J-man
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We have a big 3 to re-sign and I don't think they can afford to do all three deals. So IMO, 1 of 3 is the odd man out. Who's it going to be?
I know if we take a poll about extending Dak it's probably 50/50 if we should or shouldn't. And I completely understand both sides of the coin, I really do. But I'll go on record and say that I think we probably should extend him. Not because he's great and can carry this team to a SB ring. But because he's good enough to lead a good team to one. And the fact is we just don't have anyone close to his abilities to replace him with. I for one am not ready for a stretch of losing seasons while we try to find another quality QB in the draft or deal with signing aging vets as place holders until we do. I just hope they can get him to "not play for $" as he said. He needs to sign a reasonable contract, but leave some on the table so they have some $ leftover to sign other much needed players.
I think you have to sign Micah 100%. I know he hasn't been able to stay dominate through an entire season yet and that his contract will be absolutely ridiculous, but IMHO, his potential to be one of the all time great pass rushers is far too high to just let him walk out the door. Could you imagine if they let him go and he becomes a player far better than he already is? One most people think he most likely will be? You don't let all time greats out the door. Get the deal done and pray he stays healthy and hungry to prove he's worth it.
CeDe Lamb is also up for what is probably going to be an insanely expensive extension. And as great as he is, I'm not sure we should be the team who is signing him to that kind of deal. Don't get me wrong, he's awesome and has proven he can be the #1 and I absolutely want him on this team. But I'm not willing to lose basically all the top supporting cast players to keep him. Not when you dive deeper into the reality of the future.
I'm basing this take off of just two things:
1. Is the fact that WR, as a whole, seems to be one of the strongest position groups coming out of the draft almost every single year. Is it really worth paying a guy $150mil+ when you can replace him with a great WR but on a 5 year rookie deal? I know he'd most likely be better than any rookie, but how much better? $30M+/yr better?
2. If they sign him to a monster 5 year extension, that many think could be worth up to $175M, w/$135M guaranteed, he maybe worth it for the first year, two or three. But, history has shown us time and again that almost all WR's start to fall off (after their second contracts) as they approach age 30. And even though he's currently only 25, the reality is that he's going to start declining, most likely within the next couple/three years. Do you really want this team to lose out on several key free agents and instead be paying a declining WR 35+million dollars 3 or 4 years from now? I don't, and as much as it would hurt them/us/me to let him walk, he's the odd man out IMHO.
I know if we take a poll about extending Dak it's probably 50/50 if we should or shouldn't. And I completely understand both sides of the coin, I really do. But I'll go on record and say that I think we probably should extend him. Not because he's great and can carry this team to a SB ring. But because he's good enough to lead a good team to one. And the fact is we just don't have anyone close to his abilities to replace him with. I for one am not ready for a stretch of losing seasons while we try to find another quality QB in the draft or deal with signing aging vets as place holders until we do. I just hope they can get him to "not play for $" as he said. He needs to sign a reasonable contract, but leave some on the table so they have some $ leftover to sign other much needed players.
I think you have to sign Micah 100%. I know he hasn't been able to stay dominate through an entire season yet and that his contract will be absolutely ridiculous, but IMHO, his potential to be one of the all time great pass rushers is far too high to just let him walk out the door. Could you imagine if they let him go and he becomes a player far better than he already is? One most people think he most likely will be? You don't let all time greats out the door. Get the deal done and pray he stays healthy and hungry to prove he's worth it.
CeDe Lamb is also up for what is probably going to be an insanely expensive extension. And as great as he is, I'm not sure we should be the team who is signing him to that kind of deal. Don't get me wrong, he's awesome and has proven he can be the #1 and I absolutely want him on this team. But I'm not willing to lose basically all the top supporting cast players to keep him. Not when you dive deeper into the reality of the future.
I'm basing this take off of just two things:
1. Is the fact that WR, as a whole, seems to be one of the strongest position groups coming out of the draft almost every single year. Is it really worth paying a guy $150mil+ when you can replace him with a great WR but on a 5 year rookie deal? I know he'd most likely be better than any rookie, but how much better? $30M+/yr better?
2. If they sign him to a monster 5 year extension, that many think could be worth up to $175M, w/$135M guaranteed, he maybe worth it for the first year, two or three. But, history has shown us time and again that almost all WR's start to fall off (after their second contracts) as they approach age 30. And even though he's currently only 25, the reality is that he's going to start declining, most likely within the next couple/three years. Do you really want this team to lose out on several key free agents and instead be paying a declining WR 35+million dollars 3 or 4 years from now? I don't, and as much as it would hurt them/us/me to let him walk, he's the odd man out IMHO.
