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(11 hours ago)Au165 Wrote: JJ Watt went from 16 sacks to 4 the following year in an injury shortened season, which isn't uncommon for guys over 30. The following year though when he played all 16 games he only recorded 5 sacks. Von Miller went from 14.5 to 8 the following year and has never hit 10 sacks again. Let me use an all time great like Demarcus Ware, he went from 19.5 sacks at 29 to 11.5 at 30 then only broke 7.5 sacks (10) one other time the last 4 years of his career.
The question is if we look back in 3 years and we got let's say 24 sacks out of him on this contract for around 96 million are we going to be happy about that? Especially if say 10-12 came in year 1?
We should have taken the 2nd round pick for him and cap space. Grabbed another vet and doubled up on pass rusher with Shemar (I guess) and one of the other 6 pass rushers taken in round 2. We could have replaced him through volume of rushers as the Eagles do.
Here's my question.
With a QB like Burrow, going into his 6th year with no rings, having lost one and just missing competing for another...should we be focusing on maximizing the talent for a shot at a ring this year, or focusing on the team for the next 3 years? Taking out the whole 'you have to have at least some foresight', how many more years does Burrow have in his utmost prime? Is Trey falling off a cliff, next year...the year after...the year after...more important than putting a team together than can win a ring in 2025?
To me, when you have a QB that most believe can get it done, shouldn't you be on a year to year schedule, doing everything you can to win that year?
Is signing Trey, coming off B2B 17.5 sack seasons a bad idea for this year? Is it such a factor that you may not get 8+ sacks from him next year or the year after, that you're willing to take away from this year?
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