Report: Packers ready to move on from Clay Matthews after season

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

6 years ago

What do you think about this?

According to Bob McGinn of BobMcGinnFootball.com, the Packers’ front office is ready to move on from the long-time outside linebacker.

“I’m told that the Green Bay Packers reached this conclusion (that his production was waning) some time ago,” McGinn wrote. “I’m also told that, if the season were to end today, they have no intention of re-signing Matthews after his contract expires at the end of the season.

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/2018/09/23/report-packers-ready-to-move-on-from-clay-matthews-after-season/

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Rockmolder
Honored Member

6 years ago

I think they're a year too late, but I said the same thing about Cobb this off-season and he's proven me wrong so far.

Maybe if he'd be willing to sign a really cheap contract, you'd keep him for one more year, but I see a team that's desperate for a pass rusher overpay immensely for a year or two of his services.

earthquake
Member

6 years ago

I think if there was a clear and obvious replacement for Clay this year, he would have been cut. There wasn't, so there he is. It's a shame that they didn't manage to sign/draft or trade for an OLB, but it's difficult to fill all the holes in a team in one year.

I wouldn't be upset if there were 2 edge rushers and two offensive lineman drafted in the first 4-5 picks next year.

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nerdmann
Premier Member

6 years ago

Originally Posted by: earthquake

Take a WR high too.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

beast
Select Member

6 years ago

What do you think about this?

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

I believe that (based on some rumors and some assumptions) that the Packers attempted to to extend Matthews, Cobb and Bulaga at a lower dollar value per year than they're currently getting, and all said no.

I think the Packers would gladly keep them around at the right price, but their current deals, might not be too exciting to the Packers (other than maybe Bulaga, IF Bulaga is fully healthy and can stay that way).

Of course, the Packers over the years, have also had their habit or mentality, of not bringing a vet back if they think their will be a large pay cut.... (such as Woodson, Burnett and I think their were more), but they rather have a clean break, then a potentially upset lower paid vet. We'll have to wait to see if this seems to continue with Gute... if this article is true, then I think this might be the principal reason.

Cheesey
Preferred Member

6 years ago

Stick a fork in him....he’s done.

wpr
Preferred Member

6 years ago

Not very earth-shattering, in depth journalism. Most of us have been saying the same thing for a while and we don't have the same access or contacts that McGinn has.

If Bob told us Clay was going to be a healthy inactive this week, and he was, that would be something.

Barfarn
Senior Member

6 years ago

McGinn is such lying tool. I guess Clay declined an interview with him.

If Guntekunst has made this 2019 personnel decision week 2 of 2018, then he’s a complete idiot and 100% unfit to be a GM.

McGinn is just an old man yelling at the clouds.

buckeyepackfan
Veteran Member

6 years ago

Source
Bob Mcguinn.

Idiot savant.

I was addicted to The Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around!

nerdmann
Premier Member

6 years ago

#10

Originally Posted by: Barfarn

Clay has gotten to the QB two weeks in a row now. Not just on those penalties either. He's not what he was in his prime, but he's around the ball. Cobb has been better than I expected too.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

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