DJ Reader estimated extension value (per Sportrac)

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(06-10-2023, 03:25 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Oh he absolutely brings values when he plays. When he IS on the field, he's great, and you can afford to pay good money to a part-time run-stuffing DT when you have rookie contract QB and WRs as they have.

Honestly as much as his injuries, playing time, and age are factors for me, I think the greatest factor is less about Reader himself and more about allocation of cap space at that point. He's probably a guy who will just have to be a casualty to the Bengals wanting to keep both Chase and Higgins. You can't pay everyone. I think Wilson has a chance to also end up falling into this category as they roll with a cheaper Pratt as their paid LB. Also probably the cost of signing Orlando, but if that's the case I am good with it.


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Derrick Henry is interesting last year. He had 9 games of 100+ yards and all his stats are great, but it was pretty much exclusively at the expense of his absolutely terrible division as 6 of those 9 came in his 6 divisional games....
AFCS: 6 games, 817 yards (136.2 ypg/5.3 ypc)
Rest: 10 games, 721 yards (72.1 ypg/3.7 ypc)

Before the Bengals game he rushed for 3.1 ypc against the Packers and after the Bengals game he rushed for 2.7 ypc against the Eagles. As I said, a really weird season because if you just look at his stats as a whole you're like "woah, great season"..

Always preparing me for the worst TLL, thanks lol

Well that is why I wouldn't extend Higgins, if we lose both DJ Reader and Logan Wilson we will not be in a good place IMO.

I think extending Reader is the most likely though with us not drafting a NT and there not being a replacement on the roster.

I like Tufele and Tupou but I don't see either as becoming as good as DJ. 

If we lose Logan Wilson I will also be mad and will regret Pratt taking the smaller contract to win SB's unless we do win one 
with him. Then it is all good. Just would suck to lose Wilson who is younger and in my opinion has a bigger upside than Pratt.

Plus he calls the Defense, maybe the smaller contract for Pratt and us not extending Tee will give us the chance to extend both
DJ and Logan, sure hope so. They are specialists, DJ is a run stopper who doesn't play a ton of snaps like you shown and Logan 
is not a pass rushing LB that commands a ton of money.