You're going to guess, then you are going to repeat it over and over and over and over as a fact; but you have no clue what was offered. But if you keep saying it, (and you will, because it makes Ted Thompson sound stupid) maybe someone will believe you.
Originally Posted by: greengold
You want me to produce numbers you know I can't produce and hide behind that knowing full well we wouldn't have paid 10 million to extend him prior to his contract year.
Do you dispute this? Do you?
It is not a guess that it wasn't going to take 10 million to extend him prior to his contract year. Again, you really wish to argue this point? It's a reality and you know that it is but you can hide behind the fact I don't have the actual numbers.
I am 100% correct...you know it, and don't like it.
EDIT: Randall was supposedly asking for around 9 million:
According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, agent Jimmy Sexton let team executives know at the combine that Cobb's asking price was to be in the range of $12 million per year.
Earlier indications, as reported by Rob Demovsky of ESPN, had Cobb in the area of $9 million. ---So, Randall asked for around 9 million AFTER posting better numbers than Victor Cruz. He was still asking less than 10 million AFTER his breakout season. So, YES, there is YOUR PROOF we overpaid this guy or are you going to insist he was going to ask for 10 million or even anywhere near 9 BEFORE his breakout season? Irrefutable. My issue is not to make anyone look stupid. The issue is and remains it is plain STUPID to praise our org for retaining him like we did something good. Yeah, we way overpaid by not signing him a year prior.
2nd edit: Here's a report about what we offered him PRIOR to FA:
The Packers have reportedly offered Cobb a five-year deal worth somewhere
between $8 and $9 million annually—an offer that has been rejected by Cobb’s agent Jimmy Sexton.
--- Again, you think we offered anything near between 8 and 9 PRIOR to last season? NOPE. Lowballed, him just like you said. You seem to know that is true, why don't you know the rest is? We absolutely overpaid by waiting until he had his huge season. There is nothing to argue so why are you?
Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."