Comments on: Jennings’ new deal with Vikings worth $47.5 million http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: purplepunisher http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2409123 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:19:42 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2409123 Lets get the facts straight, Vikings own this divison.

Divison championships
Vikings – 18
Packers – 11
Bears – 10
Lions – 3

]]> By: dobberdubinsky http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2404169 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:49:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2404169 The move definitely improves the team but I’m not sure it’s fiscally sound. Let me get this straight, Vikings won’t give Percy Harvin 10 or 12 million a year (whatever it is), who is one of the most explosive, exciting, multi-purpose and YOUNG WRs in the game but you’ll give a 31 year old Greg Jennings who’s arrow is pointing down 9.5???? I can’t support this decision, especially cuz he’s been a lifetime Packer. Wouldn’t be surprised if we signed Bernard Berrian the second.

]]> By: axespray http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2404048 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:23:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2404048 thejuddstir says:
“No horse in this race but when a player agrees to go from an A. Rodgers to C. Ponder and for less money it says something about the organizations involved. Welker did it to the Pats and now Jennings does it to the Pack….kudos to both of them..”
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Aren’t The Packers and Patriots among the most consistently competitive franchises in the NFL this last decade ?

You see “GREAT” players leave those teams all the time (Jenkins/Seymour/David Givens/Branch/Peprah/etc.) and go to franchises that continually go nowhere… so? – HAHA Packers, you continue doing business as usual and we’re legit now cause we signed a wash out of yours – haha! …. ?

]]> By: monkeyboymotors http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2403617 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:17:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2403617 who wouldn’t take less money to leave a third world city?

]]> By: wludford http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2403597 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:09:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2403597 Jennings is a nice addition for the Vikings. He may have some Percy Harvin-type ability in him for a year or two yet, if he can stay healthy, then transition into more of a Chris Carter-type possession receiver. That covers one piece of the Vikings WR needs puzzle. Jarius Wright, Simpson, and whomever we draft could provide the explosive parts.

I suspect the real cost for Jennings, looking at the guaranteed money, will be around $9m for the 1st 3 years, and much less thereafter, with the option to release without much impact if he declines in production.

]]> By: banlarson http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2403579 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:02:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2403579 When Packers let Finley go at end of March to avoid a $3.8M bonus, you’ll hear Packer fans say they didn’t really need him either. Delusional, your team will consist of 3 players making 50% of the salary cap and a bunch of filler. Good news is they still have Rogers, so that might work to some extent, but don’t kid yourselves, your team is being gutted to keep those three.

]]> By: shaggytoodle http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2403560 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:56:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2403560 I think the Packers offered him more a year say, $10 a season for 2/3 seasons.

I would take the longer deal I guess and hope I am able to finish it all out, and hope to make the extra 15 Million over the life of the Viking contract.

]]> By: theytukrjobs http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2403187 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:26:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2403187 Smart move. While the Packers are still good, they are clearly a team on decline. Vikings are one of the rising powerhouse teams and Jennings gets to jump in while the tide is rising.

At least Packers will have one player they like to watch come playoff time.

]]> By: GenXJay http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2403065 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:20:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2403065 Favre made Greg Jennings. & Greg Jennings made ShAaron Rodgers.

]]> By: nupicasso http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2403007 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:43:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2403007 To the guy who said, “Greg Jennings made Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers didn’t make Greg Jennings.”, you’re either related to Greg Jennings or related to Corky from Life Goes On!

Rodgers has made every receiver look better than they are thanks to his accuracy and spreading around of the ball(except for Finley…there’s not enough glue in the world).

And if anyone “made” anyone…if would be Favre who made Jennings

]]> By: publicteamforever http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402976 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:17:09 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402976 Thanks for the good times GJ, good luck in Minnesota.

]]> By: stellarperformance http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402825 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:52:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402825 purplepunisher says:
Mar 15, 2013 10:52 PM
Whose the most consistent winner Packers or Vikings?

Playoff appearances over the last 45 years.

Packers – 17
Vikings – 27
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It didn’t get you much. All that means is the Vikings have more “Maybe Next Year” blue ribbons than anyone else. Good job.

]]> By: theodorethompson http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402718 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:31:06 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402718 Whose the most consistent winner Packers or Vikings?

Playoff appearances over the last 45 years.

Packers – 17
Vikings – 27

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NFL Championships since 1960:
Green Bay – 7
Minnesota- 0

]]> By: rja65 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402671 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:46:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402671 purplepunisher says:
Mar 15, 2013 10:52 PM
Whose the most consistent winner Packers or Vikings?

Playoff appearances over the last 45 years.

Packers – 17
Vikings – 27

Lets do something more worthwhile… which team has more league championships since the Vikings inception in 1961….

Packers – 7 ( 4 Superbowls)
Vikings – 0

They sure did a lot in the playoffs didn’t they??

