Comments on: Packers Must Know Something Top Secret About Free Agency

By: Jones, Jackson Were Tendered | Total Packers

Jones, Jackson Were Tendered | Total Packers — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:07:00 +0000

[...] free agents. Under the rules of the previous agreement, they would be unrestricted, which is probably what they’ll be when a new labor deal is signed this [...]

By: Packers Did Not Tender Jackson, Jones Or Bigby | Total Packers

Packers Did Not Tender Jackson, Jones Or Bigby | Total Packers — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:02:15 +0000

[...] the Green Bay Packers were handing out what’s largely expected to be meaningless tenders to guys who have little-to-no chance of being restricted free agents when a new labor deal is [...]

By: iltarion

iltarion — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:03:13 +0000

TT knows what he is doing. No one knows how the new CBA will affect these tenders. Yes, they are likely to be become void, but not guaranteed to be.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:28:15 +0000

“Perhaps they’re making symbolic gestures by saying, “hey guys, we want you back!”

Or perhaps this is their way of negotiating and the tenders are telling each player what the Packers think they’re worth.”

TT and MM are way behind on draft eval because of their playoff run. What they did is quick, easy, and will likely work.