I am OK with Tonyan coming back...

IF - the numbers work out, I would not overpay, remember what he has done, not what he may do.

IF - Davis is GONE, this is the guy who needs to be replaced.

IF - Lewis commits himself to upgrading his impact, the GBP roster isnt a placeholder for the AARP, the NFL is a performance based workplace, not a gub-mint J-O-B.

IF - the team commits to one talented youngster to learn from Davis's former roster spot and has one more in waiting on the PS. No need to keep bringing retreads if there is no plan for the future.

OR... just because AR says so...

I wish we could get all the players back and hit on all the draft choices. Wish in one hand.......

That's the second or third 1 year prove it deal Tonyan has worked on. It's amazing how well those work out, and I wish all players could be working in a contract year. Guaranteed money has changed the game. Good for the players, not so good for the sport.

I wish I could have a guaranteed job, no matter if I did it or not.

This guy is a Green Bay Packer.
He's matured and is a good Te.
With Tonyan you get exactly what you see.
And he should be brought back.
Tonyan knows the offense.
There is No waiting game.
There is No give him/wait 3 years.
There is No BUST.
It's pay me, and I'll give you what you paid for.
It's one less mistake Gutey could make.

Seems like a no-brainer to bring him back. Last few games of the season he looked faster. Could be wrong, but he's better than nothing which is what they have now for downfield threats.

The Packers should take a good long look at other FA TE's. Tonyan 's age is against him. He has lost a step and he has this habit of stopping when he has the ball. Robert, just keep running forward!

Tonyan finished the season with 53 catches, 470 yards and 2 TD's. His longest reception was 24 yards which came in week 17. He had 2 of his 5 longest receptions in the final 2 games of the season. He also had his highest average per catch in the final 2 weeks. To me it seemed like Tonyan was starting to feel better/get better at the end of the season. The final 2 games he had 6 receptions for 81 yards, 13.5 average and 1 TD. To stretch it out a bit more the final 4 games he averaged 12.25 yards per catch. For the season he averaged 8.9 yards per catch.

Tonyan's best year was 2020 when he had 52 catches for 586 yards, 11.3 average and 11 TD's. In 21 he also averaged 11.3 yards per catch.

What this tells me is that bringing Tonyan back would be a wise decision. He was getting healthier and better as the season wore on. He is the best pass catching TE on the roster. This is a good draft class for TE's but it takes TE's a while to make an impact. So bringing Tonyan back makes the most sense, and they would be wise to draft a TE also. Deguara provides a really good option as a FB/H-back type of player. They need someone else that can be a field stretching type of TE. But Tonyan would provide the biggest impact on the offense this year.

I'm all for bringing Big Bobby back but I sure as hell wouldn't give him too much money. Spotrac has him projected at $5.1 million. Somehow that seems too rich for Tonyan but I guess everything does at 1265 Lombardi. Perhaps a smaller guarantee with incentives will be the way to bring him back. He just seemed to lose quite a bit of his speed last season and at 29 in April there's no promise it will be better.

My hope is and it will remain my hope is the Packers pick up an additional 1st in a trade for Rodgers. Draft an Edge or WR with the Jets 13th pick, and then maybe pick up additional picks like they did in 2018 by trading #15 and moving to the back of the first round. I wouldn't have a problem drafting a TE at say for example 26 or 27. Having that pick would be a luxury, especially with the additional picks for moving back. Maybe another 1st in 2024 like he did in 2018. Then you could take a Kincaid or Meyers if either are available or maybe you shore up safety.

My point is bringing Tonyan back isn't a bad idea as long as it's affordable, AND they draft another TE by the end of the 2nd round. Hell, trade your 3rd for the next 2 years to go back up to the 2nd round if needed to get THAT guy at TE since we all KNOW the 3rd rounder by the Packers will be somewhere else OTHER than GB by year 3.

Why? He is 29, averaged under 9 YPC (terrible for a TE), had just 470 receiving yards, and isn’t a good blocker. We don’t need to sacrifice an extra 5m of cap space when we are already going to be super tight cap wise just to bring back an average (or below) TE. Especially not when the TE class in this years draft is excellent.

We need to get a real, younger solution at the TE position. Instead of throwing cap money at some second or third rate free agent, let’s take advantage of the TE class and draft a real solution. Mayer, Kincaid, Musgrave, Washington, or Kraft please.

As much as I do like Tonyan, football management is more like a business. Even though Tonyan is a great Packer, we need to know when it is time to move on. I don’t think having an average TE Tonyan is worth 5m/yr in a rebuilding season, especially when the cap is tight.

It’s going to be interesting seeing who returns to play with whom.

Tonyan being re-signed to GB on a cap friendly deal fits Gutekunst’s MO of bolstering a draft need position with a FA signing prior to Draft Day 1.

Tonyan wanting to remain in GB is good for the Packers. ACLs aren’t the career enders they used to be. Year 2 out of surgery ought to give us a better player to sign, and scheme ready.

