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Great Job Chris. Very creative.
Well thought out. But your key and THE key is the DJ deal happening. Otherwise....?Honestly when you do this exercise in earnest it comes down to one of these has to go:
Petersen
Humphries
Interior Rush
TE covering ILB
Edge
WR
So how do you view the value of each one.
Well thought out. But your key and THE key is the DJ deal happening. Otherwise....?
And Hump is a 3 year deal but 5 years for cap purposes
I had to pick between paying another edge or a great ILB and gambling with Reddick. Since I specifically wanted to address our weaknesses I am relying on the DL upgrades to make Reddick more effective.
It's a gamble but I think it's better than the alternatives.
Thank you sir. I know this isn't perfect or ideal but mentally it was both fun and a fair amount of effort so I am glad some of you enjoyed it. It also really let me understand I need to temper my off season expectations
I knew that my take on DJ would be a tough pill to swallow but at it's core I believe my order is correct. We must address DJ nearly immediately. Certainly before March 20th. I am going to be really pissed off if Keim just cuts him and we eat the accelerated cap space. That means we are basically punting next year
After that Peterson must be either extended or traded.
That is why I have us giving up second round value but still having a pick
I might be optimistic
Isn't Leatherwood (possible 2nd round) staying at Alabama?
Isn't Leatherwood (possible 2nd round) staying at Alabama?
Its a solid plan. I would rather send DJ to Tampa with a later round pick, or possibly agreeing to take on part of his salary than drop fro #8 to #14 just to dump him.
I would then target Simmons in the 1st, and spend the money you had allotted for Littleton on another position.
Also, back to DJ....Tampa is going to be looking to get out of Cameron Brate's deal. We have need of a TE upgrade, they need a RB. Do you think there is a chance we could work out a deal of DJ and a 5th for Brate and it actually is a pretty good trade for both teams?
Hah I was wondering that but he was still on the 3 sources I used for this article. Well definitely not perfect but it means it is even more important to keep the current line intact
I should have been specific. DJ ~ David Johnson, not Humphries.It's a complicated question to be sure. I personally believe if you can't sign him now you have to franchise him and draft a tackle round 1
I understand why people are advocating not basically overpaying for an average at best OT. It by most measures make sense except for KM. I am not willing to gamble with his health or development.
Why? This isn't a good O line. I think some people are looking back through rose tinted glasses.
Go watch a highlight reel of any game we played a good D line. Rams, Steelers, Saints, Ravens, first Seahawks game when they were healthy and just focus on the O line. Kyler saved them so many sacks. They were not good against anyone with talent, even the Niners games where people seem to think they did well Kyler was running for his life. Plus they rode Drake hard.
He won’t.The other problem is that I really doubt Simmons makes it to us. It's part of the reason I am willing to trade back. I don't want to risk my defense on an unlikely draft fall
Harris was kicked out of Wisconsin for violating team rules and later was expelled from Illinois State for conduct detrimental to the team. So in four years of college football, Harris was kicked off of two teams and didn’t play in the 2013 season leading up to the 2014 draft.
After the Nkemdiche fiasco I doubt the Cardinals invest big money in a player with major character issues.
He hasn't had any issues in Denver
True and he was with VJ in Denver. So I'm sure VJ would vouch for him if he truly believes in Harris.
Would you rather let Hump walk, save $10m and draft a rookie to start or role with what you have?
You could have Thomas at LT and Golden at OLB or Hump at LT and Reddick at OLB.
I know which Id rather have.
My favorite part of this, is someone out there agrees that you pay Rodney Gunter. He is good depth and versatile. Not to mention AZ is his biggest fan apparently.