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I though Arians would go for it on 4th and 1. No risk it, no biscuit, right?

The Vikings’ day of reckoning was coming. They spent a lot of money to keep their defense together and it was only a matter of time before they had to either let good players go in free agency or cut & gut. Of course the situation was exasperated by paying top dollar for Cousins, but that’s not how they got in this jam. They have $21 million in dead cap space this year and are projected to be $8 million over next year’s cap.

I hope King plays really well this season and gets a nice contract elsewhere (netting a high comp pick in the process). His talent is obvious, but is he durable enough? I hope another team thinks so.

I like the Packers’ chances today, but it’s hard to win on the road in the NFL, especially against good QBs. Being down Kevin King will hurt, but at least they’re getting Clark and Adams back. Enjoy the game. Go Pack!

Part of me thinks it’s prudent to root for the Vikings in case the season is shortened due to COVID and strength of schedule becomes a critical tie breaker for playoff position.

The fact that we’re in this ‘jam’ (having so many quality players to re-sign) is really a credit to Ted Thompson (who drafted Bakhtiari, Linsley, Jones, and Williams). It was time for TT to get the gold watch treatment and I wish he’d stepped aside a few years earlier, but he’s become way too much of a punching bag for Packer fans. He built a Super Bowl champion through the draft and I’ll always revere him for it.

I think that’s a tiny intangible that probably doesn’t factor a whole lot into the actual decision. I’m pretty confident they’ll extend Bakhtiari, but I’m prepared to move on from Jones, Linsley, and King. Realistically, I think they can only sign one of those ‘Big 4’ free agents. They’ll likely need to cut and re-structure just to keep one.

I know COMC has an eBay auction option, but it was added fairly recently and I don’t have any experience with it as a buyer or seller. However, I have sold a few batches of old sport cards through their standard sales approach (similar to eBay’s ‘Buy It Now’ feature). Basically, you mail your cards to COMC and they process the cards and add them to your ‘owner dashboard.’ From your dashboard, you are able to list your cards for sale and set the prices you’d like to receive. When a card sells on COMC, you get an email alert and receive the sales proceeds in the form of store credit. COMC mails the card to the buyer, but typically buyers will wait until they have multiple cards to ship so they can save on shipping costs (buyer pays 100% of shipping), What are the fees? Well, you have to mail your cards to COMC. I’ve found that when I’ve mailed a batch of 100 cards, the shipping charge and cost of materials to ship safely run about $20 (so $0.20 per card). Then COMC charges a processing fee of $0.25 per card to list them on their site (so we’re up to $0.45 per card). COMC also charges a 5% sales commission and an ongoing fee of 1 cent per month per card. So hypothetically, a $2.00 sale would net you about $1.30 after fees (assuming it was listed for sale for about 10 months). I mainly use COMC to build small collections of my favorite 1990s Packers and to speculate (or flip) cards I think are listed for sale below their actual value. I spend about $10/month and it’s a fun, inexpensive hobby. That’s really the extent of my sports card knowledge and I’m sure other, more experienced collectors could weigh in here. I just wanted to mention COMC as an option because my experience has been very good.

I learned elsewhere online that Ryan Tannehill is already 32. I would have guessed 28 or 29, but he was drafted in 2012. And then when I went down the Wikipedia rabbit hole, I was reminded that Mike Sherman coached Tannehill at Texas A&M and played him at WR until his senior year. There’s another guy who probably would probably have benefited from sitting his rookie year.

The Chiefs knew what they had in Patrick Mahomes and they still let him sit a year behind (of all people) Alex Smith. I strongly favor that approach. It doesn’t have to be three years, but one seems prudent.

I see the extension he signed last year was 4 years / $40 million. I just can’t see the Packers taking on that much extra salary.

I believe the FA loss of Bulaga would only net the Packers a 5th round pick because compensatory picks are capped at Round 5 for players with 10 or more accrued seasons (excluding quarterbacks).

