(02-03-2024, 10:14 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: I can see both sides of the argument here. The last half of this past season opened up discussion we didn't anticipate. Is Trevor only slightly better than pedestrian with a turnover problem, or did the bad OL force mistakes? Some QBs need more protection than others. Brock Purdy would not be as productive without that wall in front of him, whereas Mahomes would show signs of stress but could still make good things happen. Lawrence falls more to the Purdy side of the scale. He's forcing plays to compensate for a bad OL and the mistakes are piling up while production plummets.

Make the OL a priority this season and hold off renewing his contract until we see if that facilitates the production we expect. Then, we pay him accordingly. No?

This is the Josh Allen (OLB) conundrum.

Do you do the deal a little early, based on potential, or do you wait until the potential becomes production, and now have to pay the full premium?

I think if they do the deal this year, there's a bit of a discount built in based on less than stellar stats, but if we build everything and it shows us he is who (most of) we thought he is, we're looking at top of the market level deals.

He ain't throwing picks six like Bort was wont to do; the fumbles are bad, but I still think so much of it is the necessity to improvise or rush behind sloppy or untalented blocking; the team plays for him and we aren't dealing with (for now) lacking confidence among the ranks, as was the way things were when Bort was bouncin em off of feet and hats.

I am pretty certain the deal gets done, whether this year or next; best case is that the deal helps the cap in a way that we can surround him with talent to realize the potential that everyone has expected. If that means we have to hold off and risk a bigger deal next offseason so we can fix the present ills, so be it.

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