(10-27-2022, 03:05 PM)WYjagsfan Wrote: I'm getting more torn about this. I don't want to pay elite money to someone who's not elite and that's what it will take to keep him long term. However if we trade him we have to take a pass rusher high next year and there'e no guarantee they'll be an improvement. But if we're going to trade him he'll never have more value than he does now.

Not completely true. Could always go after a Chandler Jones, Von Miller, etc. in the off season. That would be your ONE big signing for ONE year to hold you over while you invest in getting your pieces in place offensively to make Lawrence thrive.

If this offense can get off to faster starts, and, again, I am thinking long term here, you want to play to your teams overall strengths, etc. Your head coach is a QB's coach, a former NFL QB, the play caller, etc. You let the offense start putting up points and you can get a little bit more creative defensively. 

I say, again, if the price is right, you have to consider pulling the trigger. Because, like you pointed out, you're going to pay this [BLEEP] guy elite money for below elite level play and that's [BLEEP]. We all know that.

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