C.J. Mosely Versus Kwon Alexander
January 20th, 2019
Bucs GM Jason Licht
After Dirk Koetter was launched for being bad at his job, general manager Jason Licht talked about a no-ego approach to hiring the next Buccaneers head coach.
The whole “no ego” comment was made a couple of times and Joe sure hopes that extends to free agency.
No ego (or thoughts of “investiture,” as Ira Kaufman calls it) is good when evaluating pending free agents Donovan Smith and Kwon Alexander.
Get the best guys for the Bucs. Period. And stop caring so much about re-signing your own guys; care more about hiring the best guys, as part of the best rebuilding plan.
And when it comes to the Tampa Bay defense, you better believe it’s a rebuilding job. It absolutely is.
Regarding Kwon, Joe loves his fire and he’s a good football player. But as a former Pro Bowler and team captain, Kwon is going to want at least $10 million per season, roughly what his buddy Lavonte David earns. In fact, Jenna Laine of ESPN reported weeks ago that Kwon and his agent, oily Drew Rosenhaus, are seeking in the neighborhood of $12 million per year. Joe wants no part of that coming off a torn ACL.
This isn’t a Hall of Fame game-changer with major playoff experience returning from October ACL surgery, like Darrelle Revis was in 2013. This is injury-prone Kwon Alexander coming off November ACL surgery.
That’s harsh, but that’s reality. And the Bucs’ defense was better without Kwon last season. Harsh again, yes, but reality.
Beastly Ravens inside linebacker C.J. Mosely, 26, is likely to hit the free agent market when the dinner bell rings in mid-March. Nearly every season Baltimore has salary cap issues and their four-time Pro Bowl linebacker, who has missed just three games in five seasons, could be set free.
Joe would love to see the Bucs all over Mosely in a hurry. He’s a culture-changer type of player. The guy was a captain as a rookie — in Baltimore — and lived up to the hype.
Joe gets that it’s easy to emotionally cling to favorite players like Kwon, and for the front office to want to see its guy to succeed in-house, but changing the defense will require changing core players.
After power broker defensive coordinator Todd Bowles assesses the personnel, if he’s leaning 3-4 base defense, then push him over the top and go get Mosely. Let his agent know behind the scenes that Team Glazer will open the vault.
January 20th, 2019 at 9:31 am
Great read Joe. I want this team to get the players to win. Kwon is a good player, on a bad team. And like you said, The D played better without him. Bring in a sure fire pro bowl bad ass, and change this D around. I see Licht and BA making wholesale changes.
January 20th, 2019 at 9:32 am
Jason and Jamyth….2 QB’s taken in years after Jameis will be playing this afternoon….so much for “potential”
January 20th, 2019 at 9:38 am
Joe you make to much sense. Tampa fans love their losers. Throw McCoy, and David in as the biggest underachievers to ever play here. When was the last time Gerry had a sack to win a game, or David a pick to seal the deal? Remember when that was standard for Sapp, and Brooks? Low standard Buc fans love living in the NFC south basement with their so called stars.
January 20th, 2019 at 9:39 am
Remember – it all started when Hardy N was brought in
January 20th, 2019 at 9:40 am
If Kwon thinks he’s getting 12 million off a bum knee and a second-ballot pro-bowl selection last season I can’t help him understand reality…18 games missed in 4 seasons is NOT a good track record.
January 20th, 2019 at 9:47 am
I would consider Mosely an upgrade at the position even if Kwon wasn’t coming off an injury. Get Mosely, and if Kwon comes to his senses and takes a modest 1 year prove it deal I day sign him as well. I’d prefer to build the talent level of this team
January 20th, 2019 at 9:48 am
“Are coaches forced to play Gumps wiffs and busts?
Are we going to continuously see Benonoch and Ryan smith?
Next year we have to endure watching Cappa, RoJo, MJ Stewart lack of development and progression on the field?
Not only cant Gump draft good players but he forces coaches to play these busts
How can we win?”
Kobe Faker
January 20th, 2019 at 9:53 am
Fwiw…again. It’s CJ Mosley, not Mosely. Like Mathieu only had one T. When it’s players names, and in titles of columns, read by national columnists or other folks maybe looking at JBF for soucing stories, like PFT perhaps, it ain’t a good look for the site, it’s legitimacy and/or credibility. A simple Google search spells out every player’s name correctly before the article is finalized.
Fwiw….
