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Originally Posted by saphojunkie

when people tell you who they are, believe them the first time.

If I were GM, a lot of you would hate me. Because there are only two players that are untouchable to me, and they both play offense.

Otherwise, I would continue to flood the cupboard with draft picks. I really really really don't like the idea of putting 15% of your salary cap into a player that doesn't touch the ball every play and has to rotate out consistently. Chris Jones had FOUR games over the course of 21 games where he played more than 75% of the snaps. That kind of math needs to be accounted for.

It isn't just "he's the best in the league, pay him." because far more often than not, the best in the league spends 30-40% of the snaps on the sideline. So, you can have "the best in the league" for 52% of the snaps, and then... who is playing the other 48%? I'd rather have two B+ to A- players rotating in, with no drop off in play on any snap, as opposed to one A+ player who is off the field and letting a C- scrub take over for damn near half the time.

But with two B+ players, are you losing 100% of the game breaking plays Chris Jones can give you? It's possible.

Also, that isn't just a DT rotating in. It can be nickel or dime, but you're going to have to pay Gay and Sneed and Bolton and a bunch of others, eventually.

The math is really really fluid, and there isn't a right answer.

That's definitely a different perspective on him that I never really considered. It is something to consider for sure and I wonder if Veach is thinking along those lines as well.