(09-11-2018, 02:25 PM)Kane Wrote: If we had paid Cousins this offseason, how do you figure we get Yan, Ramsey, and Jacks deal done? Cut Campbell, Jackson, AND Dareus?
I'm not saying we don't need better QB play mind you...
I'm just saying if we go out and BUY a QB... it's going to cost at other spots. That's simple math.

The exact same way we'll have to figure out how to keep them with Bortles, minus a 8 million dollars a year. Cousins makes 29M and 31M over the next two years, Bortles makes 21M and 23M. 8 million dollars isn't nothing, but it's not even remotely close to the difference required to try to make the argument that Bortles means we get to keep our defense and Cousins would have meant we lose them.

If you want to make the "keeping our home grown talent" point you would be much better arguing that signing Moncrief and Hayden to big deals instead of rolling that cap over was not the wisest move. Or maybe not making one of the replaceable offensive positions a top 5 highest paid overall lineman would have been smarter. Cause those 3 guys right there are making ~30 mil AAV. That would make a real dent into the 50+ mil we're going to have to find to pay Yannick, Ramsey, and Jack...not the 8 mil we're saving by having a tier or two lower guy at the most important position in the sport.

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