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Originally Posted by Coogs
There are other good to great players out there. Every single year. You don't have to fill the other spots with JAG's. Once in a lifetime QB's however, you keep those guys.
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We know already that the FA WR market this upcoming season is going to be a relative desert. The Draft offers a lot of potential at WR, but we also know that it will take a rookie at least two seasons to get up to speed in our offense. So any rookie WR we pick up will probably be no more than a 12-15 snap/game guy.
AT DL, particularly DT, again, history tells us that replacing a player of Jones' skills and abilities is almost a complete crapshoot. They just don't come along that often. We also know that playing on the DL in our defense is fairly complicated; how long for a rookie DL to get comfortable and really be able to play as a 3-down starter? And what FA DLs are out there that can produce anything like the kind of chaos that Jones can? I can't think of one.
Again, I'm not saying we're screwed if we can't keep Jones, because I trust in Veach and Coach Spagnuolo, but the defense won't be nearly as effective without Jones, IMO. Just look at his overall production vs. the top 3 DLs last season. Only Aaron Donald has similar numbers, and 3rd is way in the rear-view mirror.