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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 763690" data-attributes="member: 7261">While I hope that the Packers can renegotiate their contracts, my fallback with Matthews, Cobb and Nelson is the fact that yes they are potentially all being overpaid but there are some things that soften that blow.<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">All 3 are long time vets with the Packers and know the system.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">We currently do not have better options on the team and going FA or rookie to replace them has no guarantees.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Any one, two or all 3 of them could have a stellar year and even if it's not a Pro Bowl type of year, they will be starters and decent contributors.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If any of the 3 finish their contract, letting them walk in 2019 potentially gives us a compensatory pick.</li> </ol>Sure we can save a few million dollars with each guy, when you consider what it's going to cost to replace them, but how sure are we that their replacements are going to be better or worth that savings?  We saw what happened when the Packers let Cook walk and replaced him with Mo Bennett.  All 3 of these guys are known commodities and contrary to what some think, all 3 are actually capable of having an upside.</blockquote>

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