The Packers are down to one RB in Jacob's now that Jones is gone. Wilson has so few touches in his career that it would presumptuous to think at this stage that he's going to be RB # 2 or even RB #3.
Look at it this way. No way do the Packers start two rookies or a rookie with Johnson in 2024 after they let Savage and Ford walk. They had to sign a free agent safety and I'm glad it was Xavier. Safety is still a big priority in the draft as a starting safety may still be taken in the top few rounds.
Absolutely We’re not done at all. Either we will sign a lower cost Safety once the dust settles OR prioritize it in the draft by Day 2 at latest.
We already won the Super Bowl. When Goodell saw the moves we made, he called an emergency Zoom meeting of the entire NFL ownership, and they unanimously agreed that the ony reasonable thing for them to do was just award us the next 2 Lombardis. They realize there's just no point in going through with playing the games, and their teams all get humiliated and develop emotional disorders, drinking problems, insomnia, etc.
I'm seeing a distinct possibility that Kenny Clark may become a free agent.
Yeah, completely agree. See, that's the thing... we didn't need just one safety, and we didn't even need only 2 - we need at least one more good safety (not $17M good, but starting caliber), plus we still need depth. I'd like to see us get another FA after the feeding frenzy is over, then draft a good Day Two prospect and maybe a Day 3 to possiby upgrade Owens and Ford. Free agency has a long ways to go, and with this many safeties on the market, the second safety we need will probaby be there for quite a while.
Russ Ball doling out his usual 33% guaranteed contracts. It's the way the Packers do business. Love will get a higher percentage probably but Russ Ball has a reputation around the league and all the agents know it.
That was 2 yrs. ago. 1100 from scrimmage last season.
They won't be trading Clark in the middle of a Super Bowl run imo.
Apparently Russ Ball and Drew Rosenhaus weren't on the same page. Real big shocker there I know.
My guess: Jones was about to make $12 mil next season, roughly the same that GB is going to pay Jacobs...Gutey probably decided $24 mil was a bit much to spend on the backfield for one year. He likely asked AJ to take a paycut, and when that didn't happen he decided to go with the younger guy.
I don’t expect nor would have expected either of them here in five years.
It is true that Jacobs has 400 more scrimmage yards in the past 5 seasons. So 80 yds. per season or approx. 5.5 yds per game. They have both played 73 games in that span. It is also true that Josh is 38 months younger than Jones.
It's a business and sometimes it doesn't feel good at all. Jones is 29 and coming off an injury-plagued year. My guess is he and his agent weren't willing to take a cut, at least not now. Seems like they got a 26 y/o Jacobs for what they were paying Jones. Great guy for sure, but a pretty easy call.
The Vikings and Cowboys need a RB. Pretty sure he'll get plenty of offers. Jones is gone and whoever signs him will get better because of it.
