Mike Daniels wants $10 million per season.
That’s the number that Daniels’ side has asked for in contract negotiations, which have been ongoing this offseason, as the defensive lineman enters the final year of his rookie deal. The Green Bay Packers are not interested in paying Daniels that much at this point, however.
According to Bob McGinn, the Packers have been offering several million less per season and thus, negotiations have broken off.
So who’s getting the kind of money Daniels is asking for?
Cincinnati is paying Geno Atkins around $10.7 million annually, San Diego is paying Corey Liuget $10.25 million annually and Pittsburgh is paying Cameron Heyward about $9.7 million annually.
Atkins has 32 sacks over five seasons, Liuget has 18 over four and Heyward has 15 over four.
Daniels has 14 over three.
So you can see what’s going on here.
At the moment, the Packers are taking the stance that hey, it’s an honor to play for this organization. You should take less than market value to do so!
They’re probably also throwing the injury card on the table too.
Take our money now. If you get injured or have a bad season, our offer is going to go down. Just look at what happened to B.J. Raji!
Others have opined that Daniels’ height — he’s just over 6-0 — is an issue. That defensive linemen who aren’t of an ideal height, i.e. not tall, can’t get top dollar.
Frankly, we find that notion idiotic. Who cares how tall the guy is? His production since he’s been in the league speaks for itself.
Mike Daniels can play, regardless of height.
We’re not suggesting the Packers should overpay for Daniels and we appreciate how they’ve kept their salary cap flexibility, but it seems like they’re going to need to increase their offer to get this deal done.
Pay the man! Maybe 8-9 mil range? Anything over that is too much! Love the guys attitude
He’s good, but he’s not $10,000,000 a year good. Yes, he’s the best two down defensive lineman The Packers have, but that’s like being the best writer on AcmePackingCompany. Give him $8,000,000 a year with a $6,000,000 signing bonus so they can afford other re-signings down the road, like Mr. Golden Hair or Sam Barrington.
Mike Daniels is a very good player, likely going to get even better over the next 2 years, he still is not Geno Atkins good. With the young guys the Packers have (namely Boyd and Pennel), plus Guion and Raji, TT may think Daniels is replaceable. That’s not necessarily so but his loss wouldn’t hurt quite as much as the loss of some others. The Pack might also be waiting to see how Peppers, Perry, and even Neal perform this year to see if they’re are worth keeping, the performance of those 8 in particular are going to greatly affect the landscape of the Packers D-line and LB for future years. obviously.
Great take Phatgzus. You should write for this site.
The Packers are correct in this case, there’s only a few defensive lineman who make that kind of salary in the NFL and those that do have made the Pro Bowl on multiple occasions.
“Take our money now. If you get injured or have a bad season, our offer is going to go down. Just look at what happened to B.J. Raji!”
Give me a freaking break….What happened to Raji is that he was a non factor for years now. The same as in the 1st two pre-season games at nose tackle.
Maybe you forgot that Raji turned down a 8 million dollar a year contract offer from big Ted. Raji has been treated like a King for the production he’s offered.
Now that Tramon’s gone Raji gets to be the whipping boy eh? You and Iwatched two very different preseason games if that’s what you think about Raji’s performance: Most plays I say a center and guard getting blown into the backfield by some mammoth of a man wearing #30, notice how our run D hasn’t given up shit sans one play where we lost OUTSIDE contain. Yeah, Raji hasn’t done shut thus preseason.
Maybe we were watching 2 different games, because Raji is #90.
If i said anything factually wrong, then tell me what plays Raji made against the Steelers as i have it dvr’d. I’ll gladly go back and re-watch and issue a retraction.
Raji was moved outside by Capers during the 2012 season because he was ineffective at nose tackle and replaced by Ryan Pickett, who could actually get off a block and make a play occasionally. But you’re much more knowledgable than i am so keep on educating the rest of us.
lmao…you’re a piece of work dude…Raji hasn’t done shit since 2011 and most Packer fans know this, and they also know his jersey #.
You know what fucking number I meant.
And where did you read Raji was moved because he was ineffective? My understanding is that Capers and the rest of the relevant staff believed Raji would hold up better at end than old man Pickett. But yeah, keep on taking those ad hominem shots instead of refuting my statement with actual evidence. You’re just as bad as a Viqueens fan half the time PF.
Make sure you know what you’re talking about before you come at me with your chest all puffed out.
You should know better.
Calm down cowboy. I’m the one that asked you for evidence Raji made some plays. Obviously you can’t.
i did refute your statements, please learn to read, or have someone read it for you and explain it to you.
The bottom line was that the “old man” Pickett played a lot better than the fat man.
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Someone needs a coke and a smile.
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