January 20th, 2019 at 9:59 am
Very few keepers and even less winners on bucs roster. No one confuses popularity and mediocrity with greatness more than ignorant low standard bucfan
January 20th, 2019 at 10:02 am
Would fully endorse this. Love Kwon but not for 12 mil a year. CJ can hold up against the pass better and probably doesn’t miss on his gap assignments as often.
January 20th, 2019 at 10:05 am
Bring in a bad azz like Hardy Nickerson. He changed everything.
January 20th, 2019 at 10:06 am
Hodad
Are you hitting the herb this morning. Dude. Cmon.
Yah Lavonte sucks. He is in the record books in a few categories . He has been only one of very few bright spots on defense for the last couple of years.
January 20th, 2019 at 10:07 am
12 million for Kwon? That’s hilarious and he obviously is blind to see how bad this d was that he led
January 20th, 2019 at 10:13 am
Why am I imagining the last game 2019 if this ship does not turn around…the GBoy’z doing to Licht what USC did to Lane Kiffin ….
January 20th, 2019 at 10:22 am
Give me Mosley in a heartbeat over Kwon.
January 20th, 2019 at 10:24 am
I’ll just sit back and enjoy the off-season last year sucked ass 🙁 we always seem to win the offseason so I’m expecting an active fun filled next few months
January 20th, 2019 at 10:26 am
Love me some C.J. Mosley. Surprised to hear the Ravens might let him go. He’s the heart of that defense. I like Kwon but C.J. would absolutely be an upgrade.
January 20th, 2019 at 10:26 am
Burd
Lvd has not played a complete season since schiano… since schiano left loser lvd has had flashes but not a complete season couple that with his self admitted mental weakness let him walk… career loser nothing more… he like cancer93 and Dotson are senior members of the losing culture period….
January 20th, 2019 at 10:31 am
Beastly Ravens inside linebacker C.J. Mosely, 26, is likely to hit the free agent market…
We need some size at linebacker, and this would be a nice start.
January 20th, 2019 at 10:38 am
I believe Kwon is a bit overrated but to say the D played better without him is very misleading as his injury timed up when exactly Mike Smith was fired so of course the D improved, everything about it was improved INCLUDING Kwon as he was awesome in the first half of that Browns game. These are the kind of BS statements that piss me off just like the garbage about DJax being awesome with Fitz. Well if that is so then what happened in the rest of the games Fitz started when teams had tape of the first 2 weeks? Why is it so hard to just tell the story as it is instead of leaving context and truth on the side to make a point the writer clearly wants others to believe?
January 20th, 2019 at 10:41 am
12mil? Kwon you didn’t play like that so I’m guessing he’s also going to price himself out of a contract here. Let him test the market because no one is going to offer that much
January 20th, 2019 at 10:46 am
One way to recoup Glazer cash is to sign Alexander for what he’s worth, and sell him for what he *thinks* he’s worth.
I am no Alexander fan. He plays out of control, takes bad angles and consistently whiffs on tackles.
Coming off ACL surgery, I’d be shocked if he gets half of what David earns.
Dude was mediocre on a bad defense, and look-at-me chest-thumping does not impress a knowledgeable fan.
IF Alexander is re-signed, do it as an OLB, a SAM, and put Beckwith—who is also an unknown with his physical issues—in the middle.
There are better LB’s out there than Alexander.
January 20th, 2019 at 10:46 am
Trade down. Take ILB Devin White/LSU being lauded as the next Patrick Willis. One more option to save the cap space.
January 20th, 2019 at 10:49 am
This decision completely depends on the heLth of Beckwith.
He is a better MLB but is he healthy?
January 20th, 2019 at 10:50 am
Honestly Joe I didn’t think you would fall into the category of fans that would suggest the defense got better without him. Lost some respect with that comment to be honest. You don’t seem to recognize the game he went out was the first one under duffner. Not to mention he was balling in that game. He got injured in that game, against what was then a bad offense. One game is just one game. –Joe
Also people vying for free agents like u with Mosely need to realize that many other teams will be doing the same. We haven’t necessarily been a key destination although that could change under arians.
Kwon deserves to get paid and I sure hope he stays with us. No matter what Joe says. Disgusted by this article.
January 20th, 2019 at 10:54 am
Devin White/LSU is the monster we need on this D…but there’s no question Mosley is an upgrade over our two injured LBs and would make a nice fit for Bowles.
