Born: December 5, 1994 (age 29)
The long-term deal window has passed.
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Youād be paying him with Alimās money.
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Lions need to continue to build through the draft
Speaking of Alim money Barmore just got 23m per
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Starting to think DT is probably what teams should be taking one of in every draft.
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We could afford his current contract yesā¦ but paying him more 100% ensures alim and others are not resigned.
I thought i heard Trey said he wants to get PAID or goto a better team. It sounded like he still wants a ring and doubts the Bengals immediate future. The owners suck bad there. And the stars want to be treated better.
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I think with the way contracts are structured & with Hutch next year in Sewells position.
Goff & Decker next year as well.
I think we could slide in a 3 year deal for Trey nowā¦as most of the money for those contracts big money are pushed down the road through allocations & base salaryās jumping.
As I mentioned in other thread. Iām in the minority here, but:
If the trade off is a Super Bowl win next year & Alim is the only guy we canāt resign because of Trey then I would do it no doubt.
Next year is an elite DT class
Reader, BroMart, Wingo, Levi cheap resign, + draft would more the suffice at DT for 2025 and beyond.
Plus Mcneil is so young he could go somewhere else for a few years get paid then come back home in 2028 and win another Super Bowl he would still only be like 27 then
Thatās a BIG if. Itās what we should all be thinking (and I am), but if it doesnāt work out that way weāve painted ourselves into a corner. And one of the few things weāve learned about Brad is that he HATES being painted into a corner.
I also have no problem moving on from Alim and attacking the class if thatās what the FO deems the best way forward. Itāll hurt, but weāre gonna lose some guys that will hurt in the future. It is what it is, thatās how the league is set up.
I just donāt think a trade off of Super Bowl + one year of Trey for losing Alim is actually the equation here. Thereās a lot more that goes into it.
Iām gonna have a hard time accepting we are going to pay Alim McNeil
Ndamukong Suh money over 4 or 5 years.
I love Alim McNeil too, but he might be in the Jonah spot of positions getting paid that we canāt afford to pay.
WR, OT, QB, DE ok I get paying all those guys.
But NT converted to 3T DTā¦ idk man
Iād call it 50/50 right now but weāve got a season to sort it out.
On the one hand you want to pay our guys, especially if they fit (which I think is a bigger factor for us than most realize) and theyāve put in the hard work to improve. Alim is one of our best examples of that. He should be rewarded by the team.
On the other you canāt pay everyone, and Alim could get a BIG contract as an unrestricted FA. He may want to test the market if weāre not offering enough.
I have no idea which way weāll go right now, but as I said maybe it works itself out over the year like Jonah did.
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I have a hard time accepting that you really believe in Brad. You donāt believe in folowing his plan. You donāt believe in paying attention to his words and actions in order to predict what he does next. You want to do the opposite of Brads MO. It is obvious when you discuss what you would do.
Well what I would do and what Brad is doing is pretty much the same. Check my resume
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Unlike you, I post my thoughts before hand.
Not after the fact
I think your concern for player opposite hutch is warranted.
Iād be all for a trade but Iād be the conductor of the Max Crosby train
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Trey Hendrickson isnāt that far off from Crosby
Oh I agree but Crosby just fits better to me. Michigan boy isnāt he? And heās bad and everyone knows it.
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Agreedā¦ Iāve hyped Alim a lot on here, especially after he got in shape and broke out last year. But is he worth 20 mill per season? DTās are getting crazy money these days.
I predicted Jonah would be gone for that same reason.
Alim getting 8 to 10 sacks beside Reader wouldnāt surprise me though. He had 6 last year playing beside Benito and Buggs. Reader should help Alim a lot.
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Agreed. I just hope Alim doesnāt get to camp and decide to hold out because Sewell & Saint got paid and he hasnāt yet.
Thatās my biggest fear. Especially since 2021 same draft class Christian Barmore DT drafted the round before him just re did hi contract today.
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I believe we will pay him. The cap is going up. Personally, I didnāt think Jonah was the type of player that fit with Brad and Dan.
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I hope we do find a way to keep him.
But Iāve got to imagine he is 3rd in the pecking order right now behind Goff & Decker.