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To be honest, I don't really like Bauer myself. I hate groupthink and false accusations...even against people I dislike much more though. And righteous indignation that goes with it.

LOL...sure. You just totally undermine sexual assault by dismissing the Police investigation, the DA's decision to not pursue it. the, her own overt plan to extort him going into it(and then doing EXACTLY what she said), and then digging in and refusing to change your opinions irrespective of the facts. That you are so convinced I'm a Bauer "fanboi," is telling. The FACTS all came out. All you're doing is undermining actual rape victims by refusing to look at new information and change your opinions. Her little giggling video the morning after the encounter? "Next victim, star pitcher LA Dodgers." How you gonna secure that bag? Well...she got the 300K for it. Not the bag she wanted...but more than she deserved. Imagine talking with numerous people about how you were going to "steal" someone's money, doing that very thing...and you apparently don't care? Just wanna pretend that part didn't happen? Stay blissfully ignorant because Bauer's not a likable person? I can't IMAGINE what you'd say about Brian Banks, Cephus for the Central Park 5(are they still guilty to you as well..).

Not at all. Especially given Jacobs deal. I wouldn't be surprised if they use a 2nd on Brooks from Texas. They can move on from Jacobs pretty easily(assuming it is true all he was GTD was 12.5). Brooks gets to heal, get some snaps this year and then he looks like he could be a #1 back. I wonder if the Packers would have offered Jones 6M and 2M in incentives if he would have come back? OR...maybe Jones felt like he was owed my by the Packers. He turned down a bigger deal from Miami to stay in GB, he took a pay cut last year due to their cap situation. Maybe he just felt like he'd sacrificed enough, the window to make money as a RB in short and he wasn't going to take another pay cut? I'd understand that side of it. I'll also be curious to see if the Packers even considered bringing Bakh back with a massive restructure and most of the base pushed to incentives.

I'd hope so...I wonder if they'd pay him 3./18 to play a new position(well see what the GTD money is). He's just really limited playing the slot. He's a really good athlete, just tight. Doesn't have the fluidity to cover smaller quicker WRs. He does have the ball-tracking skills and I believe the tackling skills to play safety...and the Packers need both depth there, and they also need their safeties to be able to play both in the box, the slot and CF. Nixon could do that. Still hoping for one more FA signing. Fuller, Whitehead...whoever...

I'd like to see Uribe. Might as well, he looks to be the closer of the future.

That OL is...pretty solid. RT they're about the same as the Packers(though I think Tom is still ascending). LT they're much better. They've got one of the best young LTs in the game. Bradburry is a solid Center. Not that I think it matters or makes the Vikings any type of threat... I'm actually curious what they could get for Jefferson. I think it'd be 2 1sts. Probably better if they sign him for a record setting contract instead.

@wiguy94You care to share what FACTS you disagree with? Are you saying Bauer DID pay her? He did settle? That he ran to pay her? Or is this more a "Bauer=bad don't like," and kinda ignoring the facts? After the discovery process of the civil case(ie, when her text messages and the video of her giggling while laying next to him after the event) were shared, HER team approached Bauer's about a settlement wherein no money changed hands(contrary to the previous posts)? Any of this factually incorrect?

To be clear, you're NOT talking about this particular case, right? The Lindsey Hill case? You'd again just be wrong. Her side wanted to settle once they had to turn over the metadata from the phone and there was a lengthy record of her literally planning this out(and it went nearly according to plan). She came to HIM to settle, he didn't pay her a dime(you've gotten this one wrong a couple times). And she was investigated by the Police for filing false charges...charges they ultimately didn't pursue. But man, please tell me how I need to read the details of "the case" more.

