Toomers

Would be lucky to get one 1st now.

Then Dont get involved in the discussion if you don’t care what he gets paid whether it hurts the team or not. This is salary cap issues. He’s not elite. And shouldn’t be paid like he is.

That depends on what “level” you put Burns. Hendrickson, Riddick, Z. Smith, Judon have been available in past years. What has he done to be considered above that group Josh Uche has one less sack in 1/3 of the snaps. And you can’t take 40% of the plays out of the equation. He’s not even average. He’s a liability and the first thing any OC will go after. If a LB couldn’t cover anyone, are you paying him elite money anyhow. And Burns will get a huge bonus and other guarantees. So you won’t get what Mack, who was already a DPOY and multiple AllPros, brought in trade. The 1M left of his salary was why the Rams offered so much. Now he’s 16M. Then they would have to eat a huge dead cap hit while trying to build around their rookie contract QB.

Or they could spend the saved 25-30M on a more “complete” EDGE. Use those top 10 picks to trade for one. 4-5 high quality players. 3 on rookie deals. I asked already. Why should he get as much as Crosby. Or why more than Highsmith? Why should his name even be mentioned with Watt?

The last 20+M/yr deal to an edge was Max Crosby an 23.75M/yr. Crosby is every bit as good a pass rusher and instead of being a liability on 40% of his snaps, he one of the best run defenders in the NFL. So how is Burns close to that value. The Steelers just gave Alex Highsmith 17M/year. After 14.5 sacks and a better run defender than Burns. So again, what is this magical value he holds at any price?

What about the the 25-30M/year you can spend on replacement(s). You can believe whatever you want about the Rams but there was always a good possibility they were in decline and nothing since has changed that. So for the privilege of overpaying an Edge worth around 20M/yr, they turned down two top half 1sts, pick 36, and the one great or two very good players they could have signed with the same money. And this was a good idea? This is close to the Teddys contract is team friendly BS.

Not if he’s been replaced by BC. Which is the scenario I’m speaking of. But yea he’s going to be restructured for many years to come and ain’t going nowhere soon.

4. Moton would cost 25M in dead cap next year if cut/traded.

So where are these PFF numbers that you claim are legit. Post them or the link. And they are the only ones? First it was the AU athletic dept was right. Now they aren’t. Just you claiming he had many more than he actually did. I didn’t need stats to know 13 was way too high for his time at AU just from watching all his snaps.

That the numbers are incorrect and inflated.

He played 12 games in 2021 when he had 7. He played 5 games in 2022 and had 2. That’s 9 in 17 games. Or 13 in 25 games if counting the 2020 8 games. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/andrew-leota-1.html

And also very false.

They are wrong.

You have those seasons reversed. He had a 1,000 yd rookie season. Last year was when he was hurt half the year.

I’m assuming the other guy is Dallas Turner who isn’t in the draft either.

That’s what it has always been. Nothing has changed but his roster bonus which became guaranteed on March 17th. And they had no choice because you can’t cut him while injured. I’ve never seen details which is why i asked but either it hasn’t been reported yet, or the team beat writers still don’t understand the cap.

Wasn’t he restructured last week?

What has happened without their HOF QB and HC? I know when I’m looking at a team to emulate, I pick the below average team that couldn’t win an awful division and loses good to great players on a regular basis. Good call.

Michael Thomas was arguably the best WR in football, a few years ago, as well. And what role did Smitty play in 2015. Or are we pretending that wasn’t his best passing season?

Just answered this. Do you actually follow anyone besides the Panthers?

Fans like you don’t worry about that until it actually starts costing their team very good players. And the team is leveraged out for years with a below average team. They just lost 3 DL starters and an emerging Edge. Add that to Hendrickson, Armstead, Williams, CGJ. But they are the example that should be followed. And all that for not even one SB appearance.