(07-24-2019, 03:37 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: And just to make it even more interesting, the Jags extended Linder before his rookie deal ended. That deal made him the highest paid center and he wasn’t even close to being the best center.

Now it comes time to pay someone who deserves it and they don’t know what to do?

A center/guard != a pass rusher.  You are trying to compare apples to oranges.  Also Linder may not be the "best" center (PFF had him listed as 3rd best in 2016), but he has been a pretty good asset to the team and I would say that he "deserves" the contract that he got.

While I agree that Ngakoue certainly earned a new deal I very much don't advocate "just paying the man".  A 3 year deal worth $19M per year with $50M guaranteed is really not a bad deal in my opinion.  It looks to me like he probably wants a longer term deal and more up-front money.

If I had to guess I would say that his contract (when he does sign) is going to be pretty close to that.

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