I saw this morning that has not necessarily taken them out of the mix.DEN is already out on Jones. They traded for AJ Bouye.
I hope not but it's possible. Jones just doesn't seem to have the confidence to intercept the ball, and is highly comfortable sticking to a receiver and deflecting the pass.I bet at his next stop, Byron Jones will have more than 1 interception his first season with his new team.
And against teams like the Eagles, whether at CB or S, he has been our go-to guy for Ertz. Unless we find an outstanding cover-safety or a CB with his traits, the TE's in this league will eat us alive. Look what Goedert has done even when we take Ertz away.Byron will be difficult to replace. No one currently on our roster can cover as well.
I saw this morning that has not necessarily taken them out of the mix.
Any team that has to play in the same division as KC better have quality corners on both corners. Not a coincidence that 2 of the 3 teams play in the West. Bouye is in at 13M, they get Jones at 17, that's 30M for the starting CB's. Seems like a lot but they aren't getting ready to give their QB 33M or their WR 18M and they didn't give their RB 15M.
If these other teams really do want to emulate Belichick, they'll take a look at what he does in his secondary and how he values that CB position.
even more importantly, look at how he writes their contracts. only hc who also is the de facto gm.I saw this morning that has not necessarily taken them out of the mix.
Any team that has to play in the same division as KC better have quality corners on both corners. Not a coincidence that 2 of the 3 teams play in the West. Bouye is in at 13M, they get Jones at 17, that's 30M for the starting CB's. Seems like a lot but they aren't getting ready to give their QB 33M or their WR 18M and they didn't give their RB 15M.
If these other teams really do want to emulate Belichick, they'll take a look at what he does in his secondary and how he values that CB position.
In general I mean.DLaw is their highest paid player
The problem is you guys over value interceptions. They are a bonus.
Ramsey had 1 INT last year.
3 the year before..
It's just not that big of a deal in the big picture of things for an individual player.
Until those big plays happen and you start cussing the team for not have better coverage...I will trade some coverage skills for someone who makes big plays.
Turnovers are game changers. Ask any coach.The problem is you guys over value interceptions. They are a bonus.
Ramsey had 1 INT last year.
3 the year before..
It's just not that big of a deal in the big picture of things for an individual player.
Turnovers are game changers. Ask any coach.
You are correct, 25M to the top 2 with Gilmore the highest paid player on the team. 31M to the top 3 and they have 8 on roster."Seems like a lot" because it is. Let me know which other teams are paying that for their two starting corners and yiu will then have a point. But not before.
Even the Patriots don't come close to paying $30 million for two corners.
They like him well enough to do that. Then again, what else is there to choose from and their secondary was their Achilles last season. You could see the frustration on Schwartz's face and he had to take a lot more risks.Just signing Jones would eat up about half of the eagles cap space.
Which is exactly how he ended up in NE.even more importantly, look at how he writes their contracts. only hc who also is the de facto gm.
I will take that bet, I think he gets 17M and not that I think he's worth it but he will go early in a short supply of CB's FA. They always get a buttload of money under those two conditions. Plus the fact that he has at least 3 teams interested that we know of at this point. What we don't know is are there players that play their cards a little closer to the vest waiting in the weeds?I could be wrong, but I think that Byron Jones is in for a shock. He isn't going to get $10M per year. He's always around the ball and defends passes, but as others have mentioned, two INTs in 5 years, and 0 (zero!) in the last two seasons is not going to cut it.