No. I ask a simple question and the only response is...Ted is so awesome. Jordy's contract is not that of a #1 WR because he is not a #1 WR. It's as simple as that. You guys would always say you trust the judgement of Ted Thompson more than any idiot on a Packers forum. Well, here's your chance to not be a hypocrite. If you truly trust TT's judgement, and not your own, you have to go against with all your sentimentality and realize the fact is Jordy didn't get paid like a #1 WR because he isn't. Spin until you're dizzy and throw up but there is a reason Jordy and Randall are paid about the same and Greg Jennings was offered more prior to both their deals. Ted is so awesome doesn't really apply once you realize Greg Jennings was offered more money than Jordy or RC18. I'm sure you don't think Greg Jennings is so awesome anymore. Why is it that he is no longer awesome in your eyes? Think. It's really not that hard.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 

Salary as the measure of evaluating talent instead of the production on the field?? Goodness! Michael Vick must be the greatest NFL player ever as the only two time $100 million contract signer and Andre Haynesworth inked himself a $100 million contract as well so he should be expecting a call from Canton any time now. You have to see how vacuous (thanks!) that thinking is.

It's obvious the opening post completely obliterated your "Jordy isn't a WR1" perception and you proved it the second you barked about salary. Even Al Davis thinks that is stupid crapola!

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

Anybody that doesn't realize Jordy is a number one receiver is a football idiot.

Originally Posted by: PackerTraxx 

Anybody that doesn't realize Jordy is a number one receiver is a football idiot.

Originally Posted by: PackerTraxx 

Try trading Jordy Nelson for Calvin Johnson, Dez Bryant, or Larry Fitzgerald - and get your ass laughed at. Then maybe you'll understand what us "idiots" know that you don't.

Green Bay receivers have inflated stats because of the offense run, and excellence at quarterback. None of them are as good as you think they are. And that is why every time one of them leaves our team, there is a major drop off.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT 

Outside of Larry Fitzgerald who has been productive with scrubs, nearly every player one could point to as an elite WR benifits from quality QB play.

While I won't dismiss the fact that GB runs a very good system and has the best QB in the NFL, this doesn't tell the whole story. Greg Jennings left GB to play with Christian Ponder/Matt Cassel/whoever else they had, and his play significantly dropped off. Give Jennings even an average QB and he might have looked a lot better. The difference between Aaron Rodgers and Tony Romo or Matt Stafford is much, much smaller than the difference between Rodgers and Christian Ponder. This is after two injury riddled down years in GB, for all we know Jennings would have dropped off in GB as well.

James Jones went to Oakland, and aside from a significantly lower average than he typically has, his performance wasn't much worse than when in GB.

Anyway, this theory has already been debunked with regard to Jordy when he played half of 2013 with Matt Flynn and Scott Tolzien and still produced at a high level. If Jordy was simply a product of Aaron Rodgers throwing him the ball, there would have been a big dropoff there.

Originally Posted by: earthquake 

How about we call them Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier3 receivers for all the green and gold goggle wearing idiots out there.

A wide receiver in Green Bay over the last 20 years has inflated stats which indicate he is better than he actually is.

Tier 1 one receivers would include Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, and Dez Bryant.

Tier 2 would be guys like Jordy, Antonio Brown, and Julio Jones.

I don't know how to idiot proof this any better than this.

Try and trade Jordy Nelson for one of those Tier one guys and watch yourself get laughed at.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT 

Why would we call them that when this thread is about Jordy being a #1 WR?

Fine I'll roll with it but I'm confused because Antonio Brown and Julio jones are both #1 WR and you just put Jordy in the same tier as them.

And are we talking about Larry Fitzgerald in his prime or right now?

Originally Posted by: cheeseheads123 

Try trading Jordy Nelson for Calvin Johnson, Dez Bryant, or Larry Fitzgerald - and get your ass laughed at. Then maybe you'll understand what us "idiots" know that you don't.

Green Bay receivers have inflated stats because of the offense run, and excellence at quarterback. None of them are as good as you think they are. And that is why every time one of them leaves our team, there is a major drop off.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT 

So there are only 3 number one WR in the league. Johnson is the only one everbody would take. Many would not want Bryant's luggage and Fitz is getting to the end. Try again.

Originally Posted by: PackerTraxx