08-13-2020, 08:30 PM
(08-13-2020, 07:28 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: I would disagree.. they triple dipped at the probably the worst starting position of all 32 teams and that would be LB and I am much happier they did not than draft 2 WRs.... besides we can franchise AJ I believe next year also if we need too but it would be costly...
Obviously, we'll have to wait and see how it all shakes out, but Tyler Johnson was probably a Day 2 prospect in a normal class that went in the 5th. Donovan Peoples-Jones in 6 or KJ Hill in 7 would have also been great values.
We definitely needed LB help, but drafting three guys at a position where you normally have 2 on the field is basically saying that you expect to miss on at least one of these guys. No to mention they took Pratt last year. We'll see if the buckshot approach pays off.
They technically can FT AJ next year, but it's not feasible. The cap is going to drop around $23 million to $175 mil due to COVID in '21 and they would have to pay him 120% of what he made this year, or $21 mil.