The Price of LB's Just Went Up

[CouchCoach]

As far as Vender Esch goes, I do no think he knows how good he can be yet, especially at using that 6'4" frame to get vertical and clog some passing lanes. Him being that tall as a LB was like Ed Jones as a DL, he's well above the average and that can mean trouble for the QB. If they'd kept record on batted balls, Watt would be chasing Too Tall's record. And Vander Esch has that other advantage of wingspan.

When you consider his route into the NFL from Riggins, ID, I feel he's going to be one of those players that kind of approaches legend status early like Bill Bates did. Those guys don't come along often and I think he's got special written all over him.

 

[jblaze2004]

Good players, but neither in wagner's league.

exactly wagner is a beast. Imagine we would of got him if we ain't waste a trade up in the first for Morris Claiborne.

Imagine leaving out that draft with Chandler Jones and Bobby Wagner. In the first 2 rounds. Heck, I would of been ok with using that trade up and got Luke Kuechly, Fletcher Cox or Dontari Poe. lol

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0900...e-with-rams-nab-morris-claiborne-in-nfl-draft

 

[robertfchew]

id stay with byron and cut jaylon smith .

Why? jones is a decent player who really started sucking again at the end of last year. Jaylon is getting better

 

[JJHLH1]

Is this the same Bobby Wagner that Dak ran thru during the playoffs?

 

[Altestic]

him and KJ Wright are the last vestiges of the legion of boom

 

[Corso]

Is this the same Bobby Wagner that Dak ran thru during the playoffs?

Wow La'el! Nice...

 

[blueblood70]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27265553/source-seahawks-make-wagner-highest-paid-ilb

Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander Esch, come on down!!!

odd others have been signed in front of Dak ie wentz, FO sure isnt in hurray? RBs market set Zeke not extended? this means nothing those guys have far from earned what wagner has, they need a ton more years to PROVE they can pull down a contract like this..

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Good players, but neither in wagner's league.

Yeah I was gonna say they both have some ways to go to show the production and consistency Wagner has.

 

[ArtClink]

Id hate to lose either of those guys.

 

[kskboys]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27265553/source-seahawks-make-wagner-highest-paid-ilb

Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander Esch, come on down!!!

Luckily for us we traded up for Mo, or we'd have been forced to take Wagner.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Luckily for us we traded up for Mo, or we'd have been forced to take Wagner.

Cowboys were never taking Wagner regardless of what they said after the fact lol.

 

[kskboys]

Cowboys were never taking Wagner regardless of what they said after the fact lol.

They weren't? Then why'd they say it? And what sort of inside info do you have that this comes from?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

They weren't? Then why'd they say it? And what sort of inside info do you have that this comes from?

Cowboys do this all the time. They were going to take Manziel but somehow someway Jerry got talked out of it lol. I just don’t buy it. You can chose to believe I but I just don’t believe anything that comes out of their mouths.

 

[Alexander]

The price of everything goes up. So does the salary cap.

 

[kskboys]

Cowboys do this all the time. They were going to take Manziel but somehow someway Jerry got talked out of it lol. I just don’t buy it. You can chose to believe I but I just don’t believe anything that comes out of their mouths.

Welllll, I can't deny that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[408Cowboy]

Based on Zekes stunt, why shouldn’t LVE hold out for a new deal now?

Can't renegotiate until you've played 3 years I believe.

 

[Diehardblues]

Neither of these guys are as good as Bobby Wagner. Not even close.

And in the end, they may have to choose between Jaylon and LVE. Can't pay everybody.

The evermore urgency to win now. We’ve already wasted 3 years with Dak and Zeke. The clock is ticking.

If we can’t find the Super Bowl in next couple years with the core talent it’s not likely to happen.

Most of the SB teams in Cap era win SB or go early in their careers and then struggle getting back after Cap rips team apart. The Future Is Now. That would be a good thread title !!

 

[buybuydandavis]

I think the real problem is Amari here, not Zeke or Bobby Wagner.

Amari is a huge problem because he has all the leverage. Management will look like fools for giving up a 1st for a year and a half rental, so they have to sign him. On the flip side, Cooper will be a hot commodity if he makes it to the free agent market next year, and he's already banked 20mil, and will bank 14mil more this year. He can and should play the long game, squeezing Jerry for a ridiculous contract.

 

[Pantera_Cowboy69]

id stay with byron and cut jaylon smith .

How bout a big fat NO!

 

[sideon]

I hope smith or LVE can rise to the wagner level .

Was Wagner the LB that had a clean shot on Dak's 4th & 16 run and chose to not go for the tackle?

id stay with byron and cut jaylon smith .

You do know that QBs started to throw at BJ on purpose because they realized that he has zero ball skills right?