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Originally Posted by Urc Burry
Exactly how I’ve felt.
If you could in a vaccum have this deal, or Christian Wilkins for 23 million/yr I think I’m taking Wilkins. Lose a little in the pass rush, but gain a lot in the run D. Jones is still the better player obviously. But I don’t know about 10 a year better.
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Yeah - there was just no way to know. And never truly will be now.
Because if Jones hits the market, Wilkins is the 2nd best DT out there. That's going to impact his earning potential in a cap rich league. Teams will overpay for best of breed a little more. Now that Wilkins is the top available DT, he'll get the benefit of that instead of Jones.
So it wouldn't surprise me to see him leverage nearer $25 million/yr. Had Jones hit the market, who knows? Is that closer to $21/$22 million? You're likely to have a more rational decision made w/r/t Wilkins rather than just "pay what I have to pay to get the best available guy on the market" that he'll likely see now.
And if the Dolphins really let him walk because they didn't want to pay him $21 million, I think that'll prove to be penny wise and pound foolish for them.