(01-02-2024, 11:08 AM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote: I will go on record to publicly shame myself for ever considering trading Josh, he good good.

A lot of folks thought the same last year. Myself included leading up to the trade deadline. Have since ate my crow multiple times. There's no shame in admitting you were wrong on something. 

Local guys wanted him out of here as well. If I am not mistaken, the morning crew on the radio in particular. Guys like Hicken and Prosser. Even the media moguls here like JDilla said yesterday he was happily wrong about him. 

With that said? It was a fair idea at the time. The team had yet to get on it's hot streak, they were losing games, there was concerns with getting more help and time in the pocket for Lawrence, and, very few would have thought Josh had this in him until this year. 

He hasn't been this dominate as a pass rusher since probably his rookie season. For me, even without this season to factor in, he's still a competent player, he's a leader and he doesn't disrupt the culture in the locker room. That makes him your top priority in the off season, especially with a surging Walker opposite of him. 

The more pass rushers you have, the better. Constantly trying to use top picks to backfill these positions is aggravating as a fan because we really need to see a full tilt, all in approach with the offensive line entering Lawrence's fourth year now later on this season.

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