FrankRizzo
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Read the info first, then vote. McGinn has some great info on these things.
Good info here, my question is which guy should they give a new, long-term contract to, first?
Aaron or Clay?
Rodgers or Matthews?
This salary cap # info can't be right. Can it?
http://www.sportscity.com/nfl/salaries/green-bay-packers-salaries/
This is some good info here, from Bob McGruff:
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/pack...ace-about-to-get-tight-ho6uq85-170795046.html
IMO, Matthews deserves the new deal more than anyone not only on our team, but in the NFL.
That dude has way outperformed his contract. He's as important to the defense as Rodgers is to the offense, almost.
He's played 4 years on that rookie deal.
There's no way in hell that we can afford Jennings back. Finley is debatable.
And Woodson can't stay at that #.
It really sucks that we're locked into overpaying so much for Hawk, a guy who makes no big plays... he gets paid to make big plays, not just be there.
Sam Shields will get a big raise too... will we slap the 2nd round tender on him?
Good info here, my question is which guy should they give a new, long-term contract to, first?
Aaron or Clay?
Rodgers or Matthews?
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This salary cap # info can't be right. Can it?
http://www.sportscity.com/nfl/salaries/green-bay-packers-salaries/
This is some good info here, from Bob McGruff:
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/pack...ace-about-to-get-tight-ho6uq85-170795046.html
The way it stands now, there are 20 players under contract to Green Bay for next year who are to count about $98.36 million. The unadjusted cap for 2012 is $120.6 million, and projections are that the cap will remain almost flat until 2016.
That doesn't include wide receiver Greg Jennings, either. That's because the two sides are so far apart that it's almost a fait accompli he will depart as an unrestricted free agent in March if he isn't traded first.
Jennings' current cap salary is $7.5 million. If the Packers place the franchise tag on Jennings, the immediate charge on their cap would be about $10 million.
The gorilla in the board room is David Dunn, the agent whose client list includes quarterback Aaron Rodgers, linebacker Clay Matthews and nose tackle B.J. Raji.
Indications are that the Packers would like to have the contracts of all three players extended by early 2013, quite possibly by the start of the National Football League year in early March.
After this (2012) season, Rodgers will have two years left on a 2008 contract that ranks him 12th among quarterbacks in average per year at $12.7 million.
Matthews' original deal expires after the 2013 season.
Ditto for Raji, whose option for 2014 will become void.
Using rough estimates, let's say the cap salaries for Rodgers, Matthews and Raji climb by a total of $18 million for 2013. How the Packers decide to accommodate such an increase could impact the team significantly.
"It's a challenge being a good organization like this," defensive end Ryan Pickett said. "They draft well. Pick up good players. Then it's time for everybody to get paid.
"So they have a tough road ahead of them. It's going to take some hard work because we've got so many good players. I hope we can keep everybody together, man, because we've got a chance to keep doing special things around here."
IMO, Matthews deserves the new deal more than anyone not only on our team, but in the NFL.
That dude has way outperformed his contract. He's as important to the defense as Rodgers is to the offense, almost.
He's played 4 years on that rookie deal.
There's no way in hell that we can afford Jennings back. Finley is debatable.
And Woodson can't stay at that #.
It really sucks that we're locked into overpaying so much for Hawk, a guy who makes no big plays... he gets paid to make big plays, not just be there.
Sam Shields will get a big raise too... will we slap the 2nd round tender on him?