The #Packers have exercised safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix’s fifth-year option.

[C-Lee]

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Good, smart move.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Figured TT would exercise this option for the first time ever, on Ha Ha. I think I remember reading that will cost the Packers around $6.9M. Money well spent IMO.

The one downside of it, if he has a Pro Bowl 2018 year, his market value will be a lot higher than what it would probably cost the Packers to rework a multi-year deal to keep him in GB for a 3-5 years.

 

[Half Empty]

According to Sportrac, $5.6 mil

Right now, puts him in the 13-14 range at free safety, about #7 at strong

 

[Sky King]

Figured TT would exercise this option for the first time ever, on Ha Ha. I think I remember reading that will cost the Packers around $6.9M. Money well spent IMO.

The one downside of it, if he has a Pro Bowl 2018 year, his market value will be a lot higher than what it would probably cost the Packers to rework a multi-year deal to keep him in GB for a 3-5 years.

Can't they renegotiate a long-term deal during the 2018 season, anyway?

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

According to Sportrac, $5.6 mil

Right now, puts him in the 13-14 range at free safety, about #7 at strong

I found a few similar articles now that have it pegged at $6.9M. But I will be happier if it is $5.6M

"Clinton-Dix signed an $8,338,501 contract after being drafted. The fifth-year option for safeties is expected to be around $6.9 million."

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/04/nfl_teams_facing_big-money_opt.html

http://lombardiave.com/2017/02/20/green-bay-packers-ha-ha-clinton-dix-option/

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Can't they renegotiate a long-term deal during the 2018 season, anyway?

Yes. Risk on both sides of contracts of under or overpaying by the Packers and for Dix the opposite. Bottom line, he is locked in for an additional year at a reasonable cost and the Packers don't have to make a decision on him before seeing more of him during that time.

 

[Sky King]

Yes. Risk on both sides of contracts of under or overpaying by the Packers and for Dix the opposite. Bottom line, he is locked in for an additional year at a reasonable cost and the Packers don't have to make a decision on him before seeing more of him during that time.

Win-win.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Win-win.

Unless he completely sucks next year or gets injured. But you take that chance with any player with contracts.

 

[rodell330]

HaHa has a chance to be a top 4 safety in the league if he just learns how to play the deep ball better. He's late to arrive to the deep ball way to much for a guy with his skill set. I still have nightmares about the two point conversion that sailed right over his head in the NFCCG. Idk how he didn't pick that off.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

I fully expected the Packers to pick up the fifth year option for Clinton-Dix. Good move by Thompson.

 

[PikeBadger]

HaHa has a chance to be a top 4 safety in the league if he just learns how to play the deep ball better. He's late to arrive to the deep ball way to much for a guy with his skill set. I still have nightmares about the two point conversion that sailed right over his head in the NFCCG. Idk how he didn't pick that off.

I don't think either Dix or Burnett cover to the sidelines as well. Am hoping that Jones does that better than our current safeties.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

I don't think either Dix or Burnett cover to the sidelines as well. Am hoping that Jones does that better than our current safeties.

I'm not sure that is what you're implying but Jones isn't a great fit to line up at free safety.

 

[Sky King]

I don't think either Dix or Burnett cover to the sidelines as well. Am hoping that Jones does that better than our current safeties.

Collins was a tough act to follow and I keep hoping that somebody will someday match his production and Leroy's before him. Their instincts and closing speed were outstanding but it did take both a few seasons to finally reach that level of play.

I'm in agreement with you. I, too, hope that Jones can bring that same level of performance to whatever positions he plays.

 

[easyk83]

TT will probably try to extend him in camp or prior to the season.

 

[PackerDNA]

HaHa has a chance to be a top 4 safety in the league if he just learns how to play the deep ball better. He's late to arrive to the deep ball way to much for a guy with his skill set. I still have nightmares about the two point conversion that sailed right over his head in the NFCCG. Idk how he didn't pick that off.

If he's going to take the step to being elite, it happens this year or not at all.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

If he's going to take the step to being elite, it happens this year or not at all.

I'm not so sure I agree with the timeline. I think it will help HaHa if he has a good supporting cast around him and I hope that happens this year. When you look at some of the good safeties in the league, they seem to be one piece of several in a good secondary, as well as an overall good defense. There is only so much one guy can do back there.

 

[PackerDNA]

I'm not so sure I agree with the timeline. I think it will help HaHa if he has a good supporting cast around him and I hope that happens this year. When you look at some of the good safeties in the league, they seem to be one piece of several in a good secondary, as well as an overall good defense. There is only so much one guy can do back there.

I'll stick with my call, PB. It's year 4; **** or get off the pot.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

I'll stick with my call, PB. It's year 4; **** or get off the pot.

LOL.....that makes it sound like he has sucked for 3 years. While he isn't an elite S (yet), he hasn't been bad and I think the Packers picking up his 5th year option indicates the same in their minds. Like I said, if he gets a good supporting cast around him, I think you will see a lot more out of Dix. When Woodson was playing, the guys he had around him allowed him/Capers a little more leeway to freelance, Dix didn't have that last year.

 

[PackerDNA]

LOL.....that makes it sound like he has sucked for 3 years. While he isn't an elite S (yet), he hasn't been bad and I think the Packers picking up his 5th year option indicates the same in their minds. Like I said, if he gets a good supporting cast around him, I think you will see a lot more out of Dix. When Woodson was playing, the guys he had around him allowed him/Capers a little more leeway to freelance, Dix didn't have that last year.

Hasn't been bad at all; just not as good as a lot of people think he's been, and not as good as he can be. Time for full bloom.

 

[HardRightEdge]

I'm not sure that is what you're implying but Jones isn't a great fit to line up at free safety.

I wouldn't bet on that.

 

[HardRightEdge]

I'm fine with it. If he prices himself out of reach in two years, I'm fine with that as well. Then again, I believe he's overrated as Pro Bowl player.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

At the end of this season, the Packers will have another lengthy list of FA's to consider if they want to resign or not, removing HaHa from this now, at the price of the 5th year option, seems like a no brainer to me.

Morgan Burnett SS 28
Davante Adams WR 24
Corey Linsley C 25
Davon House CB 27
Lane Taylor G 27
Richard Rodgers TE 25
Ricky Jean Francois DE 30
Jayrone Elliott OLB 25
Don Barclay RT 28
Jordan Tripp OLB 26
Demetri Goodson CB 27
Jeff Janis WR 25

 

[PackerDNA]

There are 4 or 5 guys on that list who would be worth resigning, and none who are bank busters. if this team can't handle the cap due to fear of that list, then we need new people handling it.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

There are 4 or 5 guys on that list who would be worth resigning, and none who are bank busters. if this team can't handle the cap due to fear of that list, then we need new people handling it.

Worth signing at a certain price, with what we know today. Look at Perry, he would have been on that list last year, were you predicting he would get the contract he got less than a year later? You just never know what can happen. Some of those guys are capable of having Pro Bowl years and then the Packers have a tougher decision and more money involved.

 

[sschind]

This was a no brainer to me. If it didn't happen I wonder what a player would have to do for Ted to bite.

I'm hoping it the first in a long line of similar actions. Although they won't have that option with King I won't count him in the streak because it simply is not an option for him.