January 20th, 2019 at 10:59 am
Kwon won’t make $10m per year BECAUSE of the injury. More likely 7-8m
January 20th, 2019 at 11:02 am
“We are in salary cap hell and dont have no money to pay cj mosley 13 per year x 5 years
The quickest way to improve our defense immediately is get bowles Devin White
Release the matador kwon. Best he start somewhere else. Im sure he has bad blood with tampa and gump from his untimely injury.
Bechwidth probably cant even run with the smashed ankle…put him on the practice squad…
So many holes and we have no money and draft picks to fill them with…
Ooohh Forrest”
Kobe Faker
January 20th, 2019 at 11:06 am
“7-8 mill for Kwon?
Yikes. He will be lucky to get 3 mill from any other team.
Great elite linebackers are few…but
Competent linebackers are everywhere”
Kobe Faker
January 20th, 2019 at 11:06 am
Bucnutter
That’s your entire problem pal…. NO ONE DESERVES ANYTHING….. everything in life must be earned…. all kwon earned was being a key member of some of the worsr defensive units in NFL HISTORY
January 20th, 2019 at 11:08 am
C.J. Mosely is a proven play maker, one that can solidify the middle of the Bucs defense, Bucs should definitely be all over home if he hits free agency.
January 20th, 2019 at 11:10 am
Tbeartbb Says:
January 20th, 2019 at 9:39 am
Remember – it all started when Hardy N was brought in
^^^Damn straight, NEVER forget!
January 20th, 2019 at 11:12 am
Fire Licht
January 20th, 2019 at 11:12 am
Alter who gives a rat’s ass about which 2 QBs are playing today? This is a linebacker article and you bring up QBs. It’s no wonder joe called you out. At least stick to what the stories are about clown.
January 20th, 2019 at 11:13 am
I agree with Joe on this. Put ego’s aside and make competition fair and unbiased. Give us the best players possible. That also includes stiff competition at the QB position as well but we know this won’t happen. So it seems it’s easy to point fingers but the media peddles in ego too.
January 20th, 2019 at 11:13 am
Mosley way better than kwon at the mike, i think kwon would have been better at the WLB, but it doesnt matter now. Dumb licht got rid of mason foster & baron instead of keeping them and focusing on building a winning franchise
January 20th, 2019 at 11:15 am
Kwon wasn’t worth 12mil even before the injury. Maybe 7mil. Still a risk coming off injury.
January 20th, 2019 at 11:17 am
I think they can get him at 5 mil a year easy. If Beckwith can get healthy VERY doubtful (shattered ankle not broken SHATTERED) then you have an excellent LB corp for a 3-4. I was harping for this last year and the few times they ran it they were fire! Hope it all pans out for these guys so they can stay and be healthy. So many IFS.
January 20th, 2019 at 11:17 am
Mosely is a major upgrade over Kwon. I like Kwon but I think hes highly over rated at the MLB position. I’d take Mosely all day every day. Buc Fans and media like to over hype our own players but theres a reason our Defense has been so bad over the last few years. Our players are no where near as good as we think they are. Including GMC and Kwon.
January 20th, 2019 at 11:20 am
again….more questions than answers ….one last swing at FA and the draft and it needs to be the best ever in Buc history to catch up with the swings and misses these past 5 years
January 20th, 2019 at 11:20 am
Revis is the great example..that first year after his ACL he was mediocre at best…we quickly gave up…another year his knee improved and while not his former great self he was good again.
I just do not see Kwon coming back in 2019 of a torn ACL at top play.
Remember Kwon has Rosenhaus….he will do whatever…to milk whatever he can…I realize it’s his job but sometimes he gets a little wacky. He is good though so perhap he finds ten million for Kwon somewhere…hopefully not Tampa…that just waaaay too much after an injury this serious.
Let somebody else gamble. BTW I like Kwon but we’re talkng business now.
January 20th, 2019 at 11:22 am
Beckwith better be a nonfactor in bucs planning. no way you count on him. If he is ready that’s a good problem to have but bucs better damn well not count on beckwith. Every year they gamble on often injured and mediocre players to save the day and year after year its basement title after basment title
January 20th, 2019 at 11:43 am
Couch Fan, 100% you hear how great bucs players are like dsmith, or barber is, because they are fed this crap from licht or ppl in his office to justify his crappy pics and moves. Then you have the stickcarriers and their misinformed leader who shouts who bucs fans must support either right or wrong. The silent majority of bucs fans see how much a mess this organization is in
January 20th, 2019 at 11:44 am
Good article–hope Licht thinks the same–time for the changes to happen, let kwon go elsewhere-the dude was not worth 12 million even 100% healthy-injury prone too now–used to miss ton of games with hamstring and now an acl-move on! Get players that stay healthy like Mosely-3 games missed in 5 seasons for a linebacker is an amazing stat.
