02-08-2016, 06:43 PM
(02-06-2016, 05:57 PM)Nately120 Wrote: That's hard to say without knowing who is replacing him, how well he does, and what our cap space is in 2016. I will say that saving 2 million bucks by letting Jones walk isn't going to cut it if we have a void at WR#2 that costs us wins.
We won't know if Jones is overpaid or not until we see how we do without him. Such is the nature of the business, no?
(02-06-2016, 07:21 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings/cap-hit/wide-receiver/
7 mil per would put him 26th on the list. In between a couple #2 WRs. The franchise tag number was 12.8mil last year. So he will probably be about half the cost of what the new franchise tag number will be this year
We have something like 30mil to spend. Its worth spending it on a known productive member of the team entering the prime of his career instead of taking a step back and going through jerome simpson, laverneas coles , bryant , and TO like debacles trying to replace him.
(02-06-2016, 07:33 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Actually the franchise number will probably go down if calvin johnson is removed from the equation. But either way when the 7 mil aint bad for a guy who still has upside and is entering the prime of his career. And when the next batch of WRs like Mike Evans , Odell , sammy watkins sign their deals our combo of AJ and MJ will look like a bargain.
You guys make great points and swayed me a little to your side.
It might not be worth the risk letting MLJ go.
