FuzzyLumpkins;5013375 said:
I was not an abberrant statistical year as was discussed last year. Last year I pointed to his pressures and leagueiwde conversion rates and figured he would regress to the mean. He did.
At a certain point you should give us credit because we did call it.
That is not to mention the superb run defense, TFL, FF, etc he has consistently generated.
You guys were WRONG on Spencer.
Spencer put up a better than expected year.
The question is in regards to his future worth. The question no one knows the answer to is how much was he asking for versus what Jerry was offering for a long-term deal. We only know that Jerry was willing to pay him $8.8M last year but not willing to give him the deal he wanted. Spencer may have been demanding Ware money for all we know ($12M per year).
I`d support an Ahmad Brooks or Kam Wimbley type deal. I would not pay him 8 figures per year.
Frankly, we cannot afford to pay both Spencer and Ware. Ware has been the more consistent pass rusher so he is the one who deserves the elite salary. We wouldn`t be able to pay both without making major cuts elsewhere like at CB which seems to be against the organization`s philosophy.
I think we`re better off drafting a true DL to add to the mix in the first round and then move everyone around a little bit to get the best four on the field. We probably stand a better chance of filling the OL hole in FA at a reasonable price than we would filling the DL hole in FA or re-signing Spencer.
Only time will tell whether Spencer is worth his FA contract. History has told us that very few players are worth it.
