So who's contract is up this year?

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Originally Posted by aturnis

I have one problem. Why does everyone assume Bailey can come in and start for us? Sure he's flashed, and can get some pressure, but how is he against the run?

I personally believe he was drafted to replace Gilberry, should he play his way out of our price range.

Dorsey is a top run defender at his position, and doesn't get a pass rush, b/c it's not his primary job to.

Also, I'm lost as to why people believe he and Tyson Jackson will cost so much. He and Dorsey's first contracts have nothing to do with their upcoming contracts. If anything, they will come MUCH cheaper...

You're right. Maybe he's not all that he's cracked up to be. But I have to believe that he was drafted to play the 5-technique, and with a full year of coaching now, we will begin to see if he can play the run.

Happens all the time. Look at Green Bay. They drafted Mike Neal in the 2nd round in 2010. Win the Super Bowl, let go of Cullen Jenkins to avoid a huge contract. Mike Neal ends up not being the answer. Whatever. So they went back to the drawing board and took Jerel Worthy in the draft this year. No harm no foul.

That's the point of drafting guys like Bailey and Mike Neal. You test them out as rotational players, see what they got, then at some point you have to just turn them loose and trust them to see if they REALLY have it. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they don't. That's the NFL.

Just because we didn't spend a first rounder or big money free agent dollars on a replacement doesn't mean we should be tentative or afraid to start the guy.

So to answer your question, "Why does everyone assume Bailey can come in and start for us?" Because that's the goddamn plan, that's why.