LOL...no, not true. He did not settle a thing. He actually countersued. Once her records became available, then SHE settled. Wrong. The Pasadena Police investigated Trevor Bauer and clear Trevor Bauer of all wrong doing. Pretty important distinction. Yeah...it's pretty disgusting. She also VERY clearly asks him to do so. They both seem a little off, but I'm not judging rough sex. The issue HERE is more than she explicitly targeted him and stated HOW she was going to get his money. I get you probably saw this when it came out and then assumed Bauer was guilty...that's fine. I made the same assumption. The problem is the preponderance of available evidence now and you're STILL doubling down on this being a sexual assault. Yes. Very clearly. You can read HER words. "Next victim, start pitcher of the LA Dodgers. Net worth 51M." "How you gonna secure that bag?" "By having Daddy choke me out." So if you're so disgusted that he's into rough sex...seems odd you wouldn't find this...a little distasteful. A tad bit hypocritical, no? This is truly ironic; You claimed she got paid from Bauer. Objectively false. You claim BAUER was the one who exonerated himself. Not true. That was the legal system. Not a Bauer fan boy as I'm not even in favor of signing the guy...more a fan of just admitting when I'm wrong...and I was wrong in this case. And based on how much you got wrong here, you CLEARLY have not read the actual details of this case.

Jones and Jacobs would have been...nearly ideal. Wilson as the #3 and then you don't need to do anything in the draft, but you can. As it stands, I like Wilson, I know the Packers do as well, but I'd be surprised if they're confident with those two and a late rd pick. I still like Antonio Gibson. He got 3/11.5. That's an exceptional deal for a very good 3rd back. Perhaps there is still a scenario in which Jones tests the open market and the Packers bring him back. Jacobs the primary ball carrier, Jones stays fresh, Wilson fills in and plays STs. (I know it's highly unlikely, but...if ever there was a potential for a reconciliation, it'd be Jones and the Packers).

Bauer was never arrested. He was the victim of a con artist. As for other Women... feels like you could say that about any player. There are two issues. 1-Bauer was always...kinda obnoxious and disliked by teammates. 2-The initial accusation is still much more well-known than the "exoneration," or whatever you'd like to call it. I also don't think Bauer will ever be on his best behavior. My opinion on clubhouse...chemistry in Baseball has changed a lot in the past decade. I remember Bonds and Kent winning despite openly hating each other. It's an individual sport really. And yet, the team seems to play MUCH better when they have a Willy Adames or Aguilar-type personality in the clubhouse as opposed to a Bauer-type.

Bauers was far more...public. I'm amazed that the texts from his accuser where she explicitly lays out HOW she targeted him, how she was going to do it, asked by her sponsor in advance if she ever feels guilty...that this didn't produce a bigger response is sad. Ok...so what is she? And that's NOT his "entire defense." "Net worth, 51M." "How are you gonna secure that bag" "Get Daddy to choke me out." Now, I don't know about the other accusations or if they have merit, but in THIS case, she was not a victim...she was a grifter who should have been prosecuted.

I just saw what he got. 12.5 GTD? That's an awesome deal and...keeps him motivated. This was...an ideal day. You now made Safety and RB positions you can fill in the top 100 IF there is a guy available who jumps off the board, a Brooks, or...whoever. The balance between now and the future is one that Gutey is walking very well. Still think a Jordan Whitehead signing would be the icing on the cake.

Ok...well, that make sense. I hope they do go after a smaller, quicker back rather than a Braelon Allen type. It's just not a great fit in our offense. Those types of backs need time to get going and when your scheme is all about running to an area and then trying to find a hole, it's not a great fit with bigger power backs usually. Jacobs is a nice mix of both. Big and physical...and also an exceptional receiver who has good feet.

Arch Manning? They are in the WORST position you can be in...IMO. They're nowhere near contenders. They could possibly cobble a team together and hope to eek into the playoffs. It'd probably fail, but they could try. OR they could trade Jefferson for multiple 1sts, O'Neil would likely get them a late 1st from a team like SF, let the likes of Hunter walk, trade/cut Harrison Smith. I'd probably sign Darrisaw. Use this draft to draft more OL/DL...and they should probably trade back. Clean the cap up so that in 2-3 years they can be where the Bears are now. Not exactly an enviable position, but the Bears have a ton of cap space, they have 2 top 10 picks in a draft that has 6-7 truly elite prospects(and they can probably get on at 9 as QBs will be over-drafted). They won't though. They'll go and spend their FA money, they won't try and accumulate picks. They certainly won't care about supplemental picks. And next year they'll be picking ~8th-15th. Just like the Falcons have for years. That's fine though. I don't mind watching the Vikings enter a state of total irrelevance. Especially while Detroit is good and Chicago has the assets to be in a couple years.

