Hawkeye0202
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This is why I was surprised they paid Payne.........talk about a team prioritizing the DT position, this is it.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/03/27/2023-nfl-draft-titans-top-four-college-quarterbacks
If I were a team looking to make a splashy move before or at the draft, I think I’d call the Commanders right now. All you have to do is look at their defensive line group. Jonathan Allen signed a four-year, $72 million extension last year. Daron Payne did a four-year, $90 million deal a couple of weeks ago. Montez Sweat has 29 career sacks and will play on his fifth-year option, presumably, this fall, and the Commanders have a decision to make on Chase Young’s fifth-year option in May.
Now, to be clear, the Commanders haven’t shopped Young or Sweat, to my knowledge.
But it’d seem if you’re another team, it’s at least worth having a discussion with Ron Rivera, Martin Mayhew and Marty Hurney about whether one of those players would be available, given that it might be hard for the franchise to keep all four. Then again, with jobs on the line and new ownership coming in, it might be best just to stand pat and see where those guys can take you in 2023.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/03/27/2023-nfl-draft-titans-top-four-college-quarterbacks
If I were a team looking to make a splashy move before or at the draft, I think I’d call the Commanders right now. All you have to do is look at their defensive line group. Jonathan Allen signed a four-year, $72 million extension last year. Daron Payne did a four-year, $90 million deal a couple of weeks ago. Montez Sweat has 29 career sacks and will play on his fifth-year option, presumably, this fall, and the Commanders have a decision to make on Chase Young’s fifth-year option in May.
Now, to be clear, the Commanders haven’t shopped Young or Sweat, to my knowledge.
But it’d seem if you’re another team, it’s at least worth having a discussion with Ron Rivera, Martin Mayhew and Marty Hurney about whether one of those players would be available, given that it might be hard for the franchise to keep all four. Then again, with jobs on the line and new ownership coming in, it might be best just to stand pat and see where those guys can take you in 2023.