January 20th, 2019 at 11:47 am
We’d better keep Kwon. He’s a leader on this team…a good one. Keeping DJax and getting rid of Kwon would be a mess. So far, I’m not impressed…but to be fair it is far too soon the judge.
I’m hoping the media rumors are unfounded. Arians is suppose to be smart.
I do find it ironic that the fans compliment him for loyalty to his coaches, yet they condemned Koetter for it. Not exactly ironic considering Arians reached the playoffs and had a winning record. Still, Joe blasted the O-line coach choice.–Joe
January 20th, 2019 at 11:48 am
“Bucs fans look thru their pewter colored glasses and over value gumps drafted players
They are invested by buying their jerserys but they cant even get on the field…
Thats why Kobe sticks with his never go wrong/always in season Def Leppard concert world tour t shirt”
Kobe Faker
January 20th, 2019 at 11:49 am
Buccernutter
Disgusted by this article.
you should be disgusted by the on-field results for the last 16 years not disgusted over an article suggesting a basement dweller upgrade its talent.
January 20th, 2019 at 11:53 am
And, btw…C.J. Mosely will not hit the market.
January 20th, 2019 at 11:56 am
12 Mil for Kwon Alexander is absurd…..his agent should be ashamed to even suggest that..as it will raise Kwon’s expectations way beyond reason. Perhaps (perhaps) $7mil with the Bucs……but probably only $5 or $6 mil in the FA market……
Kwon’s value as a leader on the team is somewhat diminished with all of the coaching changes…..you want another leader?……draft one.
January 20th, 2019 at 11:56 am
Buccaneer Bonzai Says:
January 20th, 2019 at 11:47 am
We’d better keep Kwon. He’s a leader on this team…
keeping a leader of losers on a team that only knows how to lose makes no sense. have you ever liked a good player that actually made a difference? given the fact, sapp and selmon are the only two who matter in bucs history I would guess you liked only one of them.
January 20th, 2019 at 12:01 pm
There is something to be said about fan favorites and winning. I have been guilty of declaring Kwon, GMC, Donavan Smith, Jameis Winston, Mike Evans, Lavonte David et.al as vital components of the Buc’s. Unfortunately I have watched this same group plus many other promising additions lose on a far to regular basis over the past several years. For example last season I watched Mike Evans shread the team record books as a WR. For all Mike’s efforts we are picking #5 in the draft. I am all in when it comes to a complete revamping of the team. I just won’t buy a new Jersey for a few years.
January 20th, 2019 at 12:02 pm
Agree 100% on CJ over Kwon. Injury aside, and that is a big question mark, we need a banger at MLB. Kwon is more of a weak side LB anyway and he is constantly out of position on the field. The linebackers as a group fall for misdirection constantly. Not sure how much of that was the scheme we ran but we always seem to overrun the play and are making tackles 5 to 8 yards down the field. Would be good to land a Hard hitter who QBs need to be wary of pre snap. All we ever hear is how athletic our linebackers are. I don’t care about that I care about production on the field and this group is part of the reason our D is so awful. Let’s get a fresh set of eyes on all these guys and start finding players that can upgrade this defense.
January 20th, 2019 at 12:09 pm
I hope Kwon gets paid. Just hope it isn’t us that’s paying him. As fast as Kwon and David are, they are both terrible in coverage.
January 20th, 2019 at 12:09 pm
Any time you can grab a Baltimore Ravens young defensive starter, you take it.
January 20th, 2019 at 12:13 pm
Arians is going to put this losing roster thru a deep cleanse and start with his guys and not have lichts losing personnel hand prints on this franchise. I really think and hope this is the bucs new sam wyche and will knock it out the park in the draft and FA
January 20th, 2019 at 12:17 pm
Are you crazy? We draft Devin white with the 5th overall pick! That’s the answer! We get our own Ray Lewis Boss!
