02-25-2021, 10:53 PM
(02-25-2021, 01:10 AM)jason Wrote: I saw it wrapped up pretty concisely in another thread on here today. We can gobble up a good chunk of our available cap on these two guys, and not improve our team at all. The fear of letting two "key" players go from a terrible defense would keep 2 guys around for WAY more money than they were getting paid in 2020. Hopefully they can contribute big things to whichever team signs them away from here.
Jackson is a goner and Lawson is 50-50 to me. I think they are good players to have around, but I wouldn't sign either over extending Bates, who is a legit elite talent. If you tie up a ton of cash in these two, it leaves less to give Jesse when his time comes. It think the best option is to slap a tag on Lawson and buy another year to find a new pass rusher on a rookie deal. Let him walk next year and pay Bates to lead the defense for the next 4 or 5 seasons.
