Originally posted by wu-dai clan
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Quote me any reasonable FA/rookie combo at EDGE that would net us even 80% of what Mack gave us last year. If there isn’t one, then we gotta figure out how to pay Mack, simple as that. End goal is always, put the best product on the field. Premium play demands premium money for a reason. Seems a lot of posters don’t want that premium EDGE play, or at least don’t want to pay for it. The option is accept lesser play now, and hopefully whatever FA/rookie pick works out at some point in the future. If that’s the standard, let’s jettison Herbert and his broken finger and his humongous contract, get a lesser QB, and spread all that $$$/draft capital among all the other needful positions. Will we win more games? I dunno, I want to keep Herbert but not like his win ratio is Mahomes-like, especially late in the game when just one play from the QB will seal the deal. Lynn, Staley, yeah they sucked, hopefully the JH combo changes that narrative.
But even if it does, we still have the 31 ranked D. God, I write that and my head screams, Keep Mack!!! Whatever it takes!!
But if we don’t, so be it. I’ll put my trust in the exciting new regime and take what comes. But, I’ll expect fewer Ws than if we’d kept Mack. Which I think is fair.
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