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Thank god, I want no part of watt at that money. A lot better value out there
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He went with the money, not with his best chance to win a superbowl from what I am hearing.
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well, that's where you end up if you ride a Peloton. :: immediately puts in order for Peloton ::
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they always say its not about the money but more importantly winning, until it is and they go to the team with the worst chances of any team mentioned being interested. So we know who the highest bidder was. Zero about winning..Probably 20 other teams he could have taken less to go and win that would have a better chance than AZ to get to the superbowl in 2 years
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they always say its not about the money but more importantly winning, until it is and they go to the team with the worst chances of any team mentioned being interested. So we know who the highest bidder was. Zero about winning..Probably 20 other teams he could have taken less to go and win that would have a better chance than AZ to get to the superbowl in 2 years I was thinking about that too, but a few things: 1) His old teammate/good friend is there. 2) It's Arizona, and who doesn't want to retire to Arizona vs Buffalo, KC, Green Bay, Cleveland? Sometimes I think the NFL should give a 10% cap bonus to cold weather cities to sign FAs. 3) Maybe he's buying into the ARI hype, a lot of people pegged them as contenders last year and Kyler entering year 3.
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He went with the money, not with his best chance to win a superbowl from what I am hearing.
Obviously the Browns front office was not interested enough to pay Watt 31 mill with 23 mill guarenteed...
The Browns made the right choice imo...that was not the kind of money the Browns should be spending on a 31 yr old DE with a lot of miles on his body.
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Let's see, I can live in sunny Arizona (the highest bidder) or I can live in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Green Bay, or Pittsburgh. What to do? Decisions, decisions.
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Agreed. That's the kind of money, in THIS market, that we should be spending on a 26 year old DE just entering his second contract.
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they always say its not about the money but more importantly winning, until it is and they go to the team with the worst chances of any team mentioned being interested. So we know who the highest bidder was. Zero about winning..Probably 20 other teams he could have taken less to go and win that would have a better chance than AZ to get to the superbowl in 2 years I was thinking about that too, but a few things: 1) His old teammate/good friend is there. 2) It's Arizona, and who doesn't want to retire to Arizona vs Buffalo, KC, Green Bay, Cleveland? Sometimes I think the NFL should give a 10% cap bonus to cold weather cities to sign FAs. 3) Maybe he's buying into the ARI hype, a lot of people pegged them as contenders last year and Kyler entering year 3. He certainly could've done worse than AZ.
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Agreed. That's the kind of money, in THIS market, that we should be spending on a 26 year old DE just entering his second contract.
yeah I would be more inclined to throw that money at Yannick Ngakoue or Leonard Williams. Sign von to a prove it or lawson
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Agreed. That's the kind of money, in THIS market, that we should be spending on a 26 year old DE just entering his second contract.
There are a few of those out there possibly if they aren't tagged... Yannick Ngakoue, 25 yrs Romeo Okwara, 25 yrs Takkarist McKinley, 25 yrs Carl Lawson, 26 yrs Leonard Williams, 26 yrs And probably more that might be due for big $$. Also, some guys in the 27, 28 range too. Perhaps guys playing OLB in certain schemes that can put their hands in the dirt as well.
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I like JJ and would have loved to root for him as a Brown.
But free agency is a players choice so I never counted on him.
There are good options that will do.
When I watch the tape on Carl Lawson. I really like the guy. The Bengals have some decisions. But in the end I think they franchise him.
Berry will have to look around.
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Good for him.
Maybe this year they wo't need a hail Murray to get to 500
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I wonder if we might look at Bud Dupree. I don't think the Steelers will be able to afford him back.
He was my target in the draft the year he came out, and while it took him awhile he was having a great year last season before he got hurt. It sounds like he should be ready for the beginning of next season. Again, like with a lot of the names going around, the question is cost.
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I like Dupree a lot. I know some will say he's a 3-4 OLB, but all I know is he mistreats OTs and gets after the QB really well. He's good against the run too.
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He certainly has the size to play with a hand in the dirt. Something I would worry about with a Von Miller.
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He went with the money, not with his best chance to win a superbowl from what I am hearing.
Obviously the Browns front office was not interested enough to pay Watt 31 mill with 23 mill guarenteed...
