He's the new Mathieu for this defense and is just headed to his prime. I think he's an easy keep and probably will be 3 for 13 to 15 per. I'd have zero quarrels with that. Retaining a guy like Willie Gay is far less important than Sneed. He's not going to get you a haul of picks to retool the roster as Hill did.
The head-exploding trade option is Chris Jones and he would likely get you a couple of picks to retool with. I'm not championing that move like I did Hill, but I think its out there. It is difficult to maintain 30+M contracts when you are paying a QB top dollar, but Chris is the one player its pretty well worth it.
The most likely is Orlando Brown. I just don't think Veach places the same value on his ability as Brown does. He's going to draw a line in the sand again and I just don't think they'll meet at it.
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