Licht keeps his players. I think part of that is self-serving
You think Licht intentionally pads his drafting stats by extending drafted players?
I think most other factors being roughly equal aren't teams going to go with the guy on the team already? Maybe not, but hard to imagine the Bucs drafting a TE this offseason. If they did maybe in addition to Otton and get rid of the other two? Maybe a FA?
Interesting take either way
I tend to agree that Diaby is a solid #2, excellent #3 edge rusher. He's not Batman, but he can definitely be Robin.
I agree with this. I’ve always said he’s much more of a Greg Spires than he is a Simeon Rice. And that’s not a bad thing. It’s just not worth $25M a year.
It’s just not worth $25M a year.
I don't think anyone will disagree with you on that, but I could be wrong.
I will be surprised if he asks for $25M, unless he gets to 15 sacks this season.
I think Queipo wrote an article (or did a podcast) about his market value being somewhere close to $25M per.
And, if you follow Josh on X, he’s been pretty good predicting FA deals.
It’s just not worth $25M a year.
I don't think anyone will disagree with you on that, but I could be wrong.
I will be surprised if he asks for $25M, unless he gets to 15 sacks this season.
I think Queipo wrote an article (or did a podcast) about his market value being somewhere close to $25M per.
And, if you follow Josh on X, he’s been pretty good predicting FA deals.
That would put him in the top 15 AAV among Edge rushers, which obviously he isn't. Not sure that can be justified.
| Rank | Player | Team | AAV (per year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Anderson Jr. | Texans | $50 million |
| 2 | Micah Parsons | Packers | $46.5 million |
| 3 | Aidan Hutchinson | Lions | $45 million |
| 4 | T.J. Watt | Steelers | $41 million |
| 5 | Danielle Hunter | Texans | $40.1 million |
| 6 | Myles Garrett | Browns/Rams* | ~$40–41.6M |
| 7 | Maxx Crosby | Raiders | $35.5 million |
| 8 | Nick Bosa | 49ers | $34 million |
| 9 | Jaelan Phillips | Panthers | $30 million |
| 10 | Josh Hines-Allen | Jaguars | $28.25 million |
| 11 | Brian Burns | Giants | $28.2 million |
| 12 | Trey Hendrickson | Ravens | $28 million |
| 13 | Travon Walker | Jaguars | $27.5 million |
| 14 | Nik Bonitto | Broncos | $26.5 million |
| 15 | Montez Sweat | Bears | $24.5 million |
| 16 | Rashan Gary | Packers | $24 million |
| 17–20 | Various (e.g., Odafe Oweh, George Karlaftis, etc.) | — | ~$22–24 million |
