NoLuv4Jerry
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I will keep saying it...but until this defense starts to play 2000 Ravens like defense, this team will not take the next step. Some might think that is asking too much, but tell me why?
Jerry is in a real tought spot when it comes to this defense. All I know is there has been a stream of traffic in and out of his door from agents/players claiming they are all-world and they want to get paid.....AND HE HAS PAID THEM. And the line outside his door still has guys in it. There is DeMarcus Ware, there is Chris Canty, there is Tank Johnson, there is Kevin Burnett, there is Marcus Spears....and not too far in the back I think I see Adam Jones.
Here is why it is not to much to ask for this defense to play like a DOMINANT unit.
Greg Ellis, top 10 pick, has received multiple big time bonuses...when he was drafted and when he has been extended
Terrance Newman, top 5 pick, has received multiple big time bonuses...when he was drafted and when he has been extended
DeMarcus Ware, top 11 pick, received big money on rookie contract, I am sure he and his agent expect him to be the highest paid defensive player in the NFL
Roy Williams, top 10 pick, has received multiple big time bonuses...when he was drafted and when he has been extended
Ken Hamlin, one of the highest paid Safeties in the NFL
Marcus Spears, 1st round pick, received big money on rookie contract...I am sure he and his agent want some of Jerry making it rain
Mike Jenkins, 1st round pick, received big money on rookie contract
Bobby Carpenter, 1st round pick, received big money on rookie contract
Anthony Spencer, 1st round pick, received big money on rookie contract
Bradie James, not a high draft pick, but has received guaranteed money equivalent to a high draft pick
Jay Ratliff, not a high draft pick, but has received guaranteed money equivalent to a high draft pick
Kevin Burnett, 2nd round pick, I am sure he and his agent see that contract Bradie James got and would like to get something along those lines
And then there is Chris Canty, who was not a high draft pick...but I am almost positive he has not extended because he wants more than the Cowboys want to pay....he wants more than Jay Ratliff got....he see's the contract Tommy Kelly got in Oakland and he wants to be in that neighborhood....which again, would make him one of the higest paid DL in the NFL.
So in reveiw of what I just laid out....this defense from starters to depth is full of top 10 picks and/or top 10 compensation. Which is why Jerry should expect and receive DOMINANCE.
So it does not matter that we did not sign a big time #2 WR, it does not matter that Brad Johnson is the backup, it does not matter that we spent ANTOHER 2nd round pick on a TE...it does not matter tha we refuse to spend a premium draft pick on a WR...it does not matter that our track record drafting OL lately has been abysmal....because this offense will find a way to get us 24 points in most weeks. It comes down to this defense playing every snap as if the score was 0-0. That is how they are being compensated. To shut down the opposition. That is the side of the ball that Jerry is up to his ears in resources. With the line of guys wanting him to "show me the money" growing. The Ravens won a Super Bowl with Trent *** Dilfer at QB. Because there defense refused to lose. The Giants stop the most prolific offenses in the playoffs and in the Super Bowl because there defense refused to lose. It is and always has been about defense at the end of the day. Which is why Jerry has spent so lavishly. I just wonder aloud if he has spent it on the right guys!
Jerry is in a real tought spot when it comes to this defense. All I know is there has been a stream of traffic in and out of his door from agents/players claiming they are all-world and they want to get paid.....AND HE HAS PAID THEM. And the line outside his door still has guys in it. There is DeMarcus Ware, there is Chris Canty, there is Tank Johnson, there is Kevin Burnett, there is Marcus Spears....and not too far in the back I think I see Adam Jones.
Here is why it is not to much to ask for this defense to play like a DOMINANT unit.
Greg Ellis, top 10 pick, has received multiple big time bonuses...when he was drafted and when he has been extended
Terrance Newman, top 5 pick, has received multiple big time bonuses...when he was drafted and when he has been extended
DeMarcus Ware, top 11 pick, received big money on rookie contract, I am sure he and his agent expect him to be the highest paid defensive player in the NFL
Roy Williams, top 10 pick, has received multiple big time bonuses...when he was drafted and when he has been extended
Ken Hamlin, one of the highest paid Safeties in the NFL
Marcus Spears, 1st round pick, received big money on rookie contract...I am sure he and his agent want some of Jerry making it rain
Mike Jenkins, 1st round pick, received big money on rookie contract
Bobby Carpenter, 1st round pick, received big money on rookie contract
Anthony Spencer, 1st round pick, received big money on rookie contract
Bradie James, not a high draft pick, but has received guaranteed money equivalent to a high draft pick
Jay Ratliff, not a high draft pick, but has received guaranteed money equivalent to a high draft pick
Kevin Burnett, 2nd round pick, I am sure he and his agent see that contract Bradie James got and would like to get something along those lines
And then there is Chris Canty, who was not a high draft pick...but I am almost positive he has not extended because he wants more than the Cowboys want to pay....he wants more than Jay Ratliff got....he see's the contract Tommy Kelly got in Oakland and he wants to be in that neighborhood....which again, would make him one of the higest paid DL in the NFL.
So in reveiw of what I just laid out....this defense from starters to depth is full of top 10 picks and/or top 10 compensation. Which is why Jerry should expect and receive DOMINANCE.
So it does not matter that we did not sign a big time #2 WR, it does not matter that Brad Johnson is the backup, it does not matter that we spent ANTOHER 2nd round pick on a TE...it does not matter tha we refuse to spend a premium draft pick on a WR...it does not matter that our track record drafting OL lately has been abysmal....because this offense will find a way to get us 24 points in most weeks. It comes down to this defense playing every snap as if the score was 0-0. That is how they are being compensated. To shut down the opposition. That is the side of the ball that Jerry is up to his ears in resources. With the line of guys wanting him to "show me the money" growing. The Ravens won a Super Bowl with Trent *** Dilfer at QB. Because there defense refused to lose. The Giants stop the most prolific offenses in the playoffs and in the Super Bowl because there defense refused to lose. It is and always has been about defense at the end of the day. Which is why Jerry has spent so lavishly. I just wonder aloud if he has spent it on the right guys!
