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Running backs get so screwed in today's NFL. The NFLPA needs to dig their heels in and correct that in the next CBA.

Jones deserved the money the Packers gave him after his rookie deal. They paid Jones pennies for great production on his rookie deal; then when he finally gets the money he deserved all along they cut him. Garbage. I'd hate the Packers for doing this, but every team does it. Lame.

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RP-29 said:
Running backs get so screwed in today's NFL. The NFLPA needs to dig their heels in and correct that in the next CBA.

Jones deserved the money the Packers gave him after his rookie deal. They paid Jones pennies for great production on his rookie deal; then when he finally gets the money he deserved all along they cut him. Garbage. I'd hate the Packers for doing this, but every team does it. Lame.

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The dude has made over $34m playing a non-premium position before hitting the age of 30. He could retire now and never work another day again in his life while living a luxurious life. There is not an ounce of sympathy for anyone like this.
 
Across The Field said:
The dude has made over $34m playing a non-premium position before hitting the age of 30. He could retire now and never work another day again in his life while living a luxurious life. There is not an ounce of sympathy for anyone like this.
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:facepalm:

$34M is less than Atlanta Falcons guard Chris Lindstrom made last year alone.

Jones was one of the top all-purpose RBs in the NFL in '19 and '20 and made less than most kickers.

Relative to the minimum wage job you work, yeah, Aaron Jones is doing alright. Relative to other NFL players, he got screwed.
 
RP-29 said:
:facepalm:

$34M is less than Atlanta Falcons guard Chris Lindstrom made last year alone.

Jones was one of the top all-purpose RBs in the NFL in '19 and '20 and made less than most kickers.

Relative to the minimum wage job you work, yeah, Aaron Jones is doing alright. Relative to other NFL players, he got screwed.
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Chris Lindstrom is an elite player at an important position though.

Jones was a no-name who Green Bay took a flier on that they then developed into a really good RB, then they paid him very handsomely between 2021-2023. I really don't see how he got "screwed". If he's still good, he'll get paid elsewhere, but he's also going to be 30 this year and is coming off the least productive season since he was a rookie.
 
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Across The Field said:
Chris Lindstrom is an elite player at an important position though.

Jones was a no-name who Green Bay took a flier on that they then developed into a really good RB, then they paid him very handsomely between 2021-2023. I really don't see how he got "screwed". If he's still good, he'll get paid elsewhere, but he's also going to be 30 this year and is coming off the least productive season since he was a rookie.
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So in your mind, is every position except RB important? :facepalm:

If you actually watched Bears games last year, you saw Jones gash the Bears in week 1. If you paid attention to the NFL at all from weeks 2 through October when Jones was hurt, you saw how bad Packers offense sputtered without him. And when he got back to full strength, all of a sudden the Packers are in a playoff spot and Jones finds the end zone 3 times in Dallas in the playoffs. ...But you're right, he's recyclable trash not fit to hold an elite guard's jock strap. :facepalm:
 
RP-29 said:
So in your mind, is every position except RB important? :facepalm:

If you actually watched Bears games last year, you saw Jones gash the Bears in week 1. If you paid attention to the NFL at all from weeks 2 through October when Jones was hurt, you saw how bad Packers offense sputtered without him. And when he got back to full strength, all of a sudden the Packers are in a playoff spot and Jones finds the end zone 3 times in Dallas in the playoffs. ...But you're right, he's recyclable trash not fit to hold an elite guard's jock strap. :facepalm:
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Holy hyperbole, Batman. Calm the fuck down.

First off, the Bears defense in the first half of the year was putrid. Secondly, he didn't do much on the ground, it was all through the air (he failed to get more than 30 yards through the air in any other game). Nobody is shitting on the guy, he's a good RB but he's definitely at the age when guys start declining sharply. I personally don't think Jacobs is going to be much of an upgrade, and his contract is ridiculous, but like I said, if Jones is fully healthy he'll catch on somewhere else. It's just how the business works.
 
RP-29 said:
So in your mind, is every position except RB important? :facepalm:

If you actually watched Bears games last year, you saw Jones gash the Bears in week 1. If you paid attention to the NFL at all from weeks 2 through October when Jones was hurt, you saw how bad Packers offense sputtered without him. And when he got back to full strength, all of a sudden the Packers are in a playoff spot and Jones finds the end zone 3 times in Dallas in the playoffs. ...But you're right, he's recyclable trash not fit to hold an elite guard's jock strap. :facepalm:
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My guess is he goes to the Jets.
 
Kburjr said:
My guess is he goes to the Jets.
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I'd like to see him finish up in Houston if not in GB. Maybe even him meet the Packers in the Super Bowl in a couple years.
 
big move

 
RobBase said:
That’s wild for a team without a QB. Makes me think they’ll go after JJ in the draft.
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i'm not even sure which team you're talking about with that statement.

i don't know if stroud is that much better or if the panthers just had a shitty contingent around him, but they had to be regretting that pick at some point.
 
Also, I don't get the JJ hype. I don't watch any college football, but watching the championship game, I thought Penix looked better, yet he's further down the lists, meh what do I know. Not to say JJ will be bad, I just think Penix looked better.
 


he's cooked.
 
RP-29 said:
I'd like to see him finish up in Houston if not in GB. Maybe even him meet the Packers in the Super Bowl in a couple years.
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He was going to be a free agent after next season so it is best for all concerned. Jacob's is 3 years younger.
 
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