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Originally Posted by Chieftain

Despite what many here think, I am not a big fan of extending Jones. In fact, he should've been the player tagged and not Sneed. Imagine the haul you would get for Jones?
You extend Sneed and secure the best corner tandem in the NFL for the next 3 seasons. Jones was inconsistent last season. His play will only dip going forward. He would've gotten us a 1st at minimum. We would use that pick to get a guy like Newton.
Not a fan of giving big extensions to guys almost 30 who aren't QBs. It rarely ever pays off.

We would be lucky to get a 2 for Jones. Doubt if we get that and Jones would still be $33 mil cap hit that would all come in 2024 if we couldn't trade him. He's better off leaving and offsetting other FA signings and may lead to a comp pick if we can't sign him and spread out the cap hits. Sneed was the easy decision.