Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by judodono:
Defo missing probowl votes again?
https://www.49erswebzone.com/articles/132111-six-49ers-lead-nfc-pro-bowl-voting/
Grady Jarrett singlehandidly wrecked our entire IOL. Clowney wrecked our entire OL.
Buckner has been absent all year. There's no way he should be getting $18-20M going forward. He just doesn't seem to have that ability. He's a really good player though.
I'm way more nervous about giving Buckner $18M. Good player. But he has consistently disappeared for stretches throughout his career.
I get that he has earned a lot of cred on this site because he was a bright spot during our dark days, and he's an awesome dude. But there is a reason he is the 3rd best DL on this team...doesn't get top tier Pro Bowl votes and other NFL players don't consider him elite.
He deserves to be here for a long time. But a premium price for a non-premium player is tough.