EJ4 is the leader we've been missing

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So he probably wants good linebacker money, which we did not pay Bobby & let Brooks go. Good chance we wont overpay either, so half a season rental for a 4th....
 

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So he probably wants good linebacker money, which we did not pay Bobby & let Brooks go. Good chance we wont overpay either, so half a season rental for a 4th....
Nah, he'll be on the list for those that need to be resigned.

Nobody coming out of the draft better, or even close to what he is.

Let's give him more than 4 days before declaring he sucks.
 

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He only had 15 tackles in his debut. He only lead the Rams in tackles last year. Coach McPerfect was pissed when the Rams moved on from him, clearly.
 

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Nah, he'll be on the list for those that need to be resigned.

Nobody coming out of the draft better, or even close to what he is.

Let's give him more than 4 days before declaring he sucks.
Not saying he sucks, he will want/demand high salary. Are we going to pay him Patrick Queen money 14million? We didn't even want to pay Bobby who was only 8.5million.
 

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So he probably wants good linebacker money, which we did not pay Bobby & let Brooks go. Good chance we wont overpay either, so half a season rental for a 4th....
Not necessarily, after a few games under MM, he might accept MM as his savior and willing to take less.
 

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It all depends on what the inside liinebacker market is going to be. It sounds