Is it time to trade James Jones?

Especially seeing how a healthy J-mike had basically become the third receiver being able to line up wide and Mccarthy was using more TE’s and Kuhn instead of his 5 WR sets, thing is Finley pushes JJ to the 5th receiver spot. Also consider Starks or Greens ability in the pass game as well. Being able to run the ball makes Jones that much less needed. Trading Jones would free up cap space to resign Nelson and Finley who more than replace Jones but the big question is what happens if they go down? TT says we “expect to win” and having depth at every position could mean the difference between a Super Bowl or not. TT will make the right decision here I think, probably a wait and see right up until the trade deadline.

and one of the receivers is sure to go down at some point this year. One game is wayyyy too early to beat this drum. What if next week, he has 6 catches for 80 yds and Jordy only gets one pass? Then do we trade Jordy instead?

and I’m not sure we’ll resign Nelson. I’d rather hang on to Jones as a security blanket.

Nearing the prime of his career and stuck down on the depth chart. He still competes, though, and that’s good enough for me. Keep him until you see something that a potential trade partner can’t, and then do a deal.

I kinda feel like it may be time to trade him. Obviously, Driver will be done soon but we’ll still have Jennings, Nelson, Cobb, and Finley. And on top of that, did anybody else notice how much playing time Williams and Quarless got? I mean, it wasn’t a whole lot but the fact that either got any time at all tells me that the coaches must like them. Could we be trying to copy the Belicheck multiple TE’s system? I think the staff likes the mismatches both of those guys present.

I guess I ultimately wouldn’t mind either way, but it was pretty surprising to me how little Jones was involved this game.

is still befuddling me and I put no value to the thinking that Rodgers had a sway in it at all,based on his earlier comments to keep him as if he would publicly state “I wish TT would cut him”.Being PC is mandatory for players "play"but not the wardrobe of some in magazines.
The last thing I use to judge players is what players say about other players as they win the “blowing smoke up/out the ass” or however men say it about each other in praising.
The problem with JJ IMO;
A)-Consistency,and some will point to Nelson the same way but,Nelson offers faster and more productive redemption while Jones remains…“iffy”.
B)-All our WRs are versatile in formation,JJ is and seems comfortable only on the sideline route and fears the hit of the middle field and his hands or lack of too often,opens him up to more possible fumbles or deflections off him for an INT in the middle field of play.To keep a WR just for a infrequent sideline pass that all the others can do would be a no.

With that,keeping him for depth is fine right now as many feel DD won’t last.I have agreed with that and DDs play in the game although was very good,i"m not sure how many hits he will endure.But,DD is hands down still ,so much more than JJ and makes JJs play look “rooki-esk” and if it continues,heck bring in a “rookie” ala Gurley.He can’t improve any slower than JJ…can he?

Injuries WILL happen. Depth is a must if you want your team to contend, and with a talent like Aaron Rodgers, depth at the WR position is paramount to keeping the offense going.

Look at the worst case scenario, especially for 2012 and beyond: Driver retires, Finley somehow is allowed to walk, and Jennings gets hurt. Your top 3 receivers will then be Nelson-Jones-Cobb, and your TEs will be Andrew Quarless and D.J. Williams. That’s a ton of flexibility on a decent offense missing the #1a, #1b, and #3ish options we currently enjoy.

Take the same approach to the RB position: Starks looks really good, and Grant merely looks average. With Alex Green in the fold, you could make the case to trade away Grant (or Starks, but most of us would prefer Grant)…but if either Starks or Green got hurt, where is the replacement going to come from?

I’d rather have obscene amounts of depth on the roster now than risk losing it in a year or so.

after one game, after we just re-signed him to a contract extension, makes me /facepalm really hard.

C’mon guys, get it together. Trade this guy for a mid-round draft pick? Really? We’re trying to win another Superbowl here, not build down the line.

We’re stacked at WR right now, it’s awesome – but Driver won’t last much longer and Nelson is a FA after this season – trading Jones now would be stupid, especially if we aren’t getting an impact player for him that can help us win RIGHT NOW. If a pass rushing 3-4 DE becomes available somehow, sure – but that’s not going to happen.

Less than 2.5 months ago, Rodgers said re-signing James Jones should be our top priority – and now we want to trade him away?

No.

The season just started. I don’t really expect all our receivers to be great and healthy all season. Jones provides some nice depth at the WR position, and isn’t half-bad.

He’ll end up getting enough of a shot to prove he’s worth keeping. Honestly, the only time to consider trading him would be right now, because if he turns out to be valuable, you don’t want to lose him, and if he devolves into a bust, it will be hard to make the case for him.

And we already know that won’t happen. He’s probably playing through a little something right now. Not a big JJ fan myself, but he’s not terrible; he’ll get his work in and prove he’s a keeper for the short term.

is if we needed to free up cap space to resign Finley, but we can wait until the off season to do that too. He’s got value, and he still will in the offseason. A friend of mine always said “Never make a decision today that you can wait until tomorrow to make”. I think that holds true here.

Jones comes in at 6’1" and 208lbs. Jordy comes in at 6’3" and 217lbs. Jones ran the 40 in 4.54 and Nelson in 4.47. Just saying that is not the reason to say Jones is better.

The way I see it is that there are few guys who are untouchable (Rodgers, Matthews, Tramon to name a few) and the rest could and should be traded if the right offer is made. Now, do I think TT should be actively trying to make a trade for JJ? Absolutely not. However, if some team should make an offer that TT thinks is good enough then by all means I hope he pulls the trigger. I see no reason at all for TT to be making teams offers to try and ship Jones out but I have no problem at all with him being traded if someone makes the right offer.

If a starting receiver on another team gets injured tomorrow, our ears are open.

I loved that guy. The only thing I ever liked about the Donkeys.

 He played for ASU back in the 90’s and looks like he could still play.

“Look at your receiver. Now look at me. Now back at your receivers. Now back at me…. Sadly….” yada yada yada… “I just caught a touchdown.”

Although my vote when in towards trading him, it’s under the intention of trading him for an offer we can’t refuse. That’s no less than a 2nd Round Pick. I don’t think anyone is going to give us that at this point, so we should hold onto him. Just remember, sometimes Jones will have a big game. Those are the games that Nelson disappears. In other games Nelson has a big game, and those are the games that Jones disappears. Jones and Nelson are two very different receivers that give us an edge in certain matchups. Right now we have the luxury of his services and WR depth, and we shouldn’t take that for granted.

Nobody in the league offered him more than $3 million or whatever that the Packers gave him. Nobody is going to trade anything of value on top of the dollars that they wouldn’t pay him four weeks ago.

The Packer brass though he was worth signing in August. I’m sure they still think that.

But IF a contender loses a #1 or # 2 guy, I suppose Ted is the first person they would call looking for a receiver to replace their injured guy.

I know Jags won’t try, guy needs to go back to school and major in catching the ball, because he drops a lot of balls.

and personally i wouldn’t have signed him in the first place but whatevs

but I don’t want to give him away. Why not get the Saints on the damn phone. I mean they had Randy Moss in today…RANDY MOSS. They are obviously concerned about what is going on there with Colston. Its not a season ending deal for Colston though so its not like we’d be saving their season or something.They might be willing to give us like a 4th or something maybe?? Other teams to call…San Fran, Jacksonville, Houston (nice complement to Andre), Washington, Arizona…just thinking of a few options.