Crowder52 Wrote:
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> eesti Wrote:
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> > I really have no desire to bring in the 48th
> (or
> > whatever) ranked LT in the league. We need an
> > upgrade. Why not spend less and go after a top
> 15
> > guy like Cherilus or Winston?
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> I know that is almost as bad as paying 60 million
> for the 34 th ranked WR...
We might as well pay
> Sean Smith top ten money at that point and just go
> all out foolish...
The difference is that Wallace is still on the upswing and his poor season can be easily explained to anyone reasonable enough to listen.
It's not as questionable as players like Long, who many say is in decline after all the problems he's had on 4 or 5 different parts of his body. It is not unlike Greg Jennings situation with injuries.
I don't see it as any safer to sign Jennings for 8 mil when he is more likely to bust because of age/injury. It is even less likely that he will put up anywhere near the numbers he did in his prime.
Wallace is more likely than either to have a bounce-back season and get his 1000 yards and 8 Td's but you have to look beyond the numbers to assess the value. There is nothing black and white about the nuances of the NFL.
Don't think for a minute than Joe Philbin hasn't given his blessing for this move and had long discussions with Ireland and Sherman about MW's worth.
They are looking at what he brings to the team as a whole even if he drops a few balls and only runs two or three routes (which is unlikely....don't forget our coaches also got 1k out of Hartline and helped him turn the corner). Those same coaches surely can get more out of Wallace than they did Hartline who got most of his big plays on deep sideline passes.
Wallace opens everything up. Nobody in FA or the draft can offer that with more proof than Wallace. He has done it for at least 3 years in a row. I don't care if he is only run posts, fly patterns and WR screens.
he will also make things much easier for Lamar Miller to make some big plays of his own. None of our RB's had that luxury last year.
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