Here in NJ and they are ecstatic ... which is so hypocritical, the same people who bash us for Suh for 19 mil are jumping with joy and making the excuses for vernon at 17 mil. they make some solid points he is only 25, he is a good player, he doesnt have drama or baggage, the cap numbers and cost of players is going up each year, they have cap... blah blah blah
My point though: that # is ridiculous and you can not spin that as a positive, especially if you rag on the dolphins for their suh price. OV is not to DE what Suh is to DT... Vernon has played next to some great guys and yes, hes about to play along another good line, but hes not getting leaps and bounds better from here on out... come on... this guy is pretty much maxxed out. its going on 5 years now. is age that relevant? Do we really pay for age now? OV is not Wake or Julius Peppers. hes got 5 more years of solid play before a decline. he's not playing until hes 35. so what difference does age make if youre going to get the same amount of time and stats and impact out of a guy???? thats like paying more for pretty. He's undisciplined, he's been apart of one of the worst Run DLs in the league, he doesn't put up big numbers, and he DOESNT TAKE OVER GAMES. this guy literally lost games for MIA. I'm sorry but 17 million a year is bad.