January 20th, 2019 at 12:20 pm
@Joe … “And when it come to the Tampa Bay defense, you better believe it’s a rebuilding job. It absolutely is.” Oh Joe, you and Ira must have some fun discussions offline. Wasn’t it Ira who penned the other day that all we need to fix the defense is to turn Todd Bowles loose, and maybe add 1 or 2 FAs and draft a rookie CB?
And I’d take CJ Moseley over Kwon at MLB every day of the year. However, I can’t see the Ravens turning him loose. Ravens have $34.6 mil in CAP space right now; Bucs have $6.9 mil CAP space right now (we’re #29 out of 32 teams right now). Sorta kinda think with that few shekels available & with all our other NEEDS, Bucs won’t be ‘opening their vault’ all that wide. Wasn’t it just 12 months ago that we had some ridiculous amount of CAP space at this time of year? Hmmm, sounds like still more GM mismanagement to me. Obviously our wallet is a LOT Licht-er.
January 20th, 2019 at 12:46 pm
Licht ‘s record…worst gm!!!… so not a lot of hope
January 20th, 2019 at 12:57 pm
When you look at the defensive talent going to FA , it will be on LICHT brain if the Bucs do not fill some holes on D. CJ is great , but so is DeMarcus Lawrence , Trey Flowers , and Dee Ford. The price will be steep , around 16-18 mil per for any of those four. That is why parting ways with Djax and Gmc is imperative. BA should demand that Licht bring in one of the aforementioned , or just freaking RESIGN. Buccos have an above average coaching staff and deserve a real GM , which Licht brain is not.
January 20th, 2019 at 12:57 pm
Sure man get Mosley and let Kwon walk. It sounds great but it may not be realistic.
I agree that these defense is a rebuild project but I think it’s a awful assumption that they may not consider Mosley because Kwon was a draft pick or because he is a fan favorite. Not sure where that thought gets concocted from.
January 20th, 2019 at 1:02 pm
And to be honest the Bucs may decide to save some money and/or length of contract by keeping Kwon over signing a guy like Mosley(guessing Mosley gets a much richer deal) . Then they used saved money to sign a CB like Peterson. Then they could draft a future LB.
Even if they sign Kwon over Mosley it may have nothing to do with him being a fan favorite or a home grown player. It’s silly to not see it from all angles.
January 20th, 2019 at 1:18 pm
Whatever we do, we need to add D.White Linebacker from LSU to our squad. Give DC Todd Bowles a couple of new toys to play with (Alexander, David and White). Go Bucs.
January 20th, 2019 at 1:27 pm
This pending cap problem is when you find out if your drafts have worked well for you…….especially rounds 3-5…..unfortunately for us our round 2 picks have been a disaster.
We should be getting good production from Ryan Smith, Beckwith, Cappa, Whitehead, Benenoch……and others in their rookie contracts…..
When you miss with Aguayo, Spence, Rojo and perhaps D. Smith in the second round…you are asking for trouble.
We might be adding MJ Stewart to that list.
January 20th, 2019 at 1:37 pm
Joe, you got to remember Kwon got hurt the same time Dufner took over for fired Mike Smith. The D would of been better if Dufner had a healthy Kwonp
January 20th, 2019 at 1:47 pm
Tampabaybucfan Says:
the only pending cap problem is in your mind…..
FEAR LOSING NOT THE CAP!
January 20th, 2019 at 1:54 pm
I would rather pay a proven pass rusher like dee Ford or Clowney and draft Devon white out of LSU
January 20th, 2019 at 2:03 pm
Bucs LB Corp is going to under go some changes…Bowles needs multiple pcs to make his system work. Kwon fits what the new staff wants to do…So, it’ll be a question of $$/yrs vs risk coming off a knee injury in Nov.
It’s strictly a business decision at this point…But I expect Kwon to be back, since BA isn’t in this to rebuild w/ rookies.
January 20th, 2019 at 2:05 pm
Jason brought in losers. He was kept because he could bring in a finicky/on-the-fence winner (Arians). But Jason doesn’t get to triumph draft hits when these people are the captains of losing teams. Clean up, move on.
January 20th, 2019 at 2:10 pm
Spot on suggestion. Would do it in a second. Kwon was still a good pick. Pre injury would have taken him back for 10mm.
January 20th, 2019 at 2:12 pm
Sign Suggs to 2 year deal draft white and let kwon walk.
January 20th, 2019 at 2:12 pm
There is a good chance Kwon is gone no matter what because of a new defense.
