young too.

He's like Ted's dream player!

Ugh?.. Sucks.

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yooperfan
10 years ago

It friggin sucks that Cobb is leaving.

He is one of Aaron's favorite targets, and currently the only guy we have who plays between the numbers. (Mostly because we don't have a TE).

Also, he is a "packer people". Great character, and locker room guy. And he's young too.

He's like Ted's dream player!

Ugh?.. Sucks.

Originally Posted by: Laser Gunns 


Ted's dream player is a guy who scores 100 TD's a year and plays for nothing. LOL

DarkaneRules
10 years ago
I still remain optimistic no matter what happens because I believe there to be quite a few intriguing options in this upcoming draft and I am looking for the guys already on our squad to take the next step. This could be a breakout year for Davante.
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