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Originally Posted by DaFace
For those who are strongly advocating for signing Jones, does our experience with Houston not terrify you? He had 22 sacks, got paid, then proceeded to be hurt every year and never topped 10 sacks again. Sub in Eric Berry if you want another example.
What about Jones makes you confident that he's not going to fall apart similarly? I get the "draft picks are lottery tickets" take, but I don't understand how signing a guy like Jones to a huge contract is any different. And the former option comes with a bag of money.
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Technically, signing Jones costs you both draft picks and money.
We are foregoing draft picks that we could acquire for Jones. Those picks will not belong to the Chiefs if we sign Jones.
So, by betting on Jones, we’re risking both the money he signs for AND the draft picks we could received in return for him.