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ESPN -  Article about proposed trades........

Texans trade Kenny Stills to Packers

Green Bay Packers get: WR Kenny Stills
Houston Texans get: 2021 sixth-round pick

I pitched the idea of Stills joining the Packers over the summer, given that the Texans were locked in with Randall Cobb, Brandin Cooks and Will Fuller as their top three wideouts. Stills was in line to play if the Texans lost one of those guys to injuries, but with a base salary of nearly $7 million, he represented an expensive insurance policy. He has played only 36% of the offensive snaps this season, and with Bill O'Brien gone and 1-4 Houston out of the playoff picture, the franchise should be trying to find ways to save cash and cap space to roll over to next year's team.

The Packers, meanwhile, are 4-0 and looking like a Super Bowl contender. Aaron Rodgers has done just fine without Davante Adams for most of the season, but they also have lost Devin Funchess to an opt-out and Allen Lazard to core surgery. Marquez Valdes-Scantling has struggled with drops, and with Rodgers looking like his old self as a downfield passer, getting him another weapon wouldn't hurt. Stills would cost a little under $5 million in prorated base salary, which is why general manager Brian Gutekunst would send only a sixth-round selection.

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On 10/16/2020 at 3:06 AM, Leader said:

ESPN -  Article about proposed trades........

Texans trade Kenny Stills to Packers

Green Bay Packers get: WR Kenny Stills
Houston Texans get: 2021 sixth-round pick

I pitched the idea of Stills joining the Packers over the summer, given that the Texans were locked in with Randall Cobb, Brandin Cooks and Will Fuller as their top three wideouts. Stills was in line to play if the Texans lost one of those guys to injuries, but with a base salary of nearly $7 million, he represented an expensive insurance policy. He has played only 36% of the offensive snaps this season, and with Bill O'Brien gone and 1-4 Houston out of the playoff picture, the franchise should be trying to find ways to save cash and cap space to roll over to next year's team.

The Packers, meanwhile, are 4-0 and looking like a Super Bowl contender. Aaron Rodgers has done just fine without Davante Adams for most of the season, but they also have lost Devin Funchess to an opt-out and Allen Lazard to core surgery. Marquez Valdes-Scantling has struggled with drops, and with Rodgers looking like his old self as a downfield passer, getting him another weapon wouldn't hurt. Stills would cost a little under $5 million in prorated base salary, which is why general manager Brian Gutekunst would send only a sixth-round selection.

 

This kind of thing really need to suggest which players we are going to cut to recoup the 5m.  Its easy to say Stills is more valuable than a 6th round pick when in reality the majority of the cost is in salary not the pick.

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 Tryouts Tracker:

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September 7th

Packers are hosting WR Robert Foster and LB De’Jon Harris

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August 30th

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August 17th.

According to the NFL’s daily tryout list, the Packers held a workout for linebacker Joey Alfieri, nose tackle Javier Edwards, linebacker D’Juan Hines, linebacker Drew Lewis, guard Reginald McKenzie and defensive tackle Walter Palmore.

 

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5 hours ago, mikemike778 said:

This kind of thing really need to suggest which players we are going to cut to recoup the 5m.  Its easy to say Stills is more valuable than a 6th round pick when in reality the majority of the cost is in salary not the pick.

A beat writer or WI sports journalist might get down into those weeds.....but not a large/national outfit like ESPN unless it was entirely about this potential transaction (which it wasnt).

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Trying out kickers seems like an obvious play. If Mason gets hurt, with the current rules (5 days before someone can play after being signed, or 2 days in a row of negative tests whatever) better to do tryouts now than have to do it game week. 

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