How good could a bigger Brian Burns, KK Short, Derrick Brown, and the highly unlikely Jadeveon Clowney be for us?

[thunderraiden]

I know our defense is going to be hot garbage next year. But just how bad could it be if we fix D-Line? Would those 4 starters fix it? Also, what's to say we don't have a situation where Cam comes back to form and we find a solution at LT? This is me just spit balling one Big FA signing which likely isn't even going to happen.

[TheSpecialJuan]

what a good looking question 

[jfra78]

Just resign Addison and forget about Clowny

[Real1zOnly]

Rome wasn't built in a day.

[davos]

2 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

Just resign Addison and forget about Clowny

I super appreciate what Addison has done but I'd prefer to move on. 

 

[Soul Rebel]

For the money it would cost for Clowney, I would prefer Littleton and keep the odd man front. We would still need to find a DE, but having KK and Brown with their hands in the dirt, and Burns-Shaq-Littleton-Miller at the backer spots would be pretty stellar too.

[Jared Patterson]

Give me Littleton or Shoebert. Whoever is cheaper

[LinvilleGorge]

Clowney is the defensive version of Sam Bradford. Teams just keep paying the guy despite him being fragile and mediocre even when healthy

 

[t96]

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Clowney is the defensive version of Sam Bradford. Teams just keep paying the guy despite him being fragile and mediocre even when healthy

 

LOL at mediocre. The sack stats may not be the greatest, but the guy is a pure game changer on the field. Easily a top 5 4-3 DE. Bradford is a horrible comparison, he never at any point even sniffed top 20 at his position and missed way more games than Clowney.

 

I do not want Clowney at all, as it makes no sense to pay for a top FA when we’re in rebuilding mode, and yes the injuries are a bit of a concern. But to say he’s mediocre is just silly.

[LinvilleGorge]

10 minutes ago, t96 said:

LOL at mediocre. The sack stats may not be the greatest, but the guy is a pure game changer on the field. Easily a top 5 4-3 DE. Bradford is a horrible comparison, he never at any point even sniffed top 20 at his position and missed way more games than Clowney.

 

I do not want Clowney at all, as it makes no sense to pay for a top FA when we’re in rebuilding mode, and yes the injuries are a bit of a concern. But to say he’s mediocre is just silly.

He's a helluva lot closer to mediocre than he is a top 5 DE. That's hilarious.

Honestly, the comparison is probably an insult to Bradford. The guy did throw for 3500+ yards every time he played 14+ games.

[Peon Awesome]

41 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

Just resign Addison and forget about Clowny

It's amazing how underappreciated Addison is. Even though Clowney has yet to put up 10 sacks in a single season, a dozen teams will be salivating to pay him $20 million per year. Meanwhile Addison quietly puts up about 10 sacks consistently every year at a below average salary for a starting defensive end and gets little recognition anywhere. Even with the rebuild, we should at least offer him a Peppers-like contract his last couple years as a veteran rotational piece. 

[Soul Rebel]

6 minutes ago, Peon Awesome said:

It's amazing how underappreciated Addison is. Even though Clowney has yet to put up 10 sacks in a single season, a dozen teams will be salivating to pay him $20 million per year. Meanwhile Addison quietly puts up about 10 sacks consistently every year at a below average salary for a starting defensive end and gets little recognition anywhere. Even with the rebuild, we should at least offer him a Peppers-like contract his last couple years as a veteran rotational piece. 

It's not that Addison is underappreciated, IMO.

I think because he is about to turn 33, he is not as appealing as a player with similar production that is 27-28 years old. Too much money for a rotational 33-year old vet for me. 

Different strokes for different folks.

[Basbear]

Before I found out how lazy Clowney is AND hes injury-prone??? It breaks my heart to past on him, but the worst thing you could do is give a player with those two traits 100+ million. Only if he wanted to come home and take millions less with no very little guarantees, more likely to walk on the sun tho.. 

[(ATL'ien)CamNewton]

It's amazing Clowney has never recorded a double-digit sack season .. he just turned 27 though, he still can get better. Make it happen Hurney.