Packers Daily: Draft looms for resolution on Jaire Alexander
Aaron reacts to Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst speaking on several topics at the league meetings, including the fate of cornerback Jaire Alexander.
By PackerAaron
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Comments (17)
Leatherhead
March 31, 2025 at 06:40 pm
If I understood Gutekunst correctly, he said that if Alexander isn't going to be on the team then we need some compensation. To me, that means the Packers are actively marketing him....if a team wants him, they shouldn't count on him just being released.
The Packers have made the playoffs two straight years without much help from Alexander, they've gone from #17, to #10, to #6 defense without much help from him.
I've thought all along he was finished in Green Bay. I'm expecting a draft day trade where we maybe get a pick for him, or he helps us move up in the draft. I mean a team that's drafting #11 might trade their #11 for our #23 and Alexander. Something along those lines.
13TimeChamps
March 31, 2025 at 07:14 pm
"I mean a team that's drafting #11 might trade their #11 for our #23 and Alexander. Something along those lines"
Seriously....you can't make this sh*t up. This is what I get for staying off this site for almost a month? So we're moving up to #11. Cool!!
Leatherhead
March 31, 2025 at 07:25 pm
Boy, you really have trouble with figurative language, don't you?
You think it's completely unrealistic to think that Alexander could be used to move up in the draft. Fine.
You come back from a break, and your first post is a shot at me. Because you're obsessed with me.
13TimeChamps
March 31, 2025 at 07:38 pm
I hope that GM at #11 has a long term lease dropping 12 picks in the 1st round for Alexander. How many games has he missed the last 2 years? But I'm sure you know more about this stuff than I do.
Leatherhead
March 31, 2025 at 08:12 pm
Again, figurative language.
Racingdad
March 31, 2025 at 08:53 pm
I’m thinking a trade of Jaire more in second round say Jacksonville our 54 for their 36 and they really need some cb help
Bitternotsour
March 31, 2025 at 10:27 pm
I read this as Gutekunst saying we want him back but he needs to want to be here. also, he's not going to cut him. If he wants out his agent can find a deal for him.
LeotisHarris
March 31, 2025 at 08:02 pm
Like Tom Petty said, the looming is the hardest part, but we shall have resolution and in the end that's all that matters. I think in our own ways each of us are looming for resolution on many things, mostly subconsciously.
dblbogey
March 31, 2025 at 09:01 pm
I don't know. All I can say is I've been seeing nothing but mock drafts and trade rumors since before the season even ended and I'm ready to see what Gute does in the draft, training camp, the final roster and a real game..
TKWorldWide
April 01, 2025 at 07:11 am
I don’t know what’s worse:
The silence of the looms
Or
Rival GM’s thinking they’re gonna take Jaire away
With their money and their cocaine
LeotisHarris
April 01, 2025 at 08:17 am
::fistbump::
gsd3
April 01, 2025 at 05:36 am
Every game counts in the standings. The secondary is better with JA than without. I would not part with him for pennies on the dollar.
TKWorldWide
April 01, 2025 at 07:12 am
How low would you go?
A 7th? Or…?
NFLfan
April 01, 2025 at 09:46 am
They're all blowing smoke right about now.
Alberta_Packer
April 01, 2025 at 11:32 am
I heard that JA's agent has also been given permission by Gutekunst to try and find a deal. When has that ever worked? At this point it's all about the salvage value for JA. However, potentially interested GMs are playing the waiting game with the Packers - which Gutekunst can also do. My belief is that Gutekunst has a firm asking price for JA (thinking a 3rd). If no suitable offer - then JA remains with the team this year. It's noteworthy that JA is currently physically OK. And - after the 2nd round - the quality of the CB class significantly falls off. So just releasing JA is not something that I'm anticipating.
Coldworld
April 01, 2025 at 01:04 pm
It’s a common way of saying “put up or shut up! The balls in your court” in negotiations. It suggests we have a spectrum of assumptions and expectations and we doubt anyone else will go beyond them, but feel free to surprise us or get a grip on reality.
gsd3
April 02, 2025 at 04:33 am
The team is better with a healthy - repeat - healthy JA than without. If there are no takers for a move up package including him or a stand alone no later than the 4th, I would keep him. Depending on record and health,he could possibly be moved to a contender at the trade deadline for more than he can now. IF the pack is contending and he is healthy, it's a big win.