Before I get into discussing the Packers most important free agent, Randall Cobb, I first want to re-establish what NFL money is. In order to understand the negotiation between Randall Cobb and the Packers, you have to understand what the stakes are. If the Packers and Cobb are able to get a deal done at around…
Panic about about Randall Cobb leaving Green Bay has taken over the Internet the past week with Packers fans freaking out about losing one of the best players on the team. Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson reported today that the Packers “balked” at paying Cobb $10 million per year and he will be testing the open…
The search for a dependable, dynamic Packers tight end has been long and arduous. Not since Bubba Franks (and I’m not even sure he counts) have the Packers been able to count on one single consistently productive tight end. There was inconsistency and flashes of brilliance with Jermichael Finley, no question about that. Players like…
Once again, the NFL’s franchise tag deadline has come and gone for the Green Bay Packers. As a result, they will need to work hard this week to sign their free agents before Friday’s open negotiating period begins at 4:00pm ET. This negotiating period lasts for three days and allows NFL teams to begin talking…
Last week, I focused on how the draft inside linebackers struggled at the NFL Combine. Since, A.J. Hawk was finally released, which leaves the Packers extremely thin at the position with Sam Barrington being the only one who you could see starting. That assumes of course Clay Matthews moves back to the edge. After releasing…
There, I said it. Way too soon, of course, as free agency and the draft are still down the road. Frankly, though, other than the Packers retaining Randall Cobb, I don’t think it matters much. If we go under the assumption that the Packers can sign Cobb before he hits the free agent market, (and I think they…
The tweet of the combine for me came from @RumfordJohnny. “Paul Dawson running like he hates money.” He wasn’t kidding either. Dawson’s performance was abysmal. A prototypical off-the-ball linebacker would stand about 6 feet tall, weigh about 240 pounds, run a 40 yard dash in 4.7 seconds or less and a vertical leap of at…