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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 846377"><p>It might be worth recalling that Gutekunst pursued Alan Robinson, confirmed by Robinson himself. It was rumored the Packers were also pursuing Sammy Watkins:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/packers-free-agency-2018/2018/3/26/17164002/packers-nearly-signed-free-agent-wr-allen-robinson-before-he-landed-in-chicago" target="_blank">https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/packers-free-agency-2018/2018/3/26/17164002/packers-nearly-signed-free-agent-wr-allen-robinson-before-he-landed-in-chicago</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://packerswire.usatoday.com/2018/03/12/packers-among-teams-interested-in-wr-sammy-watkins/" target="_blank">https://packerswire.usatoday.com/2018/03/12/packers-among-teams-interested-in-wr-sammy-watkins/</a></p><p></p><p>Robinson signed with the Bears for 3 years / $42 mil; Watkins signed with the Chiefs for 3 years / $48 mil; Graham's Packer deal was for 3 years / $30 mil.</p><p></p><p>Gutekunst was not looking for a top TE. He was looking for a productive pass receiver. Graham barely qualified as a TE in the first place, having taken half his snaps out of the slot and known to be a sub-standard blocker. It would seem the Packers realized the depth of Graham's blocking deficiencies in signing Lewis in May.</p><p></p><p>In the final analysis, we should conclude that Robinson and Watkins exceeded the allocated budget. Graham was cheaper with Nelson released to offset some of the cost.</p><p></p><p>While Graham was certainly not cheap, the overall 2018 FA picture was one of back-and-fill with less expensive grizzled veterans to get back into the playoffs with Rodgers return: Graham, Wilkerson, Williams, House, Lewis. Rodgers' knee notwithstanding, it was a miscalculation not to be repeated in 2019.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 846377"] It might be worth recalling that Gutekunst pursued Alan Robinson, confirmed by Robinson himself. It was rumored the Packers were also pursuing Sammy Watkins: [URL]https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/packers-free-agency-2018/2018/3/26/17164002/packers-nearly-signed-free-agent-wr-allen-robinson-before-he-landed-in-chicago[/URL] [URL]https://packerswire.usatoday.com/2018/03/12/packers-among-teams-interested-in-wr-sammy-watkins/[/URL] Robinson signed with the Bears for 3 years / $42 mil; Watkins signed with the Chiefs for 3 years / $48 mil; Graham's Packer deal was for 3 years / $30 mil. Gutekunst was not looking for a top TE. He was looking for a productive pass receiver. Graham barely qualified as a TE in the first place, having taken half his snaps out of the slot and known to be a sub-standard blocker. It would seem the Packers realized the depth of Graham's blocking deficiencies in signing Lewis in May. In the final analysis, we should conclude that Robinson and Watkins exceeded the allocated budget. Graham was cheaper with Nelson released to offset some of the cost. While Graham was certainly not cheap, the overall 2018 FA picture was one of back-and-fill with less expensive grizzled veterans to get back into the playoffs with Rodgers return: Graham, Wilkerson, Williams, House, Lewis. Rodgers' knee notwithstanding, it was a miscalculation not to be repeated in 2019. [/QUOTE]
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