(02-21-2023, 09:10 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(02-21-2023, 03:35 AM)IKhan't Wrote: Wow! I've never seen this guy before, but I really enjoy his takes. I agree with almost everything he had to say, except for when he stated Jawaan Taylor is a better RT than Josh Allen is an edge rusher. I don't agree with that at all. I'm not a fan of Taylor. Everything else he says about Allen though, I agree 100%. It pains me to say that though, because I was a fan of Allen when he was selected and I had very high hopes for him. The way this guy explained his reasoning was also in a much more cohesive and well thought out way than I ever could have ever explained it as well. I'm gonna have to look this guy up on YouTube. Thanks for posting this.

T-Wigg is cool. His podcast is usually good. He's worth following for sure. 

He's missing two things badly in this episode. He's stuck on paying a guy "more than he's worth" as if it is some important validation of his Josh Allen take. 

It's not.

NFL rosters are probably anywhere from 20-40% made up of guys being paid more than they are worth. 
Overpaying Allen could indeed be a problem, I'm not going to deny that. But he's too hung up on that notion.
Just bake in a team friendly out clause in the contract. Get out in 2 years if he doesn't produce. It's common language in many deals these days. 

Secondly - he doesn't really address the fact that there is no actual plan to replace Allen's productivity and the Jaguars very recently endured an 8 year drought of not being able to find a pass rusher at either edge or DE position. 

After a brief showing of decent pass rush from Paul Spicer and Bobby McCray - they waited EIGHT YEARS to find Yannick Ngakoue.   
Are we ready to kick Allen to the curb and risk that kind of ineptitude for years on end again? 

I also noticed at one point he seemed to assert that pressures/hurries from Allen didn't end up in incompletions when I can remember two such plays just from the week 18 and the LAC game. Both quite meaningful. 

Anyway - Gonna be interesting to see if Allen gets a deal and if he steps up - deal or no deal. 

Personally - I still 100% feel that with Williams and Campbell outside, you add a quality nickel and find some push up the middle front a 3 tech and Walker+Allen will have a jump in sacks numbers. The coverage buys them half of a tick longer to get home, and some push in the middle feeds them flushed quarterbacks a bit more often. 

That plan ^ feels like it will be easier than landing a double digit sack guy in the draft.

This is my take as well. Who cares if it's "more than he's worth" As you said, is paying Allen a little more than he's worth better or worse than saving that money and having no replacement? I'd rather overpay. Also, it's not my money, if overpaying him doesn't hinder us from re-signing other guys and getting better, than who cares? As I mentioned earlier, I'd rather prematurely pay/overpay and be able to maneuver the cap to our advantage than have a single year cap hit cripple us. (Though it was pointed out I may be wrong on the ability to change next year's cap hit either way) 

We have a ton of money in a couple years, extend these guys we need (even if it means overpaying a bit), push the cap hits out to those years and add some out clauses. Done. Just make sure you reserve enough to sign Trevor

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