]]> By: filthymcnasty1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402622 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:17:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402622 Jennings agent is a genius.

]]> By: burningrangers http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402619 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:13:40 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402619 Have fun with your 27 playoff appearances to our 17. Hell, enjoy all your division championships as well since you have more than Green Bay. I’ll take 4-1 over 0-4 in the game that matters any day of the week.

]]> By: thebigbadbootydaddy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402597 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:02:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402597 True Packer fans are happy for the man getting a long term deal and close to 50 mil. All these fools talking bad about Jennings would become lifelong Viking fans for 1% of that contract and that is a FACT! This is the NFL now, deal with it. There won’t be another Driver.

]]> By: bigtimepackfan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402507 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:27:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402507 The vikes got a great receiver and more importantly a really good person. Jennings will be missed in packer country. I ask that packer fans quit commenting on how dare he leave green bay. I think the packers have to much talent at receiver to worry about losing jennings to free agency and the vikings. good luck greg just not against the pack

]]> By: mediasloppy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402484 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:15:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402484 If Wright can be 80% of the player Percy Harvin is that is two great slot receivers and Wright a deep threat at times.

]]> By: trun0rth http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402479 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:13:51 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402479 This is a good deal for the Vikes. Not fabulous, but good. $9.5/yr is a big chunk, but they paid nothing beyond the cash to get him, and this caps a great turnaround from the position Harvin put them in.

To those that think 5 years for a 30 year old receiver is too long………..it appears to be $9.5 a year. $27 in the first 3 years tells me that the Vikes can cut him if age or injury get in the way.

Harvin had Speilman over a barrel. And Speilman turned him into a 1, 3 and 7, plus Greg Jennings and $2.5M a year in savings vs the Harvin deal.

I’d still rather have Harvin on the team, but those weren’t the cards Speilman was dealt, and he did a great job of playing his hand.

]]> By: bumbleb572 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402442 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:59:27 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402442 And everyone thinks the browns overpaid for Krueger. Over 9 million for a wide receiver who is only going to decline in production as he gets older? I don’t get it? Jennings is just cashing in on his last contract of any relevance and could care less if dumbo was playing quarterback. Bad move Vikings with that contract.

]]> By: purplepunisher http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402429 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:52:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402429 Whose the most consistent winner Packers or Vikings?

Playoff appearances over the last 45 years.

Packers – 17
Vikings – 27

]]> By: purplepunisher http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402424 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:52:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402424 Maybe he wanted to play with a winner.

Ponder last game against Packers.

234 yards 3 TD’s, 0 int
Win 37-34

]]> By: purplepunisher http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402421 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:50:25 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402421 HAHAHA HA HA HA HAHAHA!

We have your best receiver and for less money you offered!!!!

HAHA HA HAHA HA HA!!!!!

Jennings want to play with a smash you in the mouth power team. Not a bunch of cream puffs. Packers are soft.

]]> By: vikingsgohard http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402409 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:44:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402409 If Jennings was a washed up bum that these packers fans believe he is then why was he the top five FA avail ?… Aside from his sister he’s proven to be a class act … In the NFL Football is business first sport second … I never did any whining when S.Rice got signed to the Seahawks?…it would nice to have some grown ups talk on here instead of these little cry baby’s lol

]]> By: Little Earthquake http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402402 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:42:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402402 Always great to see the Vikings blow it, off season or regular season.

I guess Packer fans will have to tolerate another dull free agency period and boring old Super Bowl contention in 2013. Thanks a lot Ted!

]]> By: hgl25 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402386 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:37:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402386 Better shoot some new Old Spice commercials.

]]> By: osnap30 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402381 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:36:34 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402381 I’m a packer fan but I can understand why they didn’t want to bring him back. But what I don’t understand is with the second most money available in the NFC North why Ted Thompson continues to not spend any money. We obviously couldn’t get it done with the players we had last year, So what makes them think they’re going to get it done this year with the same guys. Also I can say is Ted stop being so cheap and spend some damn money. Forget the receiver position didn’t bring in anybody not even for a visit. Ok one-person,Chris Canty what is that about. Damn no outside pass rush no defense of line or defense of line rotation no offense of line. Am I the only one getting extremely frustrated over this. Ted Thompson is turning in Rodgers into Brett Favre making him to be the only one to carry the team. They will be lucky to see eight and eight next year. WTF smh

]]> By: thestrategyexpert http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402379 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:35:31 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402379 Giant waste of money, thanks Minnesota!

]]> By: urcrap http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/15/jennings-new-deal-with-vikings-worth-47-5-million/#comment-2402360 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:27:43 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1817458#comment-2402360 Get outside of sleazbay and you find there is more to free haircuts at Floyds and just showing up at lammyland on Sundays. Apologies up front for having to play one season in the dumpty dome but its going to be better GJ. Stay healthy and enjoy the Twin Cities!

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