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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1096737" data-attributes="member: 7261">The Packers have had several "LVN like decisions" under Gute.  That being trying to place a value on a young player that has not only not reached what is viewed as their potential ceiling, but has been injured during the process of getting there.  So these are not easy decisions for either side.  The player would like to get paid on his peak potential side, where as the team wants to pay on the fact that they haven't reach that potential and have been injured to boot.  The team knows that if they don't lock the player up with a contract and they do have that successful year, resigning them will cost a lot more.So in the case of LVN and his very expensive position of EDGE, it was probably worth the Packers paying a bit more than what some would perceive his market value is today, to lock him down for an additional season beyond this one.  Let's face it, if he stays healthy and continues on his upward projection, it will be a wise investment.</blockquote>

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