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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1091315" data-attributes="member: 7261">Well you know me, if I had my way, every player would be on an incentive based contract, but that will never happen.  There is no doubt in my mind that LVN has a higher ceiling than he is at now.  The question is, how much $$ do the Packers want to bank on it.  When I say "bank", I mean guarantee, because then it is no longer just an entry into a spread sheet, it is a permanent dead cap, that at some point has to be accounted for.But you are right.  With DE being the highest paid defensive position, every team is hoping to find that next undiscovered stud.  So yes, if the Packers just sit tight, don't exercise the 5th year option or work out some kind of extension, LVN could play his way into a very lucrative Free Agent offer in 2027.  To do that he would have to stay healthy, get a lot of snaps and continue to improve.Funny thing is, if LVN had been a stud and starter at DE after the 2024 season, I don't think Gute goes out and gets Parsons.  Now maybe getting Parsons was a hedge on 1 of or both Gary and LVN not being with the team for much longer.I know this, the Packers need to improve their DL and that includes the play from everyone not named Parsons.</blockquote>

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