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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Tag Jones for a year, tag/trade the following season when Mahomes' extension will fully kick in.
I think the Ravens and Colts showed in a big way that stars/scrubs ain't how you build a defense and that our cap dollars may be better served being spread out among various steady defenders instead of just throwing them all at a handful of elite defenders and hoping draft picks can fill around them.
And realistically we may end up having to tag/trade Jones this coming season, but if he has the leverage to do that, he'll also have the leverage to command something approaching the return we gave for Clark.
In that event, we'll be okay.
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So what if Jones becomes a better run assignment player and still racks up 15 Sacks, 4 Forced Fumbles, 1 Int for a TD, 5 blocked passes and 3 Fumble Recoveries?
That kind of pressure coming up the middle is damned hard to replace.
I would keep him at all cost- trim the fat by cutting Hitchens, don't have the highest-paid punter in the NFL, cut Watkins if he does not produce this year and stays healthy. There are plenty of places to get replacement grade players at a fraction of the cost.
The Clark and Jones combo is going to wreck shit this year.