05-18-2020, 04:35 PM
(05-17-2020, 03:13 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: AJ is 31 years old, and probably still has at least a few good years left in him. Julian Edelman missed the entire 2017 season, and came back the next year and won Super Bowl MVP. At 32. And AJ is on a another level compared to Edelman.
I understand not wanting to pay AJ big money, but wanting to just wash your hands of him and move on no matter what makes no sense to me. If he stays healthy and plays all season, and he’ll sign a reasonable deal to stay here, we absolutely should do it. Especially if he gets help from guys like Boyd, Tee, and Mixon, and doesn’t have to carry the offense so mucymore.
He will actually be 32 when the season starts, not that it’s a big difference. I just don’t think that he will sign a reasonable deal. There was a plan B for the All Pro Tackle if his play slipped at the Tackle position. He could’ve easily played Guard for a couple of years. What’s Plan B for the guy that missed the last 1 1/2 years at WR? I’m just saying that the wrong approach was probably made on both guys. AJ may play great all year and I will humbly eat my words. I do admire the loyalty to AJ but if he is hurt this year and still wants big money then it becomes blind loyalty. I just see more value in spending that much money in other areas and on guys that didn’t miss the last 1 1/2 years. I hope that he can play great for the next 2-4 years. I’m an odds person though and I don’t think that those odds are too good. For 18 Million dollars, he better put up some big yards and play a huge part in several wins. That’s 1/10th of the team’s payroll.
