**** YOU POE! How dare you not position yourself for the best possible contract!!!

Poe's not going to be the top paid defensive lineman in the NFL. I'll be shocked if he's even close to Top Ten.

Poe's gonna want to be paid pretty handsomely.

What he wants and what his market is are two different things.

Unless you're an 8+ sacks a year guy, you aren't getting top dollar as a DL.

Any guesses why we selected Chris Jones this year?

Because he was the BPA on our board and a top 15 talent that came out a year early.

Yeah, and................c'mon, you know.............

Nothing to do with Poe.

Poe is a NT. Jones is a DE.

I believe Jones is a DT by trade. Probably play at all DL positions. Nonetheless, I think the Jones selection was a bit of a hedge against a potential loss of Poe.

The same thing was said about Jaye Howard, who signed an even worse deal than the best deal I was suggesting last summer.

I think they thought Jones was the BPA.

If they had drafted for need, they would have chosen a CB or safety.

If they've already approached poe and it's gone no where, I'd say he's gonna want more than you're thinking.

Not saying you're wrong. Just suggesting that Dorsey has shown to sort of "cover" his negotiations with potential key free agents with replacement player(s). Kinda thought that might've had something to do with the selection too.

BTW, I think Jones is going to be dynamic. I believe Our Lads referred to Jones as potentially the second coming of Richard Seymour. Anyway, I really the potential of Jones -- could be a stud.

I agree with what you are getting at.

My guess: Because Dorsey knows that back issues can be troublesome and that it'd be wise to not throw a bunch of money at Poe, for these back issues could be lingering. Most people I know who have had herniated discs, have had other various lingering back ailments following it.

I assume that when we drafted Jones, Poe was likely at least a component that influenced their decision to select him.

I'd imagine Poe's rep is gonna say "he'd be an 8 sack guy if he didn't play the nose in a 34 and could play DT and rush the passer more".

I'm guessing he's your tag next year