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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 490546" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000000">Remember all the talk about how much Matt Flynn was worth and how the Packers should have tagged and traded him? In hindsight it's lucky Thompson and staff are smarter than Packers fans. The Packers likely would have been stuck paying Flynn a huge amount of money and wasted cap space to carry a clipboard. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000000">Even though if healthy he'd certainly play a lot, paying Jennings $10M for 2013 would be a big mistake IMO and here's why: Thompson and staff no doubt have mapped out the contracts and cap consequences of extending Rodgers, Matthews, and probably Raji. Erasing Woodson's contract and cap number was probably a big part of that so they could get (probably) Matthews done this cap year. If they spend that money and cap space on Jennings, extending one of those players in the 2013 cap year becomes much more difficult: If the Packers are about $20M under the cap if they pay Jennings $10M, the draftees $3-$4M and want to keep $2-$3M available, their cap situation shrinks substantially. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">If it's true Alex Smith who plays the most important position in football and played well in 2011 and part of 2012 isn't worth more than a 3rd rounder, I don't see how Jennings is worth a 3rd. Those advocating for a tag and trade may be overvaluing Jennings' worth on the market, just as we did Flynn's. Don't get me wrong: I'd love to see the Packers tag and trade Jennings for a 1st rounder. I just don't think they'll get substantially more for him than they'll get in compensation. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 490546, member: 4300"] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]Remember all the talk about how much Matt Flynn was worth and how the Packers should have tagged and traded him? In hindsight it's lucky Thompson and staff are smarter than Packers fans. The Packers likely would have been stuck paying Flynn a huge amount of money and wasted cap space to carry a clipboard. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]Even though if healthy he'd certainly play a lot, paying Jennings $10M for 2013 would be a big mistake IMO and here's why: Thompson and staff no doubt have mapped out the contracts and cap consequences of extending Rodgers, Matthews, and probably Raji. Erasing Woodson's contract and cap number was probably a big part of that so they could get (probably) Matthews done this cap year. If they spend that money and cap space on Jennings, extending one of those players in the 2013 cap year becomes much more difficult: If the Packers are about $20M under the cap if they pay Jennings $10M, the draftees $3-$4M and want to keep $2-$3M available, their cap situation shrinks substantially. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]If it's true Alex Smith who plays the most important position in football and played well in 2011 and part of 2012 isn't worth more than a 3rd rounder, I don't see how Jennings is worth a 3rd. Those advocating for a tag and trade may be overvaluing Jennings' worth on the market, just as we did Flynn's. Don't get me wrong: I'd love to see the Packers tag and trade Jennings for a 1st rounder. I just don't think they'll get substantially more for him than they'll get in compensation. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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