05-05-2023, 07:47 PM
(05-05-2023, 05:21 PM)samhain Wrote: Moving on from Apple is a mistake. People thought we were done after the Browns loss and Chido's knee injury. We were down to Eli and a second round rookie. They both acquitted themselves well.
For the price he commands, Eli is found money. He's dependable enough to run out there every week in a loaded AFC quarterback field come playoff time. This team won 5 more playoff games with Apple as a starter than they did in 3 decades. He's definitely not the main reason for that, but he didn't prevent it, either.
Everyone upset about him being a shit-talker should also want Mike "Burrowhead" Hilton gone. Chase talked a ton of shit before the first KC game, too. I don't know why anyone cares about that kind of thing, and I guarantee most don't when the team is winning.
Turner is a 2nd round rookie and Jones is an injury-prone journeyman. At the start of the season, I'd much rather have a guy that's been manning the position for 2 years out there than those kinds of unknowns.
Eli apples contract last year was for 3.75 mil. For a player that can step into a #1 role is beyond what you can hope for. The only thing he doesn't really give you is turnovers. But he still has the 1st Rd talent to hold his own. I think it's foolish to close the door on him even if his #s have gone up some. Especially going into a year when your gonna have a lot of new faces in the secondary and Awuzie coming back from injury. I don't really understand people getting so upset about the trash talk either. I was a little put off after the playoff buffalo game but those were special circumstances.
I also agree that I would 100% prefer Apple over Jones even if the #s are higher and I'm sure they would be.
