Chillar Gets Contract Extension

Plus, he’s like a poor man’s Ed Reed.

I also would have said that we need to franchise Kampman and trade him because he has good value but after the knee injury his value will certainly be diminished. I don’t want to see him walk away for nothing either, but I wonder whether or not we can get “good value” for him or not at this point.

I imagine you’ll see exactly why this deal was inked, but maybe not until next year. This could be an offseason where the Packers start making some noise in hopes to elevate the team to the next level. I’m finding comfort in this unexpected move. Ted has certainly let a couple of veteran guys walk out the door, and getting Chillar in ink shows that he’s still going to be active in the near future.

To be fair, I know that most of our (you, me, everyone on this blog) biggest fear is that the front office just sits around and wastes this young and talented team, without ever making some moves to put it over the top. Right?

4 years $12 mill isn’t crazy money. They clearly see him as someone that will important going forward so signing him up before he becomes a STUD is smart football. I think he has a LOT of potential and given the chance I could see this guy helping to anchor that D. I think this is a sign of things to come and his future with the franchise. I am positive that Collins will get his big deal…he’s one of the top 3 performers on that defense so those kinds of contracts take a lot of work and negotiating!

I think they waited to make sure Collins was for real and that he’d work in this system. Last year was his first BIG year and even last year he was up and down. He had a ton of INTs early and then kinda faded away. I think they wanted to make sure he would progress into the kind of play he wanted to be paid as before they gave him the big bucks.

TT isn’t elcheapo with HIS guys…at least not from past history.

I think one of them will be re-signed, but not both. Collins will be re-signed depending on what happens with the CBA. But I think it depends on the case with Jolly (remember the whole drug charge thing was postponed until after the season), if he gets in any sort of legal trouble and suspended, then Pickett will be re-signed. Otherwise, why bother keeping around an older dude who’s going to demand a lot more money, when Jolly’s play is on the rise and Raji is going to step in as a starter at Pickett’s spot? I feel pretty comfortable with the front three being Jenkins-Raji-Jolly going forward.

Thompson was very fiscally conservative and for that we were lashing out quite a bit, but everyone forgets that all those rookies we draft will have their contracts expire and they need to get paid so that we can keep them through their prime. Every decent player in the NFL is going to see at least three contracts depending on how good they are. Basically, it’s like this..

Age 21-25, good four year contract to prove themselves worthy of playing in the league. Guys like Rodgers get signed to longer term deals, guys like Jarrett Bush can find themselves gone.
Age 26-31, prime years, usually lock someone up for 3-5 years here depending on position. If they turn out to be extremely valuable and consistent producers and contribute to playoff success, as well as staying healthy, you keep em. The Raiders made a huge error in judgment by betting the wrong way on Charles Woodson here, who was 30 years old when he signed with Green Bay.
Age 32-??, it all depends on position, injuries, and importance to the franchise. Obviously kickers, punters, quarterbacks and sometimes receivers last longest here. Rare is the old veteran linebacker, lineman, or defensive back who can play well into this age, and those are guys who are consistent producers and can keep up with the stronger and faster players that come into the league. Guys like Ray Lewis make it here, guys like Derrick Brooks hold out here as much as they can, and guys like Brady Poppinga shouldn’t be here.

but how cool is it for our franchise, our little upstart franchise in the middle of nowhere, WI (compared to the rest of the league’s cities), owned by the fans and yadda yadda yadda, to have players that can play for the whole length of their careers in Green Bay? One of the things that irks me about the Free Agent era (well not like I was following football before then) is how some players switch teams so often that you can’t get guys who identify with a franchise anymore. But then you have guys like Donald Driver, Chad Clifton, Mark Tauscher, Nick Barnett, and yes Aaron Kampman, who all have 6 years or more of playing the NFL and all of whom have played their entire careers with the Green Bay Packers. All of whom except for maybe Kampman who will likely finish their careers with Green Bay as well.

I love that.

I think the point with Collins is that if a new CBA doesn’t get signed and its uncapped, Collins will become restricted.

Either way though, I think he’ll get his soon…they are probably both just playing hard with each other and eventually his will come. There is NO way TT will let a young, athletic safety that is one of the cornerstones of his D go. If he’s anything, he’s VERY protective of HIS guys and that is what Collins is.

Pretty sure he is on the Bengals. I never heard he was better then Barnett though. I always heard he was a BIG hitter but didn’t have the speed. I think we got rid of him 2 or 3 years ago when we got rid of him.

Hodge is a Bengal. He’s done virtually NOTHING with them…here is what his Wiki page says:

Hodge appeared in six games for the Bengals, recording three tackles, before being placed on injured reserve with an arm injury on November 17.