08-31-2015, 03:11 PM
(08-31-2015, 01:38 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Fwiw, I think it's very easy to argue that not only is AJ the safest of these 3 players, but he deserves the contract the most.
Remember, Dez Bryant wasn't that good his first two years. And as good as Dez has been recently, believe or not, AJ's career high in yards is still better than Dez's career high. And Dez has ton of character concerns. (See sideline antics, rumored tape beating his mom, etc.) AJ not only has better numbers, but he's been more stable thus far in his career.
Julio Jones has missed time in 3 of his 4 years. AJ has more receptions, yards, and TD's. And we drafted him ahead of Jones, so clearly we scouted him higher.
AJ simply does have the character concerns that Dez does, or the injury history that Jones does. And he has beter averages than both. He's been more consistent.
If any team of these 3 teams should feel the most confident about what they're getting in return for a mega deal it should be us. There is no excuse to not want to get this done right now. And I can all but guarantee that AJ's camp is ultimately looking to paid in line with these caliber of players:
D Bryant - 5 years 70 mil, 45 guaranteed.
J Jones - 5 years 71 mil, 47 mil guaranteed.
D Thomas - 5 years 70 mil, 43 mil guaranteed.
The market is set. And our own AJ Green, the man who has a fund named after him, is the only one left without a deal. If he goes into the season that way then that looks bad. Real bad. IMO the only hold up could be either us low balling him or wanting to save the coin for this year, which would be a huge slap in the face to AJ.
The numbers are all right there. We have the money. I can't even begin to imagine the stress of playing such a violent game, with the potential for 70 mil dollars left up in the air. And I can't imagine how I would feel if many of peers in my line of work were rewarded before me, when I'm in the same class of an employee and have been more reliable. Let's just hope our boy AJ gets what he's due and we can finally release a collective sigh of relief that 5 year old money has finally be spent.
Couldn't agree more. We all know the offense is junk without AJ Green. It's time to pay the man and pay him the money that he has earned. He is an elite WR and if he continues to play at this level could end up as the Bengals best WR in history.
I will never understand why some fans don't think highly of our best player. I can only imagine his production if we had a better QB throwing to him.
