TE Martellus Bennett plans to retire· Page 2

shield4life
Veteran Member

7 years ago

Bennett is a better overall tight end then Cook is, he just didn't have enought time to get into chemistry with Rodgers. It's a shame we are losing him this early. I would of loved him to play a full season w/ Rodgers at least and get chemistry in the playoffs. No problem ... if we look at his performance in the past couple of games ... a lot of drops.

Glad To Be A Packers Fan.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

7 years ago

#12

Hey, if we had the benefit of hindsight we could all be NFL GMs. Also, zero guarantee Cook would have had the same success in GB that he's having now.

Originally Posted by: Porforis

Whoa, whoa, easy there! I never made any guarantee!!! 😂

Porforis
Veteran Member

7 years ago

#13

Whoa, whoa, easy there! I never made any guarantee!!! 😂

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

Uhuh. 😒

Cheesey
Preferred Member

7 years ago

#14

The way he has played, it looks like his heart was never in it anyway.
I really expected a lot more from him.

beast
Select Member

7 years ago

#15

If Bennett does retire... should the Packers then go after FA Jimmy Graham?
He's struggled with the Seahawks... of course the Seahawks keep asking him to help block... even thought he's basically a 6'6" WR.

I'd also look into TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins as well.

TheKanataThrilla
Veteran Member

7 years ago

#16

Just shows the crapshoot that is Free Agency. What looked like a great move a few short months ago might bite us in the rear next year as we will have to find a replacement as well as eat over 4 million in dead cap.

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins

Perhaps I don't understand the rules, but why do we get hit with a dead cap hit on somebody who choses to retire? Is this to prevent teams for signing ridiculously long contracts to manipulate the cap hit? Just seems like an extra kick in the nuts if does in fact retires.

beast
Select Member

7 years ago

#17

Originally Posted by: TheKanataThrilla

If he retires, then I believe the Packers can ask/demand for the unearned signing bonus money back like a number of teams have done and won't have any dead cap money.

But if he yanks the Packers around and they cut him, then they would owe him the entire signing bonus.

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