Based on his production, absolutely.

The Packers do make more than their share of puzzling personnel decisions. #retireted

I don't think it was a mistake to re-sign him, given what our offense looked like at the time. But with the emergence of Ty, signing Jared Cook, and the way our offense now moves just fine without him, it does look like a mistake in hindsight. Geronimo replaced his production in this last game more than equitably.

The team (esp Rodgers) love him though. Do they have the cahones to ask for a restructure? I think it's much more likely they let the issue lie for at least one more year (like how we overpay Peppers).

I don't think TT is cold blooded enough to cut Cobb. I think it's either trade (unlikely due to cost) or we eat the money and hope he comes back to being a hell of a slot guy.

Cold blooded? Sure he is. Business is business. But the 6.5 mil in dead money that comes from cutting him TT does not tolerate. Cobb is here for one more at least.

Geronimo, lit it up in pre season but mental mike ignores that and plays favorites to make ted happy Eliot has a standout pre season and then bench sits. Bull shit

Geronimo, lit it up in pre season but mental mike ignores that and plays favorites to make ted happy Eliot has a standout pre season and then bench sits. Bull shit

Geronimo, lit it up in pre season but mental mike ignores that and plays favorites to make ted happy Eliot has a standout pre season and then bench sits. Bull shit

He has underperformed his contract, but I foresee him rebounding and playing well. I wish we could use him more on returns, along with a more aggressive plan of moving the chains with him over the middle. When healthy, Cobb is a magician creating space inside.

I just don't know how you make the argument for Cobb right now. He hasn't been healthy the last two years. And even if he is healthy tomorrow Jordy now looks better in the slot than he does on the outside. So I don't know how he fits in right now.

He's injured. Let's judge him when he's healthy.

The worst thing that happened to Cobb was having to wear pants that he could never keep from falling down...Nelsons.
He took a pounding on and off the field and like Jordy this season, needed time to recoup but the path was not as kind to him as has been for Nelson.
Over paid, perhaps a little but not nearly as obvious as possibly other(s) based on the same critique questions and value.

He is a "Blue Chip" addition in the community.

He is a "Blue Chip" in the locker room.

He is a "Good" player on the field who seems to have more than his share of injury problems, but I'm not willing to say "injury prone" just yet.

The Packers are one injury away on the wide receivers corps from truly needing Cobb.

All things considered, I would say Cobb is marginally over paid when you consider the very high salaries of the top wide receivers in the league.

Pretty much everyone of us was pretty happy the day Cobb signed. See the link below for comments.

http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/report-randall-cobb-gets-four-year-40-milli...

I posted this in a comment the day he was signed. This was what Cobb had done the prior year.

Cobb, 24, finished tied for ninth with 91 receptions, 11th with 1,287 yards and tied for fourth with 12 touchdowns. According to ProFootballFocus.com’s slot-receiving numbers, his 75 receptions from the slot were 11 more than the Eagles’ Jordan Matthews, his 1,067 yards were 232 yards more than Matthews and his 12 touchdowns were almost as many as the next two players combined (Matthews, eight; Kendall Wright, five).
Among all wide receivers with at least 50 catches, Cobb ranked second with 618 yards after the catch (according to STATS) and third with an average of 6.6 YAC (according to PFF). He also ranked third with 12 receptions of 25-plus yards, tied for second with 24 third-down receptions that he turned into first downs, tied for first with 16 receptions in the red zone and first with 10 red-zone touchdowns, according to STATS. He also was a fearless blocker.
One other tidbit, Cobb has the highest Catch % for all WR since 2011, pretty impressive overall.

At the time of the contract it looked like a pretty damn good deal for both sides. The numbers Cobb put up were pretty gaudy so if he didn't match that production obviously he looks overpaid. Injuries have hindered him to say the least but I think THEN, at the time of the signing, it was a decent deal. Other teams would have signed him for the same or more, he wanted to stay in Green Bay. Hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20.
One last thing. With Matthews, Shields and Cobb alone next year they take up over $40 million in Cap Space. That's almost 25% of the Cap. Cobb costs us $6.5 million if cut (Too Much) and at such a young age my guess is he comes back strong, at least he has age on his side. Matthews is scheduled to make $15,200,000, I think that's the biggest Offseason question. Assuming Sam Shields is gone, that's already $3.5 Million in Dead Cap Space. Renegotiate Cobb and Matthews if possible, if not bite the bullet and hope injuries don't get them again.

Cutting guys mid-contract is not the MO. They will let him play his contract out.

My question would be "Did his production fall off because of him, or because the team around him wasn't as good?"

