Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
Originally posted by BOI49er:
Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
Originally posted by tjd808185:
Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
Not quite sure how folks want to keep Dee and trade Arik. Dee is the one who couldn't get on the field..or stay on it. Arik played virtually most of every game. He also plays both inside and out, and plays them well. I'd like to keep Dee, but if so , we need to get yet another starter/backup at Rt DE, and hope we get some meaningful playing time out of Dee. 226 snaps is about a quarter of the total plays. And that just doesn't cut it.
True, when healthy , Dee is hell on wheels coming around the LT. I know he worked hard to get ready for SB, but he played minimally and we finished the game in 2nd half mostly with Solly and Zettle out there, not Dee. So let's get this straight. We got a healthy , virtual all pro in Arik , who plays both DE and DT. Not many of those out there. Dee is the one who is the problem with both knees and hammy. Keeping Dee and trading Arik is so goofy as to not even be considered .
If we do keep Dee, it will then require yet another player to back him up. Arik, OTOH, is locked, loaded , and ready to go.
Because when Dee is on the field we're soooooo much better. He compliments Bosa/ Buckner to perfection. Having that speed rusher to go with the interior pressure is lethal. Just look at how many of AA/ Bosa's sacks came when Dee was on the field.
Very tough one because Dee is aging and injury prone. I want AA back badly but don't discount what Ford brings to the table. Even on the field 25% of the time he was a force for us.
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Yup, there is nothing more exciting than seeing Dee whiz around the LT, and chaos plus that leaves Buck, Nick and Arik to join in. No question with Dee in there, we are the #1 DL or front 7 in the league. Operative words are "with Dee in there"...and 226 snaps, or approx 1/4 of the plays, he does all that. But he tried hard to be ready for the SB and just couldn't do it. Therein lies the problem. So secure Arik giving us the golden 3 some. But if we keep Dee, he HAS TO have a backup/starter to replace him, and when we get those 226 snaps we are unbeatable. Unfortunately, that just isn't enough to get us thru a season.. talks about letting Arik go and keeping Dee? Just no way that makes any sense.
Eight of AA's ten sacs came with Dee on the field 25% of the time. The other 75% of the snaps, AA got Two Sacks. I don't want to say "what good is he?", but it ain't $19m in our situation.
According to Daniel Jeremiah, we just restructured Ariks contract to make it count only $12 mill this yr instead of 14 mil. Jeremiah also thinks we won't be able to keep Arik. I think he is dead wrong. If we got an offer on Dee, I would consider it carefully. 226 snaps just isnt enough to get us a SB win. Had he been in more than just some of first half, we win the game (IMO). But here we have to keep the guy who was on the field a lot this yr, and played lites out.
We do, however, need another Dee, but a healthy one. And it is true, each one of these guys makes the others look and play better. When Dee was in we had best DL in league. Unfortunately it just wasn't often enough.
If that were true that we restructured AA's contract that would be significant, as in all probability, that would be that, and we'd keep him under the new contract. I don't think it is true. Buckner's 5th year option was originally planned to be under the DE scale instead of the DT scale. Who knows why, but the correction drops his 5th year from $14.4m to $12.4m, so even his contract has not really been restructured, yet, although it has been reported they are working on a long term contract with him.
I agree we should draft or acquire another DE with good pass rushing skills. Not sure you couldn't meet AA's production of 2.2 sacks per year his first four years, and 2.0 sacks last year without Dee. Young, healthy, fast and cheap sounds good to me to go with our superstars on the defensive line.
One other thing that I will note. It is just my opinion, but it sure looked to me like AA was playing for sacks instead of honoring his containment responsibilities all through his contract year, and especially in the 4th quarter of the. SB. Playing for stats and a contract at the expense of his team should never be tolerated by Kyle and John. We don't know what they think on this subject, and they certainly won't hint at it and destroy AA's trade value, or even be known as a team that ruins players reputations and careers. I'm just going to wait and see if he's on the team next year.
[ Edited by BOI49er on Mar 14, 2020 at 10:25 AM ]
