01-27-2016, 08:28 PM
(01-27-2016, 06:53 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: 1. I'd like to point out I most certainly did question about Marvin Jones' injury history a couple times earlier in the thread.
2. That said, looking at Burfict vs Eifert, I guess it comes down to the fact that we've seen Burfict reach the the top level of play already so we know he's fully capable of doing so. 3. We've seen Burfict play in 16 games twice already, Eifert has never done it.
4. Burfict played 82.9% of the defensive snaps his rookie year and then kicked it up to 95.9% (and 2nd team All-Pro) in his second year before getting hurt in his third year with only 19.3%.
Eifert was banged up his rookie year and played 59.5% of the offensive snaps. and followed it up with 0.8% in his lost second year, and then 71.1% in 2015 where he also missed time.
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5. There's probably also the financial aspect of people's opinions on Eifert's future contract, when they take into account that Burfict is making 4yr/$19m ($6.9m guarnateed) and Eifert's new contract will probably cost in the 5yr/$44m range with probably somewhere around $20m guaranteed.
1. I wasn't targeting you specifically. Just saying that in general, people want MLJ back and rarely is his health mentioned as a reason to think about moving on. In fact, I think an opinion like that wouldn't go over very well on here.
2. Didn't we see Eifert play at a top level this year?
3. Eifert missed 1 game his rookie season and 3 games in 2015 from a dirty head shot. I say big whoop. Dude is a baller.
4. You're splitting hairs, but my point is still valid. Burfict has missed 17 games over the last 2 years. Eifert has missed 19 games in 3 years. No matter how you slice it, both have been nicked up and missed some games, but both are key members of this team and what they're trying to do. Eifert's impact on our offense isn't debatable. Same for Burfict.
5. I expect Eifert to make 2-3 million more on average than Burfict, but that's the price you pay for top talent at TE. I just tend to look at the impact a player has for us to determine his worth. Ultimately I think 2014 will prove to be a fluke and it doesn't really bother me if a player misses a couple games per year. If Eifert misses a huge chunk next year, sure I'd worry then. If he misses 1-2 games from being "dinged up", big whoop. And that's what we've seen with him in 2 of his 3 seasons. We accept the same from Burfict and if you look across the league it's pretty common for TE's to be nicked up and miss a few here and there.
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