02-06-2016, 12:00 AM
(02-05-2016, 04:43 PM)Benton Wrote: I'm not disagreeing overall, but one year putting up numbers like a #1 while being a #1 doesn't mean as much four years later. Crabtree isn't a bad receiver, but he's not going to put up numbers like that again. Jones, while he may not either, has a better chance.
And to clarify, I don't see the Raiders paying him $7 million (but I could see them offering more than us, I think he'll go for around $6 and we'll offer around $5). I was commenting that I can see them being interested in Jones as he's got more potential than Crabtree. Honestly, if you were building around a young QB, would you sign Crabtree or Jones?
Crabtree caught 85 balls and 9 TDs in 2015. So I'd say he already has. That's why the Raiders quickly extended him with a deal for 4 years/34 million. Maybe I'm wrong, but I can't recall any teams spending 6-7 million for a WR who would clearly be a #3. If anything, the Raiders should look at TE's.
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