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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 723235" data-attributes="member: 7261">Whether he is an ILB or an OLB, my question/issue with Clay is that it is very hard to predict who you will have for 2017.  I don't expect he will play up to his full contract value ($15.075 M), that is almost a given, but the Packers have to ask themselves, "will he play up to his contract over the dead cap hit ($10.6M) to warrant keeping him?" Cutting him saves the Packers $10.6 M....that is a lot of coin that could be used going forward.  I'm still not sold that he is that great as an ILB (especially $10.6M great), he may have a better chance at getting a sack playing inside, but at what cost is the defense paying by getting an additional sack or two if Clay is vacating the other duties of an ILB?  I think both Ryan and Martinez are on the uptick as ILB's and need to keep getting most of the snaps.  If they want to stunt Clay inside on obvious pass plays fine, but if he is still on the team come September, barring an injury to Ryan or Martinez, I hope it is as an OLB. The best solution is a restructuring of his contract, one that reflects his last few years production but provides incentives to Clay to earn back the amounts he was being paid as a top OLB in the NFL.</blockquote>

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