Is D Jack gone?

[L-TownCat]

No.  We traded a pick.

[Luciu5]

35 minutes ago, stbugs said:

For what we traded, CJ isn’t considered a high end CB yet. He was a high draft pick, sure, but he was dumped by his team after one year. He’s a developmental player right now.

I think this is what it is.  He's at the level of 3rd round pick, not a top 10 pick.  I don't think we can count on CJ being a shutdown corner, at least this year which is obviously fine considering what we traded for him.  I did have my hopes up that he could "replace" Horn asap and our defense not miss a beat.  I don't blame anything in Dallas on him, btw.  He was only in the system for a few days and I really don't blame him for not being up to speed.

Which all of this is exactly what I was getting at in my original post.  CJ's not a top 10 pick talent level right now, he's developmental.

[MechaZain]

Not sure Horn is as locked in as everyone thinks. If the others have a great year he's unproven and has trade value as a recent top 10 pick. 

 

[OneBadCat]

If we want to beat Tampa this is the exact kind of secondary we need. They will cross these bridges when they get to them. Djax is playing his ass off and they’ll bring him back.
 

We are seeing a shift in the priorities of our defense. It’s not all about the front seven anymore. It’s pass rush and secondary

[t96]

17 hours ago, stbugs said:

$15M a year for Donte? There’s only 7 who make that much or more and 2 of the 7 have reasonable outs after 2021 which would effectively mean they got $13-14 per year. Those guys are a level above Donte. Unless Marty pulls a Samuel, I think Donte’s in the $8-10 range, maybe $9-11.

You're dreaming man. The way contracts work in the NFL is if you're an above average player at your position when it's time for a new contract you're going to get top 3-5 money at your position, if not become the highest paid. And then a year or two later as the next players at the position get their deals and the cap continues to increase that contract that looks huge initially will be like 10th highest paid at the position and be completely fine.

 

Donte has already earned $15M/year easily. He's been better than Bradberry and is getting his contract 2 years later with a higher cap and James is making $14.5M/yr.