Todd Bowles may have very little need for these Tampa 2 players like Gerald, Kwon, & Grimes(who is gone reguardless due to sucking ass).
You can almost throw JPP into that conversation but that’s a bad idea IMO. He brings too many intangables to the table that are hard to replace. Need to find a way to make it work with JPP
January 20th, 2019 at 2:17 pm
Thank God BB ain’t negotiating Kwon’s potential deal @ “7-8 mil/per”. Coming off an ACL injury gives the Bucs all the leverage in this situation for better or worse.
January 20th, 2019 at 2:49 pm
No, he’s not among the best at his position – and yes he’s got a # of areas in his game that need improvement.
That said – Kwon Alexander is a GOOD football player. And perhaps just as importantly – his passion for the game and his positive influence on the players around him makes Kwon a valuable part of this defense.
4-3/ 3-4, inside, outside. It matters not. Line Kwon up and he will make plays on the football field every Sunday. A bunch of them.
It all comes down to money of course – and the Bucs may have no choice but to let Kwon test the market if oily Drew Rosenhaus (makes me laugh every time Joe) has convinced Kwon that he is worth $10M+ per coming back from a major injury in late Oct.
It would be wise for the Bucs to keep LVD, Kwon and Beckwith together as a group if that is fiscally possible. We shall see. But I believe strongly in all 3 of those players ability to shine brightly in the right system. I also believe that both Kwon and Beckwith will be back to full health and full strength at the beginning of the 2019 season.
This one’s a tough call on Jason’s part. If Kwon and his agent are not willing to negotiate in the $7-$8M per year range on a multi year offer – then Licht probably has no choice but to let him test free agency and either some team overpays – or the market shows Kwon that oily Drew was overselling him and he comes back and signs a fair deal with the Bucs who do want him back at a fair price.
January 20th, 2019 at 2:59 pm
If you can improve at any position you do it…except QB.
January 20th, 2019 at 3:31 pm
Yep, ive been singing Devin Whites praise for a while now. We need him. Trade back from 5 to around 8-10 and get him. That guy will bolster the middle and give us pass rush too!!! Have you seen him shoot gaps? Dude has a 2nd gear like no other for his size.
Thats my pick for the 1st round! Williams will be gone by #5.
January 20th, 2019 at 3:41 pm
You sound dumb!!!
January 20th, 2019 at 4:03 pm
I’d like to see Kwon stay, but if the asking price is high for a guy that can’t stay healthy….
January 20th, 2019 at 4:06 pm
Kalhil Hodge, ILB Buffalo round 3. Let Kwon go.
January 20th, 2019 at 4:19 pm
Everyone talks about Koetter being bad at his job, true, he was, but what about Licht? How come he has not been held accountable for some truly awful draft picks and free agent pick ups?
January 20th, 2019 at 4:41 pm
I can pretty much guarantee and I have no sources or references, but Ravens are not letting Mosley get out of there, they have always had good front office, what players have they let go in their prime. Oh yeah, Jensen, he was a steal for us
January 20th, 2019 at 4:42 pm
@George … “you got to remember Kwon got hurt the same time Dufner took over for fired Mike Smith. The D would of been better if Dufner had a healthy Kwon.”
The defense improved AFTER Duffner took over (and ran Smitty’s defense for the most part) and AFTER Kwon got hurt (the two coincided). How do you know then that losing Kwon (and inserting mostly Taylor at MLB in his place) didn’t help the defense and make it better? Adarius didn’t do fantastic, but he did get 60 tackles and 10 games started. Maybe he played more ‘within the system’ than Kwon would have. No way to know at this point. But in any event, Bucs NEED a better (and bigger) MLB than what we had in Kwon. Very vocal (which is good) but his play at MLB left a LOT to be desired IMO. That said however, I do believe Kwon would’ve been MUCH better at his natural, outside LB position.
January 20th, 2019 at 5:10 pm
Doubt it will happen, C.J. is too good of a player for Baltimore to let go, I’ve already thought of C.J. weeks ago, he and the ravens are already talking contract right now, he’ll likely be franchised as Joe Flacco will be set free with his big contract
January 20th, 2019 at 5:16 pm
Our defense has sucked for what 10 years now? At this point, I don’t think anyone is a must have. We have sucked with all our “buidling blocks”/”greats”. At this point, I am open to just about anything to try and fix this thing.
