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  1. adambr2
    I had no clue the Celtics are under. 500. What happened to these guys? Aren't they supposed to be really good?
  2. adambr2
    At some point, the Brewers just have to accept that their evaluation of Houser was wrong. No big deal, it happens to every team. What is a big deal is compounding the problem by trying to force a square peg into a round hole. I don't know why Houser can't pitch effectively as a starter. What I do know is that he's 28, this is a results oriented business and he has had a ton of success as a reliever and has been terrible starting. But this is not some 22 year old kid who just needs some time to develop. Houser probably is what he is. Put him where he has had success.
  3. adambr2
    Because you are supposed to be going and getting in your DeLorean and purchasing tickets to see these Brewer Classics in person rather than simply trying to watch from your living room, that is why.
  4. adambr2
    I don't know who remembers this but after Lewis' first year here, he had some pretty critical things to say about the Packers "dysfunctional" offense and the relationship between McCarthy and Rodgers. He even called out Rodgers directly for completely changing McCarthy's play call in the huddle and said it shocked him. Never thought he would be back after that, much less become a mainstay.
  5. adambr2
    I don't think he got a 2.1M signing bonus from what I've heard. 2.1M could be his all-in guarantee for the first year including signing bonus and base.
  6. adambr2
    Are those terms actually different, though, or just people using the same terms interchangeably? My understanding is, and has always been, that the money can't be conditional in any way, (I.E., you need to be on a roster to get a roster bonus). I obviously could be completely wrong on that, I acknowledge though. I think the terms are actually different because I typically see them stated as separate amounts. My thought/theory is that Lewis has 2.1M of full guarantees, and at his age, wanted some insurance in case an injury in 2021 prevented him from playing again. So he got some additional money guaranteed for injury only for 2022 with the idea that if something does happen injury wise, he still gets paid one more year. If not, he will likely be cut and lose that additional money but also will be healthy and therefore likely welcomed back again for a similar 2M or so deal for 2022. Either way, he's probably set for 2 more years unless his performance drops off a cliff in '21. Here's the most recent information I could find on guarantees which to me at least somewhat supports my theory: https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/gm-report/the-art-of-nfl-contracts-part-1-the-basics
  7. adambr2
    I see a lot of contracts that have figures stated both as *guaranteed* and *fully guaranteed*. Maybe some of his 2022 salary is guaranteed for injury only?
  8. adambr2
    I probably shouldn't have said "minimal" role as he did indeed play a lot of snaps but I think he plays a lot less if DeGuara wasn't on IR. By minimal role I was saying someone who could be replaced and the offense probably wouldn't be affected much. He's known for run blocking though so maybe they feel he's really important to Jones' outside run game and now with Jones back they want to make sure Lewis stays in place as well. Either way, I don't think he's getting 4M but we'll see.
  9. adambr2
    Even better I'm assuming that both figures are technically correct and the 2.1M is actually guaranteed and the other 1.9M is part of a roster bonus for 2022 that they call guarantees for some reason even when they're not.
  10. adambr2
    He could have told the team "give me a bump in pay, or I'm done." I imagine a 37-year-old TE has a lot of wear and tear on his body, and he's likely made enough where he could comfortably retire. Apparently the Packers valued his role in the offense and the locker room enough to not only coax him back, but give him a nice raise. He seems like a good dude, has a huge amount of respect in the locker room, and has a pretty important role in the offense despite his age. I don't have any issue with this. So let him walk. He's ancient and plays a minimal role in the offense. Not the kind of guy who you can let hold you hostage for a nearly 100% raise as a 4th TE. There's times when tough business decisions just need to be made even for guys that you like. You've got Tonyan back and DeGuara will play a role this year and you still have some promise with Sternberger. There's just no need for this at 4M. If it's 2.1M, fine. I'm going to assume at this point that either the 2.1 figure is correct or the 4M includes some sort of guarantee which is actually *not* guaranteed like a roster bonus for 2022.
  11. adambr2
    If 4 million is guaranteed that's an absolute head scratcher, because then we're basically going to be paying him 1/4, even if it's not all charged this year. How does the market for Lewis nearly double at age 36 in a depressed market in which we don't have a major need for Lewis and he didn't do anything significant that his market would have changed? Why wouldn't this just be 1 year for around 2M and done?
  12. adambr2
    Lewis got 2/8. There is no way Lewis is worth 2/8 as a blocking TE. I would have to think this is structured in a way in which the second year will never come into play and the first year will have a very low cap number.
  13. adambr2
    No one was harsh with you at all. Ron Robinson is probably the nicest poster on the entire board. He quoted you, asked what you were suggesting if you weren't suggesting releasing Cain to keep Taylor, and another posted asked what exactly you would do differently. You didn't answer, and instead just said those disagreeing with you don't see the writing on the wall and implied that we are in denial.
