yes, agree with your first paragraph. I disagree with the notion that if we sign him to a 40M contract then we can't fix the defense. what's the difference, 4, or 5M.. that would make everyone happy, but what can 4,5 M get you? not much..
the problem with the defense ain't getting fixed with FA. we have to draft better. 15 years. 44 defensive draft picks. one impact player and that's Lawrence. unless we draft better, we are not going to be able to sign 6 or 7 defensive players to make a dent in this defense.....plus we haven't even been good in free agency. we have in fact sucked in defensive FA and trades.....
and Dak will not sign for 20-25. if he is a top 6-8 type QB, the market has moved way passed that mark.......
and that's been my argument about a wilson trade. his average salary is 36M......that perhaps a 4M difference.....everyone will argue, but wilson is so much better....but he has three years left on his contract, will want to break the bank on the next one and it would take several 1st round picks to get him, premium picks, we need to fix the defense and the 4M won't get you much....I don't see Wilson as an answer. Brady isn't stupid enough to come here. he chose Tampa specifically because they were close, the defense was there. the offense had weapons....and they were competitive with the ****** bag Jamies Winston......he wants more rings, not drama.
and I agree, we need to improve this defense to middle of the pack, not just in total yards, that's semi-meaningless, but in specific categories that shows the defense is mid level, like sacks, QB pressures, turnovers and 3rd down percentage....and for that we have to draft better. if we don't. we are an 8-8 team for a long time regardless of who is at QB as you said.