(12-07-2023, 04:59 PM)carp8dm Wrote:

(12-04-2023, 09:55 AM)Mikey Wrote: Lighten up. You've been here long enough to get the joke.

We all poke fun at each other. When you drop a bad taek (of which 10-15M offer certainly was), you gotta expect a few jabs your way. Roll with em, kinda like the guy who started the week 9 stuff did.

On the topic, I still think your attempted analysis is way off base. You fail to acknowledge any of the so-called support that led to Allen's prior inconsistency; for several years, he was playing opposite Chaisson, and got negligible help in drawing focus from opposing linemen. He's never been asked to solely rush the passer like some other of the stat sheet heroes are. I don't see how you look at the present makeup of the team and say that the only change being his payroll that you would expect his talent, effort or character to change. He's been on some piss poor defenses and asked to carry the brunt of the load, and not once did he pout, demand a bag, or seek a ticket to greener pasture. The inconsistency, in my mind, is a symptom of the group that surrounded him in the past, not a result in him cherrry picking which teams were going to be best yields for his stat sheet, or conservation of effort to ensure he can chase a payday elsewhere when the rookie deal runs out.

If you've got concern that he changes who he is (and has been) once the check clears, I question whether you've been paying attention to him over the years.

(12-07-2023, 04:12 PM)imtheblkranger Wrote: Yeah I don't worry about that with Allen at all. Like literally the thought has never crossed my mind except when I read it here.

20 million would be worthy of his performance...

Everyone loves Josh Allen, but he's not a a top 20 Defensive Edge Rusher... He's just not.  But he absolutely should get paid.  

I'm the guy that said 10 Million.  Welp, I was [BLEEP] wrong.  I completely blew that.  But I wouldn't pay Josh Allen any more than 20 Million.

The high end D-Edge rushers are making 34 to 21 million.  https://overthecap.com/position/edge-rusher

Josh Allen isn't a top 12 DE.  His stats prove he's right around the 15th best.  So pay him that much, and give him a prove it contract.  It's not that hard.