then trade down in the first, and use the two first round picks AND the second round pick all on various types of defensive line players taking advantage of a unique strength of the draft slash positional emphasis opportunity.
'by far and away' with about 10 noteworthy players.
one needs to avoid the tendency to be complacent and grab whomever falls as opposed to whichever interior DT has the power AND the pass rush ability (billings? I have no idea who, have not looked) high, before he is off the board...then get another like that as well.
Hi I'm new to the corner. I would love to have them back at the right price. We have plenty of hole to fill on this team. But, if past history has taught us anything. Do not over spend. You don't need a team of High Priced, injury prone players to win championships. you need solid players whom stay on the field and give it their all. NE and Pitt somehow every year do it.
to sign an older guy like this? With all our cap space this year we can frontload the contract making it attractive to the player and still keep us with a healthy cap situation going forward?
He's a poster child for the modern open market condition
when people thought he was done (the first time when he went to CHI at age 30. Like Peppers he's an athletic freak and almost always plays 15/16 games. I think he's got a solid run left, especially if he can go to a team that has players around him in the front 7 (like JPP, Hankins, and hopefully more additions in FA + draft).
RE: Last year was an outlier in a career that saw double digit sacks
70% of the time. A new scheme, one that completely changed his role and left him (and others) a lot less productive.
The reason he's going to command a lot of money is because a lot of teams are going to be willing to pay him. And for good reason - he's been a productive, healthy player for a very long time.
Nobody is getting him on the cheap, and rightfully so.
When the "outlier" is the most recent season and the player is 31 it also makes one wonder if he is on the decline.
Maybe he will bounce back, but it is a risk.
If he has a double digit sack season we can call last year an anomaly. Until he actually bounces back we can't say for certain that last season isn't the new Mario.
has 5 good/great years left in him, more like 3....that window is closing on a great qb, who was let down by the machinations of the front office/ownership....the decision to retool, was put off too long....they were thinking repeat in 2012, and getting to the big game in 2013, when they should have been planning for the future....the result, is the mess we are in now....
this is all too true, Reese should have been getting a lot more attention from everybody about the state of this team before it got to where it is now.
Followed by a linebacker in round 3.
and a pile of free safety / corners in 4,5 and 6.
maybe a slot wr in 4,5 or 6.
and top it all off with a fullback in 7.
one needs to avoid the tendency to be complacent and grab whomever falls as opposed to whichever interior DT has the power AND the pass rush ability (billings? I have no idea who, have not looked) high, before he is off the board...then get another like that as well.
Peppers is still kicking ass at 36. Williams at the right price would be a nice addition.
The reason he's going to command a lot of money is because a lot of teams are going to be willing to pay him. And for good reason - he's been a productive, healthy player for a very long time.
Nobody is getting him on the cheap, and rightfully so.
When the "outlier" is the most recent season and the player is 31 it also makes one wonder if he is on the decline.
Maybe he will bounce back, but it is a risk.
If he has a double digit sack season we can call last year an anomaly. Until he actually bounces back we can't say for certain that last season isn't the new Mario.
if the price is right, both solid players
this is all too true, Reese should have been getting a lot more attention from everybody about the state of this team before it got to where it is now.