there are exceptions (woodson). but really, it’s pretty cool to be able to watch all sorts of other teams paying free agents huge bucks for what they did last year, knowing most of them will grossly underperform for the next few years (until another contract year).

i feel that way this year. i know losing jenkins and jones will be difficult, but i’m starting to think this is what it felt like to be a patriots fan (re: the draft and free agency) for the last 7 or 8 years.

not very many of TT’s picks have been 1st year phenoms, save for matthews, but SO MANY of them are solid players by year 2 or 3, and the trend has continued enough years in a row that i have no reason to doubt that it will continue this year – and we’ll be just fine/incredible.

Note even Underwood’s wife says the ‘domestic abuse’ situation has been blown out of proportion (http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110706/PKR01/110706037/Green-Bay-Packers-CB-Brandon-Underwood-s-wife-Brandie-didn-t-want-him-arrested). Actually I think Underwood’s biggest problem is that he never managed to be anything more than a warm body on special teams last year.

Incredible. This guy is a tool. He clearly hasn’t learned.

Get rid of this guy, he has no idea how lucky he is to have talent to be an NFL player. If he wants to throw that away, because he thinks he’s more important that the world, fine. It’s a shame to see talent thrown out the window, when if he worked hard everyday, he could be famous and recognized for his skill, not his stupidity.

“While there will be some fast and furious movement among veteran free agents, many will simply re-up with their current teams and put off testing the market until next year or the year after. Look for a lot of one- and two-year deals at virtually the same pay grade as players and teams search for short-term stability amid the madness.”

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-silver_new_nfl_cba_will_erase_fans_pain_070511

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/nfl-collective-bargaining-agreement-demaurice-smith-agreement-not-close-062911

I would guess Crosby and Anthony Smith would be priorities to re-sign as each could be signed at an affordable price. They seem to like Crosby and Smith provides important depth behind Collins. Jackson might also be back once he discovers no one is going to pay him feature back $. I just think he might have more value to the Packers then any other team.

They would love to have Colledge, Jones, and Jenkins back but they will have more value to other teams who have gaping holes at these important spots then the Packers who have the ability to replace them with younger players on the roster.

Jones might have the best chance of coming back of the three but still seems unlikely. He seems like a limited route runner and the Packers were never really able to convert him to anything other then a 3rd target. Just not the most cerebral WR and his routes always seemed fairly limited. If MM couldn’t get Jones to be a more consistent multi-faceted WR then I’m pretty sure Mike Martz or whoever is not going to do much better. Jones had every chance to be Driver’s replacement but Jordy clearly won that job last year. I think other teams might shy off a player like that especially given the short off-season.