Beej got hurt..that suxx as we all were hoping to see a jump from him this season. The thing is BJ is very young and due to that we were never going to see his true potential until his second contract...because he would only be 24..
But he is out this season with an acl...at least its early so he should make TC next season.... but the thing is, unless the kid is a big time outlier, being physically healed does not meen he is back. we all know it usually takes a guy an extra season to get his head right after that injury... so that means we dont get to see who he is in 2025 either...
so then we come to 2026,...the fourth and final year of his rookie deal. We wanna see him breakout right?? No....not really.. I mean, IMO the best case is an 8 sack season, then we sign him knowing he is only 24 and still has some physical maturity to grow on for the next season...
The worst case is the kid breaks out... gets 115...20 sacks, very exciting... but then we gotta sign him.... I mean, one year wonder much? But ya know, market value is gonna be around 35m a year...do we wanna lock that up for a guy with two major injuries and one really good season?
we can argue durability and production all we want but his agents just going to hit the media hyping the one great season and the cardinals history of being cheap...its a lose lose for us,
so I find myself hoping when the kid is finally ready he has a totally meh kinda season so we dont over pay for a flash in the pan..... this situation just suxx
But he is out this season with an acl...at least its early so he should make TC next season.... but the thing is, unless the kid is a big time outlier, being physically healed does not meen he is back. we all know it usually takes a guy an extra season to get his head right after that injury... so that means we dont get to see who he is in 2025 either...
so then we come to 2026,...the fourth and final year of his rookie deal. We wanna see him breakout right?? No....not really.. I mean, IMO the best case is an 8 sack season, then we sign him knowing he is only 24 and still has some physical maturity to grow on for the next season...
The worst case is the kid breaks out... gets 115...20 sacks, very exciting... but then we gotta sign him.... I mean, one year wonder much? But ya know, market value is gonna be around 35m a year...do we wanna lock that up for a guy with two major injuries and one really good season?
we can argue durability and production all we want but his agents just going to hit the media hyping the one great season and the cardinals history of being cheap...its a lose lose for us,
so I find myself hoping when the kid is finally ready he has a totally meh kinda season so we dont over pay for a flash in the pan..... this situation just suxx