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Originally Posted by O.city
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"Denver thinks two in particular were overpaid: Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (who's making over $19 million per year) and Kansas City Chiefs outside linebacker Justin Houston (who signed a six-year $101 million deal last offseason). That viewpoint could end up being a problem because those deals impact how Denver sees Miller's next contract. Particularly the Suh deal, since Miller has ascended to rarified air among his NFL peers. Multiple league sources have spelled it out at this stage: The Broncos want to slot Miller ahead of Houston, but below Suh, somewhere in the neighborhood of $18 million per season."
Just can't see how anyone could justify Houston as being overpaid coming off of a 22 sack season, where he was the #1 reason for having the #2 pass defense in the league in 2014. Suh, sure. He never produced at a level to warrant 19M per year. Of course, if things were perfect, Watt's contract would have set the ceiling. But even then, I'm sorry, call me a homer if you want, but the stats support what I believe. Hell, if his 2014 wasn't enough, how about being 2nd in the NFL in QB pressures last year in only 10 1/2 games? Houston is the best edge rusher in the entire NFL, and if he gets the chance to show it come playoff time, the debate will cease to exist.