You just barely beat me too the punch! : ) I wish you’d have posted before I started writing! lol
 
Good Job!

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You know Brandon will Post even though we both did! LOL

Great to know that they will both be here though! I’m pumped! : )

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It needs to be on the front page stat – this is HUGE news.

Now we can return to talking about O-Line, O-Line, and more O-Line.

I wonder what the Collins contract looks like gulp

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/87528642.html

He also makes a good point about frontloading both contracts during the uncapped year.

I’ve been trying to light a fire about the O Line since the day the season ended! Everyone agrees we need a LT… but they also seem to think that will fix everything!

Right now I would almost argue that RT is our biggest need… Since Cliffy’s been re-signed and Tauscher hasn’t!! While Spitz, Wells, and Sitton are solid… Colledge had a poor year… The Barbre experiment at RT was a colossus disaster… Breno G. hasn’t shown he can play at all…

Injuries are rampant and we have one bright spot in Lang that everyone thinks will take over at RT which leaves us with no quality depth at any OL position! Everyone says don’t worry it’ll all work out… Well it won’t work out unless something is done! Granted it’s a long way until September… so we got that going for us…

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That’s the highlight of our offseason so far. I’m glad we signed them both to an extension. I wish Collins deal would have been over the course of a longer term, but I recall several players that got that and just stopped playing. This put me in a good mood today though.

I took last night off and the Packers go and sign Nick Collins to a long-term deal after stalling with the guy for at least the past year. It helped that the Giants had recently signed S Antrel Rolle to the richest deal ever for a safety as a comp. Collins should get paid similar since he’s a 26 year old, two-time Pro Bowl safety. The Press-Gazette pointed out the amount is smaller than Rolle’s, but for 4-years vs. 5-years, which is probably what the 26 year-old Collins wanted so he could potentially strike another big extension before he turns 30. It’s a lot of money, but I can’t imagine a free agent I would rather the Packers sign over the next couple years than Collins.

Pickett’s deal is a little rich, and longer than the 3 year, $21 million deal the Steelers gave NT Casey Hampton, but it’s for $1 million less ($11 million vs. $10 million) in guaranteed money. They’re similar players at this point in their careers, Hampton was better a couple seasons ago, and just as important to each team, so this is another case of the Packers paying market value for a player worth keeping.

The Press-Gazette reported that Collins is getting $14 million in 2010, while Pickett $10 million in 2010, to go along with the front loaded contract recently given to LT Chad Clifton. The Packers are taking full advantage of the 2010 uncapped year.

The timing of this was perfect for the Pack.

Collins had no leverage owing to his restricted status. He was signed through the coming year. So, he could either sign a reasonable contract now (Collins’ deal is similar to Rolle, but don’t forget that he’s way better than Rolle), or he could look forward to trying his luck at a hold-out during a lock-out. $6mil/year is not bad at all for a legitimate two-time probowl safety (Collins was actually selected, not a later addition).

So… VERY good signing. …and Collins should be happy too. The team could’ve low-balled him big-time, and they didn’t. It shows respect for his abilities and a desire to form a long-term relationship.