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Is Jadeveon Clowney a realistic target in FA?


Trill OG

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Yes if I've got pep year or two to show him what he should be and how to be a consistent professional. He and Pep same skill set, hometown. HOMETOWN.

I've always seen him flash. Still a top notch player. Sad if they're not already feeling him out. Definitely would have to ask for a reasonable deal hometown discount to keep team continuity and flexibility.

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48 minutes ago, Trill OG said:

Wait you think he will get Watt money? He is not even the best DE on his own team.

Yes I believe he will. Did you see the contracts this past offseason for crappy wide receivers? The guy is 25 and has a ton of talent. I know he has had injuries but that does not stop the fact that he will be getting PAID. Many of the stats has been getting double/triple teamed the last few seasons with Watt out.

 

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Couple of thoughts:

1. Forget the "hometown discount". This will be his best chance to cash-in and he would be a fool not to take the money. 

2. Forget high-dollar free agents. Give me an example of a team who really made the most of a high-dollar free agent signing. Now, tell me how many high-dollar free agents the Patriots and Saints have signed in the last five years?

The draft is the key. Yes, we need to sign good value free agents, but let the high-dollar ones disappoint someone else.

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He’s an ideal 4-3 DE, that has been playing out of position since college.  The guy would wreck havoc on our defense.  That said, 0 chance the Texans let him walk.  He’ll definitely be tagged in the offseason and they will try to work on a deal from there.  

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He's one of the best talents in the NFL and changes games. Peppers is the only guy on the line who can do that and he's 50.

 

Clowney would be the best FA pickup we've had in years and auto changes our defense for better. We love average bullshit here. We could get a old vet and still over pay him for 2 years and no upgrade or go better and get a pass rusher like him who can do it all. He is one of the best run stopping DEs as well.

Theres people on here who rather pay Dee Ford more or JPP.

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TBH, a lot of yall are underestimating him based off his college stature compared to what he's done in the pros.  No, he isn't getting the hype he got in college, and no, his stats aren't mindblowing, but that's why I think it makes perfect sense for him to end up here.  He won't get a super crazy contract, so that should be workable for us.  And if you didn't know, check out his versatility...  it's part of why i think his stats are ln't eye-popping, but it's what makes him invaluable.

I think PFF has it available, but I'm not subscribed, so if someone is, check out his snaps by position.  I saw it somewhere a couple of weeks ago, but he lines up at End, OLB, DT, and MLB...  lol, he is everywhere.  I think he would absolutely kill here as predominantly a DE in a 4-3, but again, would still have the versatility to line up anywhere to give opponents different looks.

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