AFlaccoSeagulls Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Welcome back, Z! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packerraymond Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Good for Z. Stud. Hope he stays healthy and is productive there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronsWitness Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 oooooof course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWinsChampionships Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Why didn't Green Bay keep him long term? Yeah he missed the entire season last year but throughout 2019 and 2020 (combined) he combined for 26 sacks, played all 32 games along with an insane amount of 90 QB pressures and made two Pro Bowls for the Packers. Heck. He only played 1 regular season game last year but then returned for their playoff game and Recorded 1 sack. And @ only 29 years old can someone (anyone) please explain to me why the Green Bay Packers would lose him to FA and lose him for absolutely nothingness? Excellent gamble on behalf of Baltimore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Really nice deal by Baltimore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyX Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 @DefenseWinsChampionships I don't think I can tell you why Green Bay did not keep him. Your head may explode after the last 2 days. Is starts with Sal _ _ _ and ends with _ ap. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SotanKing Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Am I the only thinks he could have gotten more money? Atleast on per year basis? $9M-$10M looks too low. The dude was amazing in 2019, 2020. Surprised to see his value taking so much hit just due to injury in one season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWinsChampionships Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 minute ago, SkippyX said: @DefenseWinsChampionships I don't think I can tell you why Green Bay did not keep him. Your head may explode after the last 2 days. Is starts with Sal _ _ _ and ends with _ ap. But... I thought Cap Hell was fake? I thought Salary Cap was a myth. I've been told NFL Salary Cap Space doesn't exist. So... Either I was lied to or Green Bay just didn't like him as a player and wanted to lose his outside/edge rushing abilities and for absolutely nothingness? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyX Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Just now, DefenseWinsChampionships said: But... I thought Cap Hell was fake? I thought Salary Cap was a myth. I've been told NFL Salary Cap Space doesn't exist. So... Either I was lied to or Green Bay just didn't like him as a player and wanted to lose his outside/edge rushing abilities and for absolutely nothingness? Its bendable but even the Cowboys let a bunch of guys walk. You still have to pick and choose especially when your QB and WR insist on being the highest paid players in NFL History (by position) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 minute ago, DefenseWinsChampionships said: But... I thought Cap Hell was fake? I thought Salary Cap was a myth. I've been told NFL Salary Cap Space doesn't exist. So... Either I was lied to or Green Bay just didn't like him as a player and wanted to lose his outside/edge rushing abilities and for absolutely nothingness? Responses like this do you no favors because it makes it seem like you are completely unable to grasp the concept of nuance. Of course it's real. But it's moldable. Teams have to make short and long term choices. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NudeTayne Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, DefenseWinsChampionships said: But... I thought Cap Hell was fake? I thought Salary Cap was a myth. I've been told NFL Salary Cap Space doesn't exist. So... Either I was lied to or Green Bay just didn't like him as a player and wanted to lose his outside/edge rushing abilities and for absolutely nothingness? They're all piling on, but you're right. Green Bay moved on because he's about to hit 30 and had a persistent back issue. 4/$50mil might actually look like an overpay if he starts missing games consistently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 Just now, NudeTayne said: They're all piling on, but you're right. Green Bay moved on because he's about to hit 30 and had a persistent back issue. 4/$50mil might actually look like an overpay if he starts missing games consistently. I'm sure we have playing time incentives built in but yeah it's a risk given his recent injury history and also given we signed Derek Wolfe a couple of years ago who hasn't really played for us at all because of back issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 minute ago, NudeTayne said: They're all piling on, but you're right. Green Bay moved on because he's about to hit 30 and had a persistent back issue. 4/$50mil might actually look like an overpay if he starts missing games consistently. Yeah, back issues are scary as hell for pass rusher. Basically ended ziggy's career. Dee Ford probably would have been a lot better as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWinsChampionships Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Forge said: Responses like this do you no favors because it makes it seem like you are completely unable to grasp the concept of nuance. Of course it's real. But it's moldable. Teams have to make short and long term choices. Those weren't my words those words of "myth, fake, doesn't exist" were words from multiple others. I know what salary cap hell is about. I'm a Jets fan. And teams who head into Free Agency in cap hell will ALWAYS lose key impactful talented players by force (not by choice). And I knew why Green Bay lost their edge rusher Za'Darius Smith before asking the question; I just wanted to double check and make sure others also knew too. The NFL Salary Cap is real (and teams lose awesome players because of it every single offseason). Edited March 16, 2022 by DefenseWinsChampionships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, DefenseWinsChampionships said: for absolutely nothingness? It bothers me more than it should that you misuse the word “ nothingness” in every other thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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