[sarcasm]What the Bucks really need are 3 consecutive #2 overall draft picks they can use to clear salary and trade for Anthony Davis.[/sarcasm]

Have you looked into COMC.com for selling sports cards? I have an account and occasionally buy and flip cards there (spending ~$10/month), but I’ve sold my own items with modest success. The nice part about COMC is you only have to ship to them. They take care of listing your cards and shipping them to buyers. The all-in cost to you is about $0.50 per card.

Aaron Rodgers’ career record: 117-60-1 (66%) Alex Smith‘a career record: 94-66-1 (59%) BUT .. if you exclude Smith’s first 3 years in SF (when Rodgers got to sit and learn while Smith trotted out there for a weekly beat down): Alex Smith’s record becomes: 83-47-1 (63%) Alex Smith is a very good QB.

I’ve always favored staying put or trading back because some teams inevitably reach and push value down the board. If you’re willing to stay put and draft BPA at #30, you’re probably getting the 25th best player because of the tendency for some teams to draft for need or fall in love with a particular prospect.

The Steelers are 4-0 for the first time since 1979. That’s a modest surprise considering how successful they’ve been as a franchise (really for the last 50 years).

If you take the Diggs trade as a WR swap for Jefferson (on a rookie deal), then it seems prudent. If you step back and question if drafting Jefferson was the best use of the draft capital they acquired from trading Diggs, then I agree, it begs the question.

In defense of the Vikings (yikes, I can’t believe I’m saying that), their salary cap situation was (and still is) atrocious. They couldn’t afford to re-sign Diggs anyway. Trading Diggs for a 1st rounder and using that extra pick to replace Diggs with Jefferson actually seems prudent. Just how dire is their cap situation? OTC pegs them with $300K of remaining cap space in 2020 and -$8 million (that’s negative) cap space in 2021.

That's a bogus argument. We have absolutely no idea where Love sat on the the Packers' draft value board. That's the only board that counts ... not anything guys like Todd McShay or Mel Kiper put out. If the Packers had Love as a Top 10 talent, and then got him at #26, then he fell to them. It's obvious that the Packers really liked him coming into the draft, and IMO insinuating that Gute is lying to the fanbase about Love's value is flat out wrong. I think you’ll find my comments regarding Love on this board have been very measured. I was attempting to explain why fans have reacted differently to drafting Rodgers vs. Love. You can’t deny that Rodgers falling to #24 felt like a gift, whereas trading up for Love at #26 felt more like a reach. I’m a big BPA guy. If BG felt Love was a screaming value, then I’m glad he drafted him. Love’s talent was not obvious to me, but that’s irrelevant.

Damarius Randall was signed to the Seahawks practice squad on September 30. That feels like something that could bite the Packers in the butt come January.

The biggest differences between drafting Rodgers at #24 in 2005 and Love at #26 in 2020: 1) Favre had contemplated retirement as early as 2002 when he told Peter King that he would prefer to be on his tractor back home in Mississippi. Aaron Rodgers has repeatedly said he wants to play until he’s 40. 2) Rodgers was the second QB drafted in his class and could have gone #1 overall. Love was the fourth QB drafted in his class and no one considered him a potential #1 pick. 3) Rodgers literally fell to the Packers at #24. He was projected to be picked much higher. The Packers traded up to #26 to get Love and then the GM tried to gaslight fans by saying Love fell to them. I didn’t like the Love pick at the time, but it may have been the right pick. Time will tell. However, it’s not fair to compare the two situations. Fans have a right to be puzzled by the move. But this team is also 17-3 in their last 20 games, so those same fans should also be paitent.

If LeBron wins a title and no one is around to watch it, does it still count?

Patrick Queen was the player I wanted when the Packers traded up, but there’s no point in criticizing BG now. His future is tied to Love.

Correct, he’s playing under the franchise tag. At least the franchise tender is guaranteed. In the unlikely event he never plays another down, he’ll still net more this year than most players earn in their careers.