gopackgo972 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Watt has 1 maybe 2 more seasons left in him and he’s no where near the play he once was. If he wants to come here at a discount and we can fit him in without having the cut anyone then make it happen but if he wants to get paid then he can find another team to play for. He waited way too long to want out of Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanfb Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, gopackgo972 said: Watt has 1 maybe 2 more seasons left in him and he’s no where near the play he once was. If he wants to come here at a discount and we can fit him in without having the cut anyone then make it happen but if he wants to get paid then he can find another team to play for. He waited way too long to want out of Houston. The injury history is concerning if that's what you're referring to. He's only 31 (about to be 32 in a month), so I don't think age comes into the picture yet, especially for a guy who has always been a genetic/athletic freak. On another note, the point of signing Watt wouldn't be to have him for 4-6 years. You're specifically signing him for that 1 to 2 years "left in him." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I think Watt is still very good, impactful, when he's playing and reasonably healthy. (But what do I know). The Packers have no guarantee to repeat their level of success of these last two years, or two exceed it. They're going to need to catch some breaks. I think replacing Lowry with Watt would be a chance-to-work gamble well worth taking, if the price was reasonable. Would love to have him, and have him get a shot. Tampa's defensive front dominated the Packers excellent o-line, and demolished the Chief's fragile o-line. Our defensive front created negligible pressure on Brady. I don't think Watt is necessarily washed. Would love to have him, for what he is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green19 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Arthur Penske said: Don’t both his brothers play for Pitt? Gonna be hard to convince him to not Join them Not that hard... Pittsburgh is another season away from being Houston. That team is very Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. If he wants stable he needs to look elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_gb Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, craig said: I think Watt is still very good, impactful, when he's playing and reasonably healthy. (But what do I know). The Packers have no guarantee to repeat their level of success of these last two years, or two exceed it. They're going to need to catch some breaks. I think replacing Lowry with Watt would be a chance-to-work gamble well worth taking, if the price was reasonable. Would love to have him, and have him get a shot. Tampa's defensive front dominated the Packers excellent o-line, and demolished the Chief's fragile o-line. Our defensive front created negligible pressure on Brady. I don't think Watt is necessarily washed. Would love to have him, for what he is now. I don’t know that we can say TB dominated the Packers “excellent offensive line” we weren’t the same OL without Bakh in the fold. However, if you’re getting Watt it’s for that leadership on that side of the ball AND those 1-2 possible good years he has left in him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Vince Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Packerraymond said: Yup, we're 25 mil over the cap dude, remember? I'm not cutting half the team to sign the corpse of JJ Watt who probably has a year or two left. He's either ring chasing or he can play elsewhere. Hey bro listen to the whisper, JJ, JJ, JJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siman08/OH Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Cheesehead430 said: I remember another expensive, aging DL with injury issues coming to the Pack and putting us over the hump in the 90's... do you? JJ Watt isn't going to make the impact of P. Smith and Lowry???? You gotta be kidding me. JJ aint what he was but he's an awesome locker room presence and still a force on the field. If he wants to come to GB... You go get him. I mean. We’ve actually down this multiple times with success. White. Woodson. Peppers. 2 of them helped us win Super Bowls, the other, well, 2016 happened... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannondale Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Watt's wife played professional soccer for Houston from 2014-2019. She now plays for Chicago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanfb Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 minute ago, cannondale said: Watt's wife played professional soccer for Houston from 2014-2019. She now plays for Chicago Unless the Bears get Watson, no way Watt goes there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Arthur Penske said: Wearing the Wisconsin hoodie during the announcement... def a sign That's he's from Wisconsin? Yeah, I would say that. That he's going to be a Packer? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_gb Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Every team is in this cap situation and there’s a lot of money to be saved simply by restructuring/extending the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Adams, Bakh, Z Smith, Amos etc and then there’s money to be had on Paycuts/Releases Of Preston Smith, Kirksey etc And by the looks of it we will be about $15-20 mil over the cap without any of these moves happening. It isn’t settling at $175 mil - No way that happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannondale Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Just now, packfanfb said: Unless the Bears get Watson, no way Watt goes there. I didn't bring it up because of a Bears reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanfb Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Nick_gb said: Every team is in this cap situation and there’s a lot of money to be saved simply by restructuring/extending the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Adams, Bakh, Z Smith, Amos etc and then there’s money to be had on Paycuts/Releases Of Preston Smith, Kirksey etc And by the looks of it we will be about $15-20 mil over the cap without any of these moves happening. It isn’t settling at $175 mil - No way that happens. Yea, I mean I know that "salary cap" is the new favorite comeback for anyone who is typically not interested in the Packers using FA (or basically any roster building method other than the draft)...but, if the Packers don't sign Watt (which I'm fine with either way), it will have very little, if anything to do with their current cap situation. If they want Watt, they'll sign Watt and figure out the rest, it's that simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanfb Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, cannondale said: I didn't bring it up because of a Bears reference Got it. I saw someone on NFL.com bring up the same and it was for a Bears reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 hour ago, packfanfb said: Lol, I mean, you're offering him less than Dean Lowry money? We signed Peppers to a 3 year, $26m deal when he was in his mid-30s. Didn't have the injury history Watt has, but you're probably looking at something similar to get Watt, preferably back loaded with a small cap number in 2021. Why are using an overpaid DL as the barometer? Julius Peppers was coming off a 7 sack season and played in 16 games in all five of his seasons in Chicago. J.J. Watt is coming off a 5 sack season and averaged 9.6 GP over the last five years. The similarities aren't even close here. You're probably looking at a cap structure similar to how the Packers structured Christian Kirksey although probably a bigger second year jump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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