I'd see how he plays next year. This season hasn't been a good scope to really examine how good many of the players on the team really are. Last season wasn't a lot better.

Yes. Cobb is overpaid. Slot WRs should make no more than 8 mil a year in the current salary cap structure. And that's for top production. Cobb needs to take a BIG paycut... or get cut.

Same IMO goes for CM3.

No. Cobb is not overpaid. If you didn't see the stats or salaries behind him. All that would matter, is play him. (Compared to Baseball players. What a bargain. )

He may have lost a step somewhere but it also could be more a product of the team he's on.. we have a ton of talented receivers and they can't all have consistent 100 yard games. There just isn't enough balls to go around. Especially with Nelson coming back so hot and Ty being so diverse it makes the need for Cobb fade a bit. Even though Ty is more of an RB right now he has really taken away the need for a Cobb type player because he basically is Cobb but better. As long as we keep winning I don't care who catches the balls.

Cobb's youth keeps him around. One thing is for certain- TT can draft WR's- see James Jones, Jennings, Jordy, Adams, Jennings, Ty Montgomery, ETC.

Cobb could be expendable- 9M could be reallocated to other needs on the team, especially if Geronimo keeps develpoing & TT could easily draft & hit on another slot WR. TT's round 2 & 3 picks pan out best.

OK, one question. Did Randall Cobb played injured whole last season? Do Randall Cobb plays injured this season?
What do you expect from any injured player? It calls injury for reason!

I thought it was well established that Randall Cobb has been dealing with injuries the last 3 years. Why is this even a question??? Cobb is as talented as ever, but a combination of shoulder, lung and ankle injuries would slow anybody down.

Injuries to Cobb have taken their toll the last 2 seasons. When he is healthy he is a very reliable player and has made some big plays for the Packers during his career. Overpaid? Maybe, especially if you judge his salary only by his stats. But if you factor in the example he sets by playing hurt, his experience in big games, what he means to the locker room, and his desire to remain in Green Bay his contract may be right on point. I believe that he is still a valuable weapon in the Packer's arsenal and I expect that he still has plenty of big plays left in him for the Packers. Thanks, Since '61

Minus the injury issue the absolute only reason he hasn't produced as much is because Davante and Jordy have been absolute fn monsters..

Cobb is overpayed based on production but given his age and ability to excel in space he has a place on this team or about any other team. I would suggest he gets back to returning punts and becomes more of a role player in the offense. He adds very good depth for sure. Definitely a place for him on the roster but not at his current price tag.

So cobb make's the go ahead TD this week are you still cutting him ?????

Cobb is a Packer let's judge him when he is healthy . Class A guy , role model , team player , you can't ask for more from a NFL player. Plenty of players around the league are overpaid.

Ah, I remember discussion about Davante Adams last season...

It's quite simple, either Cobb restructures his contract for next year, or he gets cut. He can't stay healthy. He can't get open without other guys like Nelson to take heat off of him. We drafted Trevor Davis. We're watching Allison rise up to a guy who'll become a Donald Driver type story (my opinion). Nelson also will make 8 figures next year (can't have 2 wide outs making that much money). Offense didn't miss a beat against a 'good' Vikings D without Cobb. Save money for Dix, Perry, Adams, Lang, and others.

If they are not going to target him...he is overpaid.
Same could be said for Jordy...if you never use him, you are overpaying. Right now we have a plethora of targets for AR. You cant throw to all of them 10 times a game...or can you?

Cobb overpaid 10M reallocated Nagler
Writes:

The Packers need to keep an open mind to the possibility that rookie Geronimo Allison should play as much as or even ahead of Cobb when the latter returns from an ankle injury. That could be this weekend.

We don’t have a lot to go on – four catches for 66 yards in Cobb’s stead last Saturday – but Allison is an imposing (6-foot-3) receiver. His size brought an eye-catching dimension to the Packers’ offense that the 5-10 Cobb can’t match. And Rodgers is more than willing to throw to the rookie, which means he must run good routes.

With Allison, Nelson (6-3, 217), Davante Adams (6-1, 215, 39 ½-inch vertical jump) and tight end Jared Cook (6-5, 254) on the field at the same time, Rodgers has a field full of big, physical targets. Defensive backs could have a tough time dealing with all that size. The Minnesota Vikings did last week.

AARON Rodgers must have read this article & had something to say- 3 TD's to COBB in wild card playoff win. OBJ zero TD''s - 4 drops-

AROD said team is better with # 18 playing.
*** Side note- Nelson injury opened up the slot for COBB