BrewerFan

Anyone know what is actually going on with the cap? The cap is ~25M or more lower due to the Covid losses. The 2021 Cap should have ~120 and they settled on 198...to be spread out with interest over 4 years(starting in '21, so '21, '22, '23) and they said they were well ahead of schedule last year. But I've heard nothing about this since. Makes me think we're looking at another year before the cap takes that big jump. No, I would agree. I don't expect he will, but I do hope he's more aggressive than Thompson. In both years he was our GM, he spent aggressively when we had space. I think that suggests he's going to be aggressive, but it's hard to tell. Outside of Safety, Packers fans can't seem to agree on what needs to be addressed. I've been pretty clear about where I think they should invest(heavily) and that's OL. Others believe Walker is on a Bakh arc. I saw one prominent writer say they should draft a RT and kick Tom inside to RG(the last thing I'd do personally...LT/RT/C and then RG). So maybe Tyron Smith as we try and develop a guy or have Walker as cheap depth? Smith is similar to Bakh, he's elite when he can go. Safety makes more sense though. Jordan Love makes the most yet. No, all that does it leave more dead cap for '25 when we should be, as things stand, 80M or sounder the cap even with Love(but no Clark, Jones, or any other FA signings, just Love). You could also save money with Savage or Nixon if you extend them before the start of the league year. I'd bring both back...at the right price. I like Nixon more as a safety. He can fly, has great speed. He's tough, he can tackle, but he's not real loose, so maybe not a great fit in the slot. Better turn that Douglas pick into something the way the season ended up going. 5/250 sounds like the right number, but it's going to go up the longer they wait. He's already due 13 next year with the escalators. I've also seen people thinking he'd get 5/180. Some people are going to probably be upset when he signs(though some people are upset when the sun comes up, so...oh well, that's the going price). Gutekunst truly has a blank slate to work with moving forward. He can pick any position in the 1st(though it may be too early to groom the next QB). A WRer, I've seen mocks with Bowers falling, that'd be a little wild, but he's a helluva pass catcher. A WRer could go first, a DL. Whoever the best value is. Or, they could decide there is a need. But he just has to not screw up what he's done. Sign Tom after next year. If they extend Clark, I wouldn't go past ~3 years and stay in the 55M range. JRJ, let him walk. I would not extend Jones though. He took a cut last year and he's going to be 30. I'd ask him to take a 4-5M cut...then go year to year after. That's tough though because he had a great run, but he played half the snaps and had his least productive year(though a helluva run at the end). There've been rumors that Alexander's willingness to push his 8M roster bonus down the road or into incentives may dictate if he's back next year. That seems incredibly stupid...unless you can get acceptable trade value(which I'd put at a 1st+3rd and maybe another pick, but with the injuries the past 2 of 3 years, IDK who agrees to that). It'd also just create a hole. You'd better have an idea what scheme you're going to play and fast. Let the DC have a say. You want to play this Cover2/3, DeJean from Iowa would be great, but getting some safeties would be even more important. Go with an aggressive scheme, Jaire is worth his weight in gold. Even in a zone, conservative scheme, he's a difference-maker.

Yeah, but not only is it rare, it took time to develop each and every one of those(hell, Flynn probably developed the quickest). Rodgers is a bust if he plays yr 1(just my opinion...with the high and tight and poor decision-making). Love is probably closer to early Favre. I think the biggest factor here is patience and then incredible QB coaching. Holmgren, McCarthy, and...the man who I hope retires for about 15 years and comes back one last time, the great Tom Clement.

Royce Newman was in? I didn't even notice. In the words of Collinsworth, 'now he's a guy,' who looked like a pretty nice backup Swing and just versatile OL as a rookie. Was pretty bad last year, didn't improve, and then one of the worst OL I've seen play for the Packers this year. Him at LT is brutal.

I'd argue they did get those results. They were a terrible DPI call away from winning a SB with Kaep. They were up in the SB before Mahomes brought them back vs Jimmy G. They haven't been to a SB yet with Purdy. And if you look at the previous 7 games Jimmy G played, his numbers were nearly identical to Purdy's. SF was getting hot, Garapalo got hurt, Purdy came in, McCaffery was traded for and they stayed hot. I think it's valued as highly as anything a QB can do...it's just NEARLY impossible to predict how that's going to translate at the NFL...and a LOT of it is coaching. You mention Ryan Leaf. He was viewed as a cerebral QB. He was a "leader," and he was extroverted, he was intense. He made good decisions at WSU on the field. I think if you could tell how a QB would anticipate, how he'd read NFL defenses, how he'd be able to keep his eyes up with the pass rush coming...it'd be real easy to draft QBs.

It was 4th and inches at the SF 14. I don't think any coach is kicking the FG there. And saying Carlson was "directly responsible," for losing the game is...ridiculous. The ball was snapped it was at a...what, 45-degree angle pointing AWAY from him in the pouring rain? Not on Carlson...as popular as it is to blame him. Also, they clearly got that 1st down...but even THAT play isn't "directly responsible," for the loss. 60 minutes of Football never comes down to 2 plays... Though if you want to blame two plays, the dropped pick by Savage or the two missed throws on 3rd down, one that would have been an easy 1st to Jones, the other that was off Kraft and picked around mid-field would be the two.

Youngest team since the NFL merger. Zach Tom going down with injury was a killer. Not that Nijman was bad, but...Tom was the one guy who you could really count on to hold up vs Bosa/Young.

I don't think that was Barry's fault...but vs a QB like Purdy, you need to make him earn it. We just sat back and hoped he'd make a mistake.

Yeah...gonna try to not get too upset about this. Got a lot of premium picks. Go out, fortify the OL, keep adding talent and Love will learn from this. But JFC, that's a chance for Love to etch himself into Packer lore...

Yeah, that's gut-wrenching... BUT...there's a lot of positives to take from this season...not that anyone wants to hear that right now.

Look for another chunk play over the middle here...

In the pouring rain...

**1:07 left Love still has a chance to be the hero...but man...I wish they would have just gotten their *** kicked rather than lose like this. So, the only choice is to go down and score in the final minute.

That's why it'd be unexpected.

This would be the way for the most unexpected season in recent Packers memory to go. Getting a stop in the red zone in the final 2 minutes...

They're going to score with ~1 minute left...

That a catch? I think it is...

I don't have confidence in having to score late in the game. They need to force SF into making a mistake here.

It's gonna take a BIG play by this defense. Gary, Clark, Valentine, IDC, someone has to come up with a big play.

I think he's still our kicker of the future...but I think if we thought we'd be in this position, Mason Crosby would be still in GB.

Asking waay too much of your defense here...

Put it on Love's shoulders now...you HAVE to complete this. Don't put it on the rookie kicker!

Just like I said...I think you have to run the ball on 1st down!😁

Hell, I'll take a 2 minute TD drive. We'll see is MLF puckers up here as well. I don't think you can come out and just run the ball on 1st and 2nd down. Throw it on 1st and then maybe give the ball to Jones again?

Aright Jordan Love. This is your Brady vs the Raiders moment. 4-5 minute drive and put 'em away!

Damn...I was holding my breath on that hold. Makes more sense hearing Wyatt is in the tent.