  14. adambr2
    Who did we keep that he thought we would lose? Aaron Jones? I guess maybe Preston Smith? He did indeed lose Linsley and I doubt he cares one iota about whether or not King is here. Jones yes was a big surprise and maybe Rodgers thought for certain he'd be gone and that's mostly who he's referring to.
  15. adambr2
    Because it's not *just* protecting local broadcast rights. Vast parts of the country are in numerous media markets. Depending on where you are you might be blacked out of a half dozen teams on a given night. And there are times when no local broadcasting is available and the games are STILL unavailable. Do you think the four teams that people from Oklahoma can't watch are all available on local cable? And now Sinclair has exasperated the problem by cutting off most if not all of those who have switched to streaming. MLB is alienating viewers, and it's a real problem. They've acknowledged it's a problem, but of course on something like this they're slow to act because they need to focus their efforts instead on overhauling the game to shave 2 minutes off game times.
  16. adambr2
    MLB: "Let's prevent fans from watching their favorite teams because of outdated blackout restrictions that are convoluted and no one understands." Also MLB: "Why aren't younger fans interested in watching us?"
  17. adambr2
    The funny thing is if you do that, you still have people complaining that "there they go again, investing big money in an underachieving defense, while letting the offensive talent around Rodgers walk." The Packers' front office is truly in a no-win scenario with some fans. I don't care about who they appease or don't appease. I care about putting a team out there that can reach the Super Bowl one of these years. Not sure that counting on a guy who has a floor of "really bad" and a ceiling of "roughly average" at a really important position is the way to do that.. And truth be told, I think if we had chosen to turn the reins over to Dillon and invested big at corner, anyone beyond a casual fan would have understood exactly why we did that.
  18. adambr2
    You can be mediocre but durable, or an injury risk and good, but King is the worst of both categories. There's no huge upside to unlock, but he was a passable CB2 the year before, on a worse defense. If he can slap together a meh season he might work for a year. He's definitely had stretches of a few games where he looks decent enough. But he's never going to live up to his draft status. Betting on him to be the best version of himself which he has only been 1 in 4 seasons and is still only "average" seems like a really bad plan to me. I can accept that all teams have weaknesses and you can't fix everything, but this seems really unnecessary when guys like Hayward, Nelson, and Sherman are still out there and in this market likely available for 1 year contracts. Maybe they still plan on signing one of these guys. Maybe they think there's something there with Josh Jackson that we haven't seen yet. I don't know. Or maybe they plan on hitting corner early in the draft and landing a starter. But going into 21-22 with the same plan and potentially leaving King out to roast against Brady in the playoffs again seems crazy to me.
  19. adambr2
    King isn't a good corner, whether you throw out the NFCCG or not. There isn't a huge upside here to unlock. He's injured a lot and contrary to popular belief is not even a good starting corner when healthy. https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2021/3/23/22346534/grading-analytics-say-packers-re-signing-of-kevin-king-is-a-poor-investment
  20. adambr2
    Steven Nelson was cut by the Steelers and would make a nice addition as well.
  21. adambr2
    In Milwaukee? No way. He has options. I like Bickford a lot though and it is good to see him coming along after it looked like his career might be over before if started a couple years ago. His debut last year really sticks in my head and I hope he can get another chance and not repeat it. He looked like a guy who just could not mentally handle the pressure of pitching at the MLB level, and I hope that's not just who he is.
  22. adambr2
    Maybe tomorrow Rodgers will have a restructured contract and Richard Sherman will sign here on a 1 year deal.
  23. adambr2
    Hey, it's possible. For all I know we offered Fuller 1 year/11M from the minute he was released and Fuller looked at the long game and thought, "If I take a 1 year prove it deal, where can I go to set myself up the best for my last big multi-year deal at this time next year?"
  24. adambr2
    Well, I sure hope they use 3000 career minor league ABs for Taylor at least partially in their evaluation of him, because they are a lot more indicative than less than 50 ABs in the bigs.
  25. adambr2
    I think some fans are going to be much less forgiving of our lack of a pursuit of an upgrade for Kevin King in the fall when Jaire is falling asleep on the field from the lack of balls thrown his way with King getting constantly picked on over on the other side. You don't think that's going to happen again in January against Brady, or Dak, or Stafford? That's absolutely going to happen again if we stick with the status quo at CB. King was a major, major reason we didn't go to the Super Bowl. I don't put the play before halftime all on him, more like 75% coaching/25% King, but he sucked the whole game, not just on that play. He's not even that good even at his best. It's not like we're talking about a guy who is usually a Pro Bowl caliber corner who just had an off game. His best ain't even that good. If the plan is just to bring back King as a nickel, make another signing or draft a starting CB early to play over King, then I can agree with that move. But I don't think that's what this is.
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