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Originally Posted by -King-
So you think replacing MVS, Frank Clark, and OBJ is some insurmountable task?
I don't get defending overpaying below average to average players, but paying elite players market rate is some big no no. At least those players are producing to their salary level.
And why do you think paying a guy like Dk would suddenly leave us unable to find an LT and DE through the draft, FA, or trade?
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1)no, it's not insurmountable, but it will cost significant cap dollars and/or draft resources. It's much more likely we have to pay at LT and DE, and draft to replace Wylie, as RT is a spot we might be able to fill at #30ish.
2)I don't defend overpaying below average to average players. I don't think MVS has proven to be worth his $10m, but I think Juju has proven himself to be a guy I'd like to see back again. His ypc is 11.9, by the way. Hill's last year? 11.2. So that's what a #1wr plus a bunch of JAGS gets you. We're literally BETTER just having 3 or 4 viable options than Kelce + a true #1wr.
3)paying a Metcalf, or a Hopkins, will not move the needle for this offense when you consider that it means no Juju, or MVS if you wanted to keep him. So you're back to JAGS plus one great WR. We saw last year what that does. This is better, by any measure you want to look at. Statistically, it's clearly better.
Additionally, it does handi-cap our ability to fill the LT, RT, and DE positions. We pick too late to be able to count on quality LT's or DE's in the draft. That means we'll have to pay them, and an average LT will cost you $15m plus, a quality DE will cost you at minimum $15m (Ngakoue's cap figure this year). So yeah, that's $30m MINIMUM to fill those positions, LT probably a wash, but pass rush probably improved. This is with no Juju, No MVS, and forces you to draft an OT in round one pretty much or be screwed at RT again. Wylie blows goats.
Toney, if he could stay healthy, moves the needle, but he hasn't proven he can do that. Hardman is a FA. Moore hasn't proven anything. You've got nothing proven if you let Juju and MVS walk and sign a Metcalf or a Hopkins.
And we're the #1 offense in the NFL. Why in the world wouldn't you prefer to fill the obvious holes rather than reverse course and handicap yourself everywhere else? It's dumb.
I think some of this is guys that look at fantasy football stats and not actual football.