I thought a team was built AROUND the quarterback ?Still feel Clay deserves a NEW mega-deal FIRST.... look at Aaron's reaction to the < LEFT <.
That's a pretty good read Ivo
I can fathom Arod getting a 4 or 5 year deal in the 100 mil range, but i can't see CM3 making 65 mil over 6 years, no way. I say they will give him what averages out to be 6-7 mil per year over a 5 year span.
we shall see when the time comes.......it's not like we only have 2 big names on the team, we are heavy with great players.
I'm curious to know who else would be considered a great player outside Rodgers and Matthews? there are some guy's who are good but we really do only have two Big name players.
You must be a fair weather fan then lol........
I'm trying hard to think of who else would be considered "big name". Arguably, the next closest to it just walked out the door - Jennings and Woodson. I HOPE Raji is not seen as worth big money. I went down the roster, and it's pretty hard to call anybody else a big name - Sitton, maybe or Nelson or Finley or Tramon Williams? All big names of sorts, but nowhere near the stature of Rodgers and Matthews.
who YOU consider great, who I consider great and who the front office like best is a matter of opinion.Thank you..apparently i'm a "fair weather fan" for thinking the same thing. I call it being realistic.
I don`t think he mean`t that seriously budThank you..apparently i'm a "fair weather fan" for thinking the same thing. I call it being realistic.
I don`t think he mean`t that seriously bud
too funny Osh !Bingo for the english man !!!! wow, amazing you got that and he didn't.
Flacco got 6 yrs and $120.6 million with $52 million guaranteed, and Mario Williams got 6 years $100 million with $50 million guaranteed. I would expect the contracts for Rodgers and Matthews to exceed both of those deals.
As far as Raji goes I would hold off on him, use the franchise tag on him next year and draft a NT this year to provide some competition. That would buy the Packers 2 years at the NT position, then after the 2014 season you can make a decision on Raji.
who YOU consider great, who I consider great and who the front office like best is a matter of opinion.
Nelson is a top teir WR
Cobb is progressing and will be prime time soon enough and in 2 years will make serious cash
J. Jones 2012 season may have been enough to command more cash, especially if he keeps up a high level of play
J. Finley, TT has a ******* for this guy and will keep paying him
Our secondary (for the majority) is coming along nicely and a couple will require decent cash soon
Raji, yes...most wont agree, but he will get above average cash if we keep him around
and typically O line gets paid decent enough.
Not to mention that some of our guys we have now, and rookies from this draft that may pan out well will be coming due new contracts in the next 4-5 years, which will be right smack dab in the middle if long term deals from arod and cm3.
I do understand spacing them out and making bonus money fatter than usual, but there are 51 other guys to consider and out of them, we do have some great and some damn good players.
TAKE NOTE: Look at what one fat contract did for the Ravens. They are down to bare bones now that the overrated Flaco got his fat wallet. That was one guy getting over paid and setting the bar for future QB's to bank even more than him.