March 5Mar 5 Hefty pricetag. Think I read something that speculated a 3 year/$36 million deal. Either way, well deserved after this season, and we couldn't afford to lose him.
March 5Mar 5 Keeping the most dominant offensive line in the NFL intact should now be a top priority. If Howie can do it. Bechton needs to be signed. As for Myles Garrett that's just pure fantasy.
March 5Mar 5 I'm just posting this because I was going to say the same thing, but also add: "Howie doesn't use high draft picks on DBs."
March 5Mar 5 Baun was definitely the priority of the free agents ... his presence in the lineup just seemed to be the key to unlocking potential all over the defense. It's a bit more money than I was hoping he would sign for, but $17M a year for three years is not going to break the bank regardless. (By contrast, I have seen contract projections upwards of $25M a year for four years for Milton Williams; I like Milton, but that is a lot to commit to a guy who has been very good but not a world-beater.)
March 5Mar 5 6 minutes ago, MrFadedGlory said: Fuuuuuuu Damn I called 4/50 months ago. 3/50 is reeeediculous Months ago, he might have signed for 4/50 ... but after the Super Bowl, everyone's price tag went up, especially guys that made plays all over the place including a diving interception. Howie should have made him that 4/50 offer in October.
March 5Mar 5 Just now, BayAreaLennie said: Baun was definitely the priority of the free agents ... his presence in the lineup just seemed to be the key to unlocking potential all over the defense. It's a bit more money than I was hoping he would sign for, but $17M a year for three years is not going to break the bank regardless. (By contrast, I have seen contract projections upwards of $25M a year for four years for Milton Williams; I like Milton, but that is a lot to commit to a guy who has been very good but not a world-beater.) Milton Williams did have a Sack, Strip, Fumble of Mahomes in the SB. Just sayin. I agree the money is probably too much.
March 5Mar 5 Who’s the last LB we had who had the amount of impact on games that Baun had last year? I’m thinking early 2000s Trotter, before he left for Washington. Before that? Seth Joyner.
March 5Mar 5 13 minutes ago, brkmsn said: I'm just posting this because I was going to say the same thing, but also add: "Howie doesn't use high draft picks on DBs." Howie has certainly adjusted his thinking in recent years. At about $17 million per year, it's not insane, as the LB franchise tag is about $25 million. Now all Baun has to do is continue to play like the best in the league, even though none of us had ever heard of him before the Eagles signed him.
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