The topic everyone seems to be talking about this week in Green Bay is whether or not Randall Cobb is ultimately worth the remaining $12,718,750.00 that he is set to make in the final year of his contract. Should the Packers release Cobb they would still owe him $3.25 million, but would save almost $9.5 million that they could use to help bolster the roster elsewhere.
This will be one of the first major decisions of new GM Brian Gutekunst’s career. No matter what decision he makes, the response is likely to be divided. I did a quick poll of five of the more respected Packers’ Twitter film reviewers; three were in favor of keeping Cobb while the other two thought he should be released.