Don't much care about his "heart."

In my opinion he's a very ordinary player. If we can get him for a very ordinary player's salary, I'm OK with it. Or not... that's fine, too.

"But if anything, bringing Tonyan back just gives the Packers more options. If they wanted to go after more depth in the secondary or at wideout, that would also make sense."

Taking stress out of the draft is a valid reason to re-sign Tonyan, but it makes sense for WR, Reed on the DL, and for safety if they had a safety worth re-signing.

Tonyan no longer is a long-term guy for GB. Well, at least I'd say he is worth only one more long term deal after he signs a prove-it deal for 2023 with some team. I suppose re-signing him for a year while also hoping the drafts falls so that a TE GB likes comes free in the right round works as well as anything. TEs take a year or longer to develop.

So, it might be okay to re-sign Tonyan, but it ain't a thrilling prospect.

He's getting older, he sure isn't getting faster, he's rather mediocre as far as TE's go, bring him back as a bargain, sure wouldn't overpay for him...cant keep all the fan favorites if you want a contender....

Tonyan is a perfectly adequate player. I think he’s likely better this year one year removed from his ACL. Having him on the team is not a bad thing per se.

However, I am puzzled about last season and his usage within the offense, which declined not increased, despite what I saw as an increased level of athleticism on his part. If LaFleur doesn’t feel able to use him as a regular snap getter and part of the game plan, something is amiss. There is no point in Bringing back a 29 year old player unless that changes.

Related to that is the, I think consensus, view that our TE room needs to get better. Can we if we keep Tonyan as its leader? If we do draft a move TE early, will we not want him out there offensively? If so, Tonyan would seem redundant. That is true even if LaFleur would use the role more. My best guess is that they want an all around TE, based on the above and their previously expressed hopes for Davis—which showed no signs of materializing.

To me those questions precede that of cost, which needs to be reasonable. This is especially so because if there is a year to retool and reshape at TE, this is seemingly the draft class to do so. Maybe if they take Washington as opposed to a move early we can retool with him and Tonyan and develop behind them. Otherwise I can’t see a path clearly enough to call for retaining Tonyan or not.

I suspect that they will let him test FA, partly due to our cap crunch. If he gets a good deal from another team he’s gone, if not I suspect we will try to wait until after the draft to make a decision. Part of that may depend on what happens to guy like Amos in FA. We may feel what cap we have is better spent on a veteran at another position and it may be that restricted that this plays a part in the Tonyan decision.

"He's a perfectly good TE with plenty of wear left in him, and he'll last a long time if you take good care of him." - Everyone's Dad

Just love how he plays the game and you could make a case no one in the league has better hands, as they say "look it up". On the other hand no matter how big his heart is if the burst doesn't come back in the 2nd year after the ACL it makes little difference. Had the injury not occurred he would be in line for a nice extension at this point but the best approach for the Packers would be an incentive based contract which would be fair to everyone.

Why? He's a replacement level player at best whos speed never came back post-ACL tear. I find it hard to believe they wont be able to find a suitable replacement.

Have always believed Tonyan better than most have given him credit for. Great hands and a move TE, but just never given as much opportunity as he should have.

I'd like Tonyan back at the appropriate price with the Packers picking up another quality TE in the draft. Maybe two! A Tonyan resigning would allow the Packers should they want to keep round 1 draft capital for other positions, and then try selecting a TE like Darnell Washington in round 2. Haven't even gotten to the Combine yet and Darnell's draft value bouncing all over the board. However, his value seems to be continuously climbing. At the moment seems like he might be available at the Packers #45 spot, but then you see on other draft boards he could slip into the end of round 1.

Bring Big Bob Back.

#12 trusts him and his experience can help #10 if 12 is gone.

If 13 is gone, he is flexible enough to handle many of those snaps. (As someone pointed out earlier, maybe even consider him as a cheaper 1 for 1 swap if #13 leaves).

Most Rookie TE's do not produce in year one.

He has a cult following in GB.

He isn't too expensive for a starter at his position.

Bring Big Bob Back.

Big Bad Bobby Tonyan only needs to be brought back on a 1 year minimum deal. His burst and separation is quite frankly, gone. The feel good story of his journey is all well and good, however they need weapons, not converted QB’s to TE. The Degura 3rd round pick was a complete disaster for a Swiss Army type player. No bueno. Time to get the area scouts to take a deep dive into TE’s that can be developed. Facts. Out. GPG! 👊👍✌️🏈

We need at least 4 or 5 in the TE room.

Deguara is under contract. Tonyan wants to come back and he caught 53 balls. Add a guy early in the draft.....the Top 4 TEs may all be gone by #40. And there's the other guy I always forget who we picked up. There's our 4. And we could always look for a Day 3 guy to start the season on the practice squad.

I'd spread Tonyan's guaranteed money over 3 years. If he's still playing by then, great.