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@IanKenyonNFL
By the time Aaron Rodgers' contract is tradeable or cuttable, Green Bay will be deciding if they want to exercise Jordan Love's 5th year option.

Aaron Rodgers dead cap numbers
2020: $51.15 mil
2021: $31.55 mil
2022: $17.21 mil
2023: $2.85 mil

So let's see....

Rookie Contract is 4 years...

1st round picks are expected to contribute NOW. 

Rodgers remaining contract is 4 years...

So are they planning on cutting Rodgers before his 4 years is up to put in the new guy?  Rodgers needs help now to win now.  Now way this doesn't get under his skin a little when he reads the tea leaves.  Especially when he is in the WIN NOW window.  As well as the rest of the team.

Lots of pass protecting tackles went in round 1 - not so many edge rushers and maybe 1 HB.

Got to hope more halfbacks go in early round 2 and give Bears a chance to get a stud at #43 and #50.  I still think a trade down of the #50 could end up landing the Bears 3 of these players in rounds 2 and 3:

CBs
Kristian Fulton CB LSU
Trevon Diggs CB  BAMA
Jaylon Johnson  CB  UTAH
Cameron Dantzler CB Miss St

O-Line
Josh Jones T Houston
Robert Hunt T Louisiana
John Simpson G CLEMSON
Ezra Cleveland T BOISE STATE
Lucas Niang T TCU

Safety
Xavier Mckinney    ALABAMA
Antoine Winfield Jr.  MINNESOTA
Kyle Dugger LENOIR-RHYNE
Terrell Burgess UTAH
Ashtyn Davis  CALIFORNIA
Grant Delpit  LSU
Jeremy Chinn SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

TE
Cole Kmet ND
Harrison Bryant FL Atlantic
Adam Trautman Dayton
Devin Asiasi USC

WR
Michael Pittman USC
Tee Higgins Clemson
Laviska Shenault Jr.   COLORADO         
Bryan Edwards      WR   South Carolina
Denzel Mims      WR   BAYLOR         
K.J. Hamler      WR   PENN STATE         


All these guys have at least 3rd round grades.

No way Diggs slides to 43.

My favorites  for 43? Diggs would be #1 Why? We  should be desperate for a CB. Huge hole. And you cant go into game one with that kind of hole.

Cushenberry OL from LSU should be listed.

Grade wise you are correct - he's 2nd/3rd round talent easily.  I didn't list centers.  But its quite possible he could slide to guard.

I think you grab the best player you want at #43 and trade down and pick two from this list.  Lots of guys with similar grades from multiple need positions.

Yeah, agreed. I get all those positioning for this or that position I get Jones or Hunt. A case could be made for a #1 speed receiver to bust up the nine in the box defenses too. But say we are lined up against the Pack in game one. The first defensive play of the game is a Rodgers pass to the right side hole.