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Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin
Jones, Bolton and Sneed are the one guy at each level you have to keep if we want to continue to see this defense progress forward and keep getting better.
Jones has taken his game to another level this year, and if not for Micah Parsons, would probably be the front runner for DPOY.
Bolton is just unbelievably dependable. Always seems to get himself in the right spot. Always makes the tackle. Knows how to position people and lead. Trending towards being a better version of Derrick Johnson. Not as athletic, but a higher football IQ.
Sneed is the swiss army knife that HB used to be that makes Spags defense work and makes it the best version of itself. Without his versatility out there, we would lose a lot on matchups.
All 3 are essential going forward. The rest you can plug and replace and re-stock through the draft as necessary.
Extend Jones this off-season for 3 more years (could add a 4th voidable year), give Sneed the money he deserves with a new contract (HB's old contract?) and we can worry about extending Bolton the following off-season.
LOCK THOSE THREE DOWN.
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Sneed is the swiss army knife that we HOPED Mathieu would be. Makes most of the tackles, fantastic blitzer and always good in coverage. HB lacked the tackling ability (or willingness) at the end of his time here and Sneed is a much better blitzer.