The Browns made the right choice imo...that was not the kind of money the Browns should be spending on a 31 yr old DE with a lot of miles on his body.
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He went with the money, not with his best chance to win a superbowl from what I am hearing.
Obviously the Browns front office was not interested enough to pay Watt 31 mill with 23 mill guarenteed...
The Browns made the right choice imo...that was not the kind of money the Browns should be spending on a 31 yr old DE with a lot of miles on his body. i'm guessing he didn't want to play against his brothers
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He went with the money, not with his best chance to win a superbowl from what I am hearing.
Obviously the Browns front office was not interested enough to pay Watt 31 mill with 23 mill guarenteed...
The Browns made the right choice imo...that was not the kind of money the Browns should be spending on a 31 yr old DE with a lot of miles on his body. I think we weren't budging on 1 year deal
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dude must really hate the snow...
sad we didn't get him... hoping we can find some other defensive help...
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dude must really hate the snow...
sad we didn't get him... hoping we can find some other defensive help... JJ is a Badger, that makes no sense at all.
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Let's see, I can live in sunny Arizona (the highest bidder) or I can live in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Green Bay, or Pittsburgh. What to do? Decisions, decisions. Sitting on the sidelines, injured, is going to be much better for him in Arizona than Cleveland come late October. Good for him and good for us.
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Look... I understand I have next to no actual info on the topic, and this guy apparently has something... I'm not screaming fake news or anything like that, but I have a hard time believing our FO was offering more for an older, oft-injured DE. I would've loved having JJ, but us offering him more does not line up with our FO's usual MO.
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dude must really hate the snow...
sad we didn't get him... hoping we can find some other defensive help... JJ is a Badger, that makes no sense at all. Not necessarily. I grew up in Youngstown and I hate the snow.
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J/c
I would have liked Watt, but I wasn’t 100% sold on signing him either. His age and contract don’t make it a slam dunk. We’ll see how else we can improve our front 7
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From my understanding we offered a one year deal.
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j/c:
With Watt signing in ARI, I wonder what the chances are of them now being able to keep Haason Reddick (72.8 PFF). Another possible 26 yr old heading into FA.
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I agree. We can probably get 2 good players for the price he would have signed here for. I think we will come out ahead in the long run. His injury history had me worried.
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JJ Watt had multiple good contract offers, including from the Browns, and chose a different team because that’s where he wanted play. That’s it. There are no ulterior motives.
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I'm waffling on this. 1. if Chris Simms is onboard, that makes me worry, lol 2. LaVonta is older. We're not getting the 26, 27, or 28 year old version of him. We're getting the version that is probably in his last couple of years in the league that will be looking to cash in on his final contract. It *could* work out, but it's a short-term solution and we need more than that... be it we sign someone else and draft, or just draft high. And, actually, Drafting someone high is probably the only sensible way to bolster that.
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I agree. We can probably get 2 good players for the price he would have signed here for. I think we will come out ahead in the long run. His injury history had me worried. That's my thinking. The money we would have been paying a broken down player can now be added to the pool of money we planned to use to try to attract other players. Not signing that guy is great for the team.
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We know Lavonte David is good. Anyone we draft is a huge question mark.
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I would keep any eye on Clowney on a one year deal.
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Trey Hendrickson scares me: He’s a tricky player to project. Hendrickson finished second league-wide with 13.5 sacks and tied for eighth with 25 quarterback hits. But according to Brandon Thorn’s True Sack Rate, just three of Hendrickson’s sacks were high quality. In other words, he benefited from coverage sacks and clean-up sacks where teammates produced the initial pressure. Hendrickson had never played more than 38 percent of the defensive snaps in a season prior to 2020, when he was on the field 53 percent of the time. Teams will have to weigh his 2020 production against previous years to determine whether Hendrickson is a one-year wonder or an ascending player. He had 6.5 sacks and 18 QB hits during his first three seasons.
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I'd sign Lavonte David in a heartbeat, he's one of the best true LBers in football, he's good against the run and one of the best in coverage. He's still playing at a high level and he has only missed 7 games in 9 years mostly early in his career. Sign him to a 3 year deal and draft a guy in the mid rounds to develop.
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