I said “like” Hyde. Not “only” Hyde
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The only thing we'll see or hear is crickets chirping.I was reading this article today (linked below) and was reminded just how young the Packers team is and how they have gotten even younger by releasing Bahk, Jones and Campbell.
With this youth movement comes a roster that is a lot cheaper than carrying a lot of overpaid Vets. This was a really striking statement and it is talking about after the 2024 season and going into 2025:
"It's the final year with the 2022 draft class under rookie contracts. The heavy free agency class will include linebacker Quay Walker, defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt, wide receivers Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs, along with offensive linemen Sean Rhyan, Zach Tom and Rasheed Walker. The combined cap hit in 2025 for those starters will only reach around $16.4 million."
That is just phenomenal. 7 players in Gutes 2022 draft that for the most part were starting quality in 2023, their 2nd season and in 2025 will add up to a cap hit of $16.4M! Also, that draft class included Kingsley Enagbare and Toure, 2 players that have seen quite a few snaps between them. I think if Enagbare can come back from his torn ACL, he will see even more snaps in the future.
Now toss in the 2023 draft class and well its rainbows, sunshine and unicorns for the Packers. Maybe a bit too early to declare that class a huge success, but hard not to.
Anyone who thought Gute should be fired, please step forward and raise your hand.
Packers Continue Youth Movement in Free Agency, Building With 2025 in Mind
The Green Bay Packers released three of their four oldest players early in free agency. The team will look to make the most of the years where many of its core players are young and inexpensive.
Nahhh....they will be back. As soon as the Packers lose a one-sided game, the shouts of "Hang Gute" will ring throughout the building.
Shaping up extremely well in my opinion.After the free agent signings, the Packers are in pretty decent shape Cap wise.
According to Over The Cap, the Packers have $24.56 million in cap space, the 11th-most in the NFL.
Updated Packers cap space after first wave of free agency
Breaking down the current Green Bay Packers salary cap situation after making major free agency moves.lombardiave.com
I saw thatg earlier today also, and I was shocked. I hadn't been trying to keep close track of the cap, but I was doing some mental math and trying to keep a running total using some of the info from the start of last week, and didn't think it was anywhere near that.After the free agent signings, the Packers are in pretty decent shape Cap wise.
According to Over The Cap, the Packers have $24.56 million in cap space, the 11th-most in the NFL.
Updated Packers cap space after first wave of free agency
Breaking down the current Green Bay Packers salary cap situation after making major free agency moves.
I think they are still including Campbell's original cap number.
Gotcha. All about salary structure. Outside of Xavier we don’t have that many big hits this year and his is arguably not that big for what he is
Yes, supposedly it is. So we would still get another 10.5 June 1.
I think Gutekunst would love to get Simmons, but not at the list price. At age 30, he probaby wants one more really good contract - like 2 years, $10M per. Nobody's paid him that yet, and I doubt Gutekunst would even consider it, but the longer he dangles out there, the more he may come down on price. I'm not sure what Gute's sweet spot would be for him, but somewhere in between there's a number they can both agree on. I'd be happy if they find it.
Yes. Sometimes the best deals are worth waiting and generally speaking, their prices are falling $30,000+ daily on their overall contract. Wait a few weeks and we’d likely get a good player much cheaper. We do have 11 picks which I think is one of the most in the league. I’d be patient and grab one more deal around the draft give or take.
Also keep in mind that Jordan's current contract is a $12.7M hit on the cap. If they give him a new deal and wanted to, they could reduce that hit in 2024. Should they reduce it, keep it the same or maybe push less forward and take more of the hit in 2024? I guess that depends on what they want to do this season and the next few with their cap.
For myself, This was the perfect message theme for this week.
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I'm on the fence with Clark. No doubt he is a very good player, but a DL player getting paid $30M/year is too much to tie up in the cap for me. He would have to be someone who is totally destructive and impactful and I just don't see that out of Clark on a consistent basis. I won't be surprised to see Gute go after his replacement in the draft.
Agreed. Clark already counts $13.747mil dead money in '25 IF they don't extend him so not sure how much Gute should add to that for a 29 yr old DT? May be time to move on.
I'm really thinking Kenny is going to want Chris Jones like money:
If there is a DT along the lines of
Extremely good defensive tackles are very hard to find. Imo, they are going to be one of the more impactful players in the league. A big bad tackle can screw up opposing offenses run and pass games. Imo, the best are worth $30M per year. They are worth infinitely more than some WR2 imo. Some of those guys are now making way too much money for their 65 catches a year.
