12-14-2020, 06:03 PM
(12-14-2020, 02:20 PM)Synric Wrote: Both these guys are having solid years on a poor team in contract years.
Carl Lawson is proving he is a 3 down player and while only having 5 sacks he is applying pressure because he is top 5 in the league in QB Hits.
William Jackson is allowing just slightly above a 50% allowed catch percentage and has the same for his career. He has also cleaned up his tackling and become a solid outside run defender.
I have seen some people thinking these two will get less than 10m a year in free agency but I don't agree. WJ3 will be one of the best corners on the open market because of his under 30 age and his play. Teams will are always looking for good pass rushers that can also play the run.
My estimate is 10 to 12m a year for Carl Lawson and 12 to 14m a year for WJ3.
I honestly thought William Jackson was going to be one of my favourites , but man he frustrates the hell out of me sometimes.
He has the tools to be a pro bowl corner but he has so few interceptions and he's arguably been the worst run defender on the team throughout his career.
He has played pretty good this year with zero pass rush and to be honest right now he is the only genuine CB1 option on the team so giving him the deal might be as much about having limited other options
But he could be just the sort of guy the Bengals way overpay only to see him underwhelm , get injured over the next 2-3 years.
