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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 492424" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">We can revisit this comment after both Matthews and Rodgers get contract extensions. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000000">- - - - - </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000000">I think the kind of calculation that goes into determining the value of a UFA like Jackson involves who the Packers expect to be available in the draft. For example they may think its likely Eddie Lacy will be available at #26, or that Montee Ball or Andre Ellington will be available at their second round pick. So if they believe RB is as big a need as some here (and I sincerely hope they don’t), Thompson and his staff may be comparing the cost/benefit of Jackson at $4M/year - or whatever it would have taken to sign him vs. the same analysis applied to a draft pick. I’m sure they’re also calculating the value of Harris and the other backs on the roster. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000000">They may also be looking at a back available in a later round like Mike Gillislee. I have no idea how good a prospect he is and I only mention his name as an example and because this Packer Update article talks about him. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000000"><a href="http://packerupdate.net/?p=25009" target="_blank">http://packerupdate.net/?p=25009</a></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 492424, member: 4300"] [FONT=arial]We can revisit this comment after both Matthews and Rodgers get contract extensions. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]- - - - - [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]I think the kind of calculation that goes into determining the value of a UFA like Jackson involves who the Packers expect to be available in the draft. For example they may think its likely Eddie Lacy will be available at #26, or that Montee Ball or Andre Ellington will be available at their second round pick. So if they believe RB is as big a need as some here (and I sincerely hope they don’t), Thompson and his staff may be comparing the cost/benefit of Jackson at $4M/year - or whatever it would have taken to sign him vs. the same analysis applied to a draft pick. I’m sure they’re also calculating the value of Harris and the other backs on the roster. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]They may also be looking at a back available in a later round like Mike Gillislee. I have no idea how good a prospect he is and I only mention his name as an example and because this Packer Update article talks about him. [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000][url]http://packerupdate.net/?p=25009[/url][/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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