The Green Bay Packers can't risk their culture on a win-now move (like the Texans with Stefon Diggs)

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🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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The Houston Texans made a trade that made sense at first blush. Then we found out they had to rip up three years of Stefon Diggs' contract to motivate him to play this season. The Packers can't take that kind of risk with their culture as they try and build a Super Bowl contender. Plus, Graham Barton is awesome and a live mock draft.

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0:00.0	The Houston Texans are about to become a cautionary tale for how not to build a young team.
0:06.7	The Green Bay Packers have to learn that lesson from them so they don't make the same mistake.
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1:04.3	first listen every day. We hope you like starting your day with us as much as we
1:08.5	like starting our day with you. We talked yesterday about the receiver market and the
1:15.0	cornerback market and I mentioned this Defon Dig Strait.
1:20.0	We found out since then that the Texans after trading a future second round pick and I understand future future 25
1:32.1	They are essentially ripping up the contract, moving future guaranteed money into the current
1:38.8	deal and allowing Stefan Diggs to become a free agent at the end of the 2024 season.
1:48.0	When it was a future pick, a future day to pick, and I think we undervalue future picks in the league.
1:58.4	Especially two years in the future for a guy who had three years left on his contract, that made sense to now
2:11.3	be in a position where if you want to keep Stefan Diggs and he does not want to stay you have to franchise tag him
2:19.7	After giving up what will then be that year's second round pick.
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