That is certainly the question.
I love the player, but wow, that's a lot of money. I would love to say, "Pay the Man!" but I just cannot get past the fact that he will be making a $25 million hit on the payroll next year. Ugh... I hate money and sports. I wish you could just depend on stars staying put until the fire is gone.
Seems like Suh is going to be Jack Morris all over again. If you let him go, he could haunt you for years. Imagine him pounding the way through the line to drill Stafford into the turf. I shutter at the thought.
The mock drafts tell us that the Lions are planning to replace him with a rookie. Lord help us.
Look at the Colts. Freeney was dominant. He and Mathis were stellar together. BUT... the Colts kept going without them. Although they never did replace them with remotely the same talent, they still make the playoffs and threaten to make a run for it. But they can't stop the run. They can't pressure the QB. They are going nowhere. They need a Suh.
So... it scares me to think about it, but the Lions might need to just pay the man. Keep him here and keep him happy. Just pay the man. Find rookies to put behind him and around him, but keep him.
No comments:
Post a Comment