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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 461158" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Not a big deal but this is precisely the discussion going on in the other Jennings thread. Whether or not Jennings is a Packer next year and/or thereafter has everything to do with his contract. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Is there a way to renegotiate Jennings contract? Of course: If the Packers tell his agent they'd like to pay him millions more than this last year of his contract requires Jennings would agree, as would any player. But that would be one of the most foolish things Thompson and Ball could do as it would accomplish absolutely nothing save drain the team's reserves and increase this season's cap number. Jennings will be disappointed if he's tagged next year because he wants a long-term deal done. While he'd no doubt appreciate extra money this season, he still wouldn't have that long-term deal and the guaranteed money it would include. And if Jennings "has" to play for the franchise amount next year, even if he's "disappointed" his motivation will be playing well enough to secure the long-term he wants, whether it's the Packers or another team. IOW, his "satisfaction" means nothing as it's in his best interest to play as well as he can this season - and next even if he's franchised. BTW, the problem with extending Jennings has nothing to do with time pressure (no need to "satisfy him for a bit"); in fact many times players are franchise tagged while a long-term deal is worked out and then the tag is withdrawn. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">As to options available to get deals done with other stars, like every other NFL team, the Packers can extend a player anytime that player and the team agree to the terms of the extension. The Packers can use the franchise tag on any player, whether the player likes it or not. And the Packers can manipulate contracts to manipulate their cap (usually with regard to the guaranteed money) to their greatest advantage as long as the player agrees. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 461158, member: 4300"] [FONT=Tahoma]Not a big deal but this is precisely the discussion going on in the other Jennings thread. Whether or not Jennings is a Packer next year and/or thereafter has everything to do with his contract. [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Is there a way to renegotiate Jennings contract? Of course: If the Packers tell his agent they'd like to pay him millions more than this last year of his contract requires Jennings would agree, as would any player. But that would be one of the most foolish things Thompson and Ball could do as it would accomplish absolutely nothing save drain the team's reserves and increase this season's cap number. Jennings will be disappointed if he's tagged next year because he wants a long-term deal done. While he'd no doubt appreciate extra money this season, he still wouldn't have that long-term deal and the guaranteed money it would include. And if Jennings "has" to play for the franchise amount next year, even if he's "disappointed" his motivation will be playing well enough to secure the long-term he wants, whether it's the Packers or another team. IOW, his "satisfaction" means nothing as it's in his best interest to play as well as he can this season - and next even if he's franchised. BTW, the problem with extending Jennings has nothing to do with time pressure (no need to "satisfy him for a bit"); in fact many times players are franchise tagged while a long-term deal is worked out and then the tag is withdrawn. [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]As to options available to get deals done with other stars, like every other NFL team, the Packers can extend a player anytime that player and the team agree to the terms of the extension. The Packers can use the franchise tag on any player, whether the player likes it or not. And the Packers can manipulate contracts to manipulate their cap (usually with regard to the guaranteed money) to their greatest advantage as long as the player agrees. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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