I was thinking the same thing - I think it's a huge loss...that said I think not paying him that much was the right choice...that doesn't really fall under any of these options....I didn’t particularly like any of the choices. Mainly because I didn’t agree with the “addition by subtraction” part. Bottom line, I just can’t find any way to justify paying him $27.5m per year. It’s a loss any time that you lose a good player, though. And Wilkins is a good player. I don’t see him as a game-changing player, though. You pay game-changers $25m+.
No one would confuse Wilkins with prime Aaron Donald.
I understand if yall think Wilkins was asking for too much but Miami should have traded instead of letting him walk. I don't understand the celebration of getting a comp pick. They asked him to improve his sack total and he did. However, I think most lose sight of the fact that he had over 10 tackles for loss over the last 3 seasons. Tackles for loss are the same as a sack for me, it's just another player other than QB.
I didn’t particularly like any of the choices. Mainly because I didn’t agree with the “addition by subtraction” part. Bottom line, I just can’t find any way to justify paying him $27.5m per year. It’s a loss any time that you lose a good player, though. And Wilkins is a good player. I don’t see him as a game-changing player, though. You pay game-changers $25m+.
No one would confuse Wilkins with prime Aaron Donald.
Yeah. There’s only like One Aaron Donald per 20 years or so. He’s the only guy like that you pay like that.Exactly. For me it was a loss, but not insurmountable. We need solid DT play. I cant justify almost 30 million for a position I'd like solid play from. Let the DEs and Lbers do their jobs and be the dynamic players (and those are the ones you pay good money for).
Hard to find a player willing to steal towels and venture into Josh Allen’s endzoneHe’s a great player. But we couldn’t afford him. And yes the loss is surmountable as all positions are outside of losing a great QB. Next.