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Should we cut Shaq next year.


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17 hours ago, NAS said:

No, but sometimes people don't look their best when others are playing poorly like Whitehead.  I think we need to draft Kuechly's replacement. 

Back when Luke and TD were here I was told that he was just being overshadowed by them and he'll shine when in TD's role. Shaq is a good LB, but after next year he's being paid to be great.

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29 minutes ago, top dawg said:

I wouldn't say that. This one wasn't obviously terrible, no matter how much 20/20 hindsight begs to differ.

Shaq has been underwhelming since he came into the league. There isn’t a single statistic or any evidence to contradict that. 

He is a slightly better James Anderson.

For a guy who was taughted as some amazing athlete, he can’t cover and has one career interception. He’s just not worthy of the money we are paying him.

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19 hours ago, 4Corners said:

Need to draft Chazz Surratt in 2nd round and go after Cole Holcomb when he is a FA. 

That Pansy?  Kidding.  He is good, but I see him going in the third.  Good player, still learning. 

I think we should find a MLB, but Thompson is overpaid.

Here is how we need to think of a player's salary---

BAD THINKING:  We do not have another OLB who is better, so we cannot afford to cut him.

GOOD THINKING:  We could cut him and sign a cheaper OLB, use the money to upgrade 2 other positions that are more critical (like C, MLB).

 

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20 hours ago, Snake said:

According to sports trac we have a potential out next year and it would free up a heavy contract. He's definitely our best LB though and there isn't someone to replace him. Thoughts? 

No, no and no. Let Whitehead go and either move Shaq to MLB or draft one (draft them way high). 

Or as a crazy thought, put Chinn in at MLB. He is getting so much experience playing the entire field, is so good in run stops AND pass coverage, he could be the next Luke, at least when it comes to contact wise. I don't know enough about Chinn to know if he has the football IQ that Luke had (and few, if any, do have that level), although his adaptability and ability to be in the right place at the right time makes me think he's got the brains to do it, too.

He doesn't have the mass of a typical MLB, but the game is changing to a faster, more wide open one that might see Chinn as the perfect fit at MLB.

 

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3 hours ago, therealmjl said:

Shaq has been underwhelming since he came into the league. There isn’t a single statistic or any evidence to contradict that. 

He is a slightly better James Anderson.

For a guy who was taughted as some amazing athlete, he can’t cover and has one career interception. He’s just not worthy of the money we are paying him.

I honestly don’t think he’s any better than James Anderson. 

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12 hours ago, weyco2000 said:

Surratt will go in the first unfortunately.

Surratt is way too small to play LB in the NFL at a high level. He’s a natural ectomorph. People critiqued Isaiah Simmons about being a tweener, Surratt is even more so a tweener who gets swallowed up in the run game. If you don’t believe me, actually watch him closely today. He’s a 3rd round talent. 

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