January 20th, 2019 at 6:13 pm
If we want a LBer we might as well take Devon White from LSU. He is being touted as the next Ray Lewis
January 20th, 2019 at 6:33 pm
Sign (FA)
• Preston Smith – OLB 26 WAS
• Markus Golden – OLB 28 ARI
• Neville Hewitt – ILB 26 NYJ
• Deone Bucannon – ILB 27 ARI
Honor able Mention: Denzel Perryman
Draft
• D’Andre Walker – OLB 21 GA
• Sutton Smith – OLB -21 N.ILL
• David Long – ILB – 21 WVA
Honor able Mention: Joe Giles-Harris
Possible Linebacker Depth
JACK D’Andre Walker | Sutton Smith
MIKE Neville Hewitt | Kendell Beckwith | David Long
WILL Lavonte David | Deone Bucannon
SAM Preston Smith | Markus Golden
Note: The Chiefs are expected to release Justin Houston. Could be a nice
January 20th, 2019 at 6:45 pm
David Long II – ILB West Virginia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozgw6_BK9xU
January 20th, 2019 at 7:04 pm
No chance anyone who is sane would pay Kwon anywhere near 10M coming off an ACL.
January 20th, 2019 at 7:07 pm
If CJ Mosley is our next Hardy Nickerson, I’m all for it. That said, I wonder if our $$$ should go to other areas of the team. I’m hopeful Kendell Beckwith will come back and play an inside spot.
Areas of $$$, IMHO:
Franchise Donovan Smith, see if new coaching gets better results.
Resign Adam Humphries, unless he wants over $ 7 mil. If that’s the case, Justin Watson is my new slot receiver.
Sign RT/LT Trent Brown (the backup plan if D. Smith doesn’t work out).
Sign CB Ronald Darby, if his knee checks out AND if he wouldn’t be a bad influence on Jameis.
Sign Kareem Hunt.
Draft Picks: 1st, A defensive difference maker, one of Nick Bosa, Q. Williams, Josh Allen, Devin White, or Rashan Gary.
2nd: O-Lineman to play RG but can also play RT (see D. Smith backup plan).
3rd: Front seven defensive player, depending on if we take Devin White in the 1st.
4th: O-Lineman.
5th: CB who would fit our system (such as Michael Jackson Sr., if he’s still around).
7th: QB prospect.
January 20th, 2019 at 7:53 pm
Joe would love to see the Bucs all over Mosely in a hurry.
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Like white on rice joe but we don’t have a chance at him. If Teflon Keon worth 12 C.J. worth 36mil.
Btw Aloha from Honolulu, I now understand why the pro bowl used to be such a big deal.
January 21st, 2019 at 12:16 am
Devin White in the 1st round would be a major upgrade
January 21st, 2019 at 2:32 am
fuggin’ sign cj mosley…he is bad azz…just what we need…he’s a standout in that tough ravens defense…if you can steal him away, do it…do it
January 21st, 2019 at 2:34 am
bring kwon back for like 6-8 milly…if not we can always get someone to dye their hair red and boogie with mccoy on the sidelines…no problemo
January 21st, 2019 at 2:36 am
thats kinda messed up that duff was left blowin’ in the wind with the regime change…he did a good job
January 21st, 2019 at 2:37 am
beckwith, mosley and lavonte sounds pretty good to me on paper duke
January 21st, 2019 at 6:01 am
I hate to say it, but it looks like Kwon got lazy after his 2016 season….really awful production this year….sorry, but time to cut him.
Draft Devin White!!! True MLB material!!
January 22nd, 2019 at 10:16 am
Haven’t had the opportunity to respond cuz I do things off the internet on the weekend like tmax should be doing but you responded to me saying it was one game. Not sure if u realize it but that doesn’t help your argument. It was only one game. So you can insinuate the defense got better without Kwon under Duff but he only played the one game? So it’s not enough of a sample size to suggest the defense was better but kwon playing better wasn’t enough? Lol.
Let me get this clear on more time. The defense improved with Kwon out but we’re going to ignore a change at DC. But when I say well Kwon improved under Duff in the one game but that’s not enough of a sample size? Especially cuz it was a bad offense? LMAO
The defense improved cuz the lack of Smitty. Not the lack of Kwon. And to suggest Kwon wouldn’t have improved with the rest of the unit is laughable. Again this article is ridiculous. Just like half this fan base. Not trying to be ride but your logic is all jacked up here.