I'd be absolutely thrilled if Jacobs GTD money was just 13(or say 13 SB and then the first two years are GTD at 3 and 5M). I like the signing...to a point. I have to think if they were going to go and give a guy 20M+ GTD, Barkley would have been a target as well...despite the fact he was likely always going back to PA to play.

Jones and Dillon are similar backs? I read that as Jacobs and Dillon. I don't think Dillon and Jones are similar at all. Dillon has poor vision and patience. Jones was an elite back. Very much like Blake Corum for example(a guy I'd take a look at in rd4). I really hope they do add a HR threat in this draft. A guy like Bucky Irvin perhaps. Wright may go too high(Brooks would be a really interesting option if they wanted to move up from #88 to ~65 if he's still on the board).

He also showed up to camp late as he was holding out due to the franchise tag. Jones went out with a bang...but he's 30 and was due 12M. I'd love to have him back...but I don't think anyone would be clamoring to sign him at 12M a year. I loved Aaron Jones and again, he brought intangibles to this offense. We're also trying to build for this next window that is just opening right now. It makes sense to get younger, especially at that position.

17M cap hit, but that's with a void year. He was due 10+M in cash this year and would have had carried a dead cap next year as well. So it's not just the 5M dollar difference, it's a 10M+ savings. I don't think they needed to do this to get McKinney in. They'd cleared a lot of cap room with Bakh and Campbell being a post June1 release. With what Jacobs will likely get in a SB, they'd have been paying 25M+ on just the RB position this year. That'd be a lot. Sucks to lose a Packers legend like Jones though...

No, he's not. At BEST you could argue when healthy Jones and Jacobs are both pretty good and give a slight edge to Jones, but he is 30 and was declining...as RBs do at 30. Not the best guy to add years to. I'll wait to see how much Jacobs got GTD before...grading this deal, but definitely not a big downgrade.

17M GTD? The Giants doing Giants things. I am curious what Connor Williams would cost? Probably a signing for later in FA(maybe Sept). To give JRJ a little benefit of the doubt, he was reportedly injured late last year and that was the reason behind the split snaps with Rhyan(at least that' what Peter "We're not the same," Bukowski said).

I like Jacobs and Wilson...not sure I love Jacobs at 4/48, and I get why they had to let Jones go. 12M in cash to a 30-year-old back is a lot...but he carried this team down the stretch last year. He was a leader and a lot of what he did was hard to quantify as we heard in Love's interview with Parsons(which is still a bit weird). Really hope the Packers can add a smaller, more elusive back or they can improve their IOL run blocking. Also, I've been on the OT in Rd1 bandwagon for a while, but IF they do draft Cooper DeJean, this secondary could look REALLY good for Hafley. OL is going to be key regardless of what they do at LT.

I wouldn't be surprised to see them go and get another FA safety. He's just about the perfect fit. They still have to find another safety who is capable of playing that single high as well though. Jordan Whitehead? Justin Simmons? Still think it'd be a good idea to double up on this position, but it's HUGE that they got their primary target.

I think the outcome would have been...nothing. We'd have heard nothing about it. It probably wouldn't have leaked. Yeah...I remember that quote. And yup. Can't think of one guy who can play 3rd base. Ortiz definitely can't. Oliver Dunn, never seen 3B in his life, Owen Miller... Black is likely just never going to get called up because...I don't know, something. There's a reason, I'll make it up and put it into quotes later. They just moved Frelick there on a whim several months ago because they couldn't be bothered to put a 3B on the roster🙄 The one thing I'm missing here. How does this end then with trading Willy Adames? Since the Brewers shrugged and said, 'well, guess you'll have to play 3rd' out of nowhere, how does trading the SS mean Frelick WON'T play 3B?

No...and I'd much rather keep Luke Adams in that exchange anyway. So the trade then skews more for the Giants anyway. It's the years of limited 1B/3B production that has people irrationally targeting mediocre 1B/3B who've just hit...NEAR 20 HRs I guess?