DoddPower
11 years ago

$2.5 million seems like a lot for a 4th WR.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 




I was thinking the same thing. What was his salary before? I didn't think it was much more than that.
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11 years ago

I was thinking the same thing. What was his salary before? I didn't think it was much more than that.

Originally Posted by: doddpower 



$5.5 mil plus the $.5 roster bonus.
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DoddPower
11 years ago

$5.5 mil plus the $.5 roster bonus.

Originally Posted by: wpr 




Hmm, OK, so it was more than I thought. They cut it in half, basically. Still, $2.5 million is being more than generous to Driver for what his role on this team will be. Let's hope we don't have many injuries to our WR's because I would not enjoy seeing Driver going against solid #2 CBs for very long.
zombieslayer
11 years ago
If our #4 WR gets 6 TD receptions again, he's worth $2.5 million.
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Zero2Cool
11 years ago

If our #4 WR gets 6 TD receptions again, he's worth $2.5 million.

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer 



Listen to Jerry Jones trying to buy points!! ;-)



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zombieslayer
11 years ago
Points win games. And doesn't Jerry Jones have 3 SB rings? Yes, he may be in league with Satan, but he's got more SB rings than our current crew. (Hope that changes soon as we all know how I feel about the Cows).
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Zero2Cool
11 years ago

Points win games. And doesn't Jerry Jones have 3 SB rings? Yes, he may be in league with Satan, but he's got more SB rings than our current crew. (Hope that changes soon as we all know how I feel about the Cows).

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer 



Wait a tickity-tick! You telling me points win games and not yards? (I keed I keed!)

Comparing Jerry Jones to our 'crew' is a little foolish in my view. He's an owner and the Packers do not have one. Your point stands however that since Jerry Jones has owned the Dallas Cowboys, he has more Super Bowl wins than the Packers over the same period. UNTIL 2015 when the Packers will have MORE. KaPawie! You heard me!

$2.5 million for a 4th string WR is too much.


I wanted a little perspective so I looked up the contract numbers.
Greg Jennings - $3.885 million
Jordy Nelson - $1 million (+ $1.5 million roster bonus)
Randall Cobb - $520,883
James Jones - $2.3 million (+ $200,000 roster bonus)
Donald Driver - $2.0 million (+ $500,000 roster bonus)

That's roughly $12 million for 5 WR. I guess that's fair enough.
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DoddPower
11 years ago
Well, I personally don't feel like he's worth as much as Nelson or 2.5 million period. However, perhaps its encouraging to other players to see the Packer's still taking care of an older player. Morale and financial security matters. Overall, that seems like a super low total cost for such a nice WR core.

Am I correct that Finley makes a good bit more than any one of our WR's next season?
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11 years ago

2/22/2012: Signed a two-year, $14 million contract. The deal included a $1 million signing bonus. Another $1 million is available through incentives. Finley is eligible for $300,000 offseason workout bonuses in each season.
2012: $950,000 (+ $3.5 million roster bonus),
2013: $4.45 million (+ $3.5 million roster bonus due in March),
2014: Free Agent

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DakotaT
11 years ago

If our #4 WR gets 6 TD receptions again, he's worth $2.5 million.

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer 



It's fricken larceny to pay Driver $2.5 Million at this stage in his career. I hope everyone is happy. My wish is for him to be beat out in training camp so we only waste $500K on a guy that drops a lot of passes and can't outrun any Dbacks anymore. The saddest thing in sports is when aging veterans don't know when to call it a day.


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