(05-03-2018, 01:47 PM)FBT Wrote:

(05-03-2018, 11:06 AM)SamusAranX Wrote: I’d be inclined to agree. 

My only concern is that is literally took us ten years to get a strong pass rush. With Campbell most likely gone in the next couple of years, do we risk letting go what may be our next fantastic complement to Yan? The draft is a dice roll, again, going back to our ten year drought; how many pass rushers did we draft and or sign in FA and never worked out? It would be a tough decision for sure. That’s why I’m glad I’m not in the front office

Based on the outcome of the moves they made last year, you have to trust the process.  If they come to the conclusion that he's not coming back, I'm sure they'll have a plan in place to address the loss.  Keep in mind, we were talking about picking up the option on a player that was going to cost this team $14.2 million for essentially a backup.  Not exactly the wisest use of cap space unless the expectation is that he becomes the guy, and then you have more difficult decisions to make.  

Yannick's contract is going to need to be looked at.  

You can pretty much expect at least one of the 3 veterans (Campbell, Jackson, Dareus) won't be back for 2019. The team needs to continue to look to the draft to help manage the cap and re-stock talent.  That means a lot of these big ticket players will eventually be purged from the roster.  Let's hope the front office continues to identify talent to sustain the current success.

I definitely wouldn’t spend 14 mil if he stays a backup. But let’s say Fowler racks up 15 sacks, some forced fumbles and a couple defensive TDs for good measure. At the point do you resign him and let a veteran or two walk? Rather than hope we find another guy like that in the draft or FA? That’s where I wonder what would happen. 

Also do you think it’s possible Campbell would restructure if he pulls a Julius Peppers and stays immortal the next two to three years? Or would that wreck our cap? I don’t know much about the inane rules of the salary cap.

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