Crawford had 5 out of 16 games he started where he is "Invisible" on the stat sheet. Not a single tackle. Dude couldn't even jump onto someone else's tackle...
I'm glad that's good enough for you. What do you wish to judge DT's on? They are actually supposed to be tackling people correct?
We don't need to go big on a RB....$6 million per year isn't going big on a position as critical to our offenses success or failure as RB is. We just paid McClain $5 million per year and he is hurt or disappears half the season each year....
The point is that the money we would pay to a starting runningback who is game changing is not such a bad value. We have a different definition of going big.
WRONG, he had 4 games where he didn't show up on the stat sheet. Want to analyze those games with me? Let's do that, okay?
2 of those games, he was injured and surrounded by scrubs. The Philly and Miami games? Yes, Miller had 7 rushes Ajayi had 4 rushes, while Tannehill only dropped back 24 times. We dominated the clock on offense. In the Philly game, Sproles and Murray combined for 16 carries, Bradford threw nearly 40 times in that game. So where was his tackles going to come from? Tackling the WRs?
This is the issue with raw statistics, and it's certainly why you shouldn't be judging players, especially DTs, on tackles alone. So your counter argument could be, he didn't get any sacks. No, he didn't, but again he's not a top-tier DT and he's not getting paid like one. He's getting paid like a good DT, and his numbers in 2015 suggest that.
$6 million per year isn't going big on a position as critical to our offenses success or failure as RB is.
In terms of RB? Yes, yes it is.
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/contracts/running-back/
Again, compare. We can all have our opinions on Lamar Miller here, I like him. But production wise? He's had one 1,000 yard season. So, let's break down players who have had more 1,000 yard seasons or the same as Miller.
Adrian Peterson and Lesean McCoy are getting the obvious big contracts, guess what McCoys big contract is worth? $40 million, guess what he's averaging a year? $8 million. Demarco Murray is averaging $6 million a year, and we wouldn't give him that kind of contract after proving himself in our system. Jamaal Charles is averaging around $9 million. The other big name RBs are on rookie contracts, but we all know Bell will most likely get a $9-12 contract somewhere. So, we move to second tier RBs
CJ is getting 4 a year, Ingram 4 a year, Frank Gore, 4 a year, Darren Sproles 3 a year. Since Miller has most likely turned down Dolphins initial offer, I'm just going to guess he's wanting top tier money when his production is that of a second tier RB, and they average less than 6 a year.
So, I'm not sure in what world $6 million would be a smart contract UNLESS it comes from hope that Miller lives up to expectations. But I would never fault an owner thinking that's too much of a risk.
