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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 724093" data-attributes="member: 7261">While I agree with your viewpoint that OLB is more important than G, I think one would look at it from a different perspective if it was certain that Matthews wouldn't perform any better than he did the last 2 years AND the Packers had quality depth behind him that could play better than Clay.  Given that neither of those situations currently exist, I don't expect Matthews to be cut.  But I don't think the importance of the position is the driving force, only the importance of not being 100 % sure that you would improve the position/team to justify the cap savings.  Look at it this way, when the Packers were pretty sure they had a very capable QB in Aaron Rodgers, even as important as the QB position is, trading Brett Favre was possible.  I do realize there was more to that decision than just saving money.  <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" data-shortname=";)" />Clay Matthews wouldn't be the first OLB or a player at an important position ever released due to his production not meeting his contract, it just happens that the Packers don't currently have a player(s) that they probably feel can play at Clay's level, whatever that ends up being.</blockquote>

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