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Norman Contract Talks Stall per Person

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I have to disagree with what I think your point is there.  Seattle is the perfect example.  Their front 7 is pretty ordinary outside of Wagner.  Their secondary makes them look much better.

Michael Bennett, Cliff Avril, Brandon Mebane, Bruce Irvin, KJ Wright, added Ahtyba Rubin this offseason... that is not an ordinary front 7.

Then when you consider the guys they lost in Chris Clemons, Tony McDaniel, they had Kevin Williams in '14 and he played well in the role asked of him, their front 7 has always been really good.  Not 49ers 2011-2013 good obviously, but still amazing.

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With our pass rush looking kinda shaky after Hardy's departure, I don't see us investing a ton of money into Norman.  Props to DG for trying to get a deal done before the year began, knowing that if Josh has another great year, he will bring more money demands.

Truthfully, though, Ealy is still somewhat of an unknown and needs to prove himself.  Star isn't even starting the first game due to a foot issue.  CJ is making way too much money.  Our backup DTs are gonna retire at some point.  The wheels could come off our DL at any point--or nothing could happen.  The point is you don't go sinking money into one position if you can't get maximum value for it.  A CB is best when defending for about 3-4 seconds.  If the pass rush can't get there, then the WR has an exponential edge over the CB, and thus the CB's value plummets.  I don't even see DG franchising Josh if it came to that.  Let him walk and get a comp. pick.

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Michael Bennett, Cliff Avril, Brandon Mebane, Bruce Irvin, KJ Wright, added Ahtyba Rubin this offseason... that is not an ordinary front 7.

Then when you consider the guys they lost in Chris Clemons, Tony McDaniel, they had Kevin Williams in '14 and he played well in the role asked of him, their front 7 has always been really good.  Not 49ers 2011-2013 good obviously, but still amazing.

Mebane is the only one I'd put above average, just so.  Bennett, Avril are average.  Irvin may be below average.  Decent pass rusher, but brings nothing else to the defense.  Wright and Clemons, average.  They get sacks cuz the QB has to hold onto the ball so long.

edit: The only player listed that would start for our team is one of the DE's, probably Bennett, opposite CJ.  And that's only now because we're having to start Ealy since Hardy left. 

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