(08-22-2019, 08:50 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(08-22-2019, 08:17 AM)We  Mikey Wrote: Would you pay top dollar for someone who proves to be a Von Miller-type disruptor in their prime years? Would you prefer that he has a mediocre year, and we sign him to top-5 money? Or worse, we let him walk, and someone else gets a top-5 caliber end and we get a measly comp pick while he wrecks QBs for the next five years?

My goodness, when isn't the sky falling around here?

What? Lol this makes zero sense.

Yan is asking for a lot of money right now. And he has earned it.

If he has a monster season, his price tag will go up. That’s just a fact. There’s a reason why the Eagles gave Wentz a contract now. It’s because the longer you wait, the higher the price becomes because that’s just how the market works.

Agreed. Should get this deal done and over with now before the asking price increases. He's at the perfect age to lock him down for the next five years. By the time his next deal expires he'll be in his late 20's. And by then it'll be easier to gauge his value if he's incurred any dings and dents that lowers his production, etc. 

Would rather not see them gamble on him. If he gets 16.0+ sacks before a deal is done this year he's probably going to want the biggest contract at his position. Or at least in par with the highest billed player at his position. I don't understand why this front office is [BLEEP] around here on these players that have proven value already. 

You'll extend guys like Bortles, where in a season he was asked to manage the game around an elite defense and above average running game. Cut ties with him one year later and eat his one year salary cap hit to play for another team. Then proceed to draw out extensions like this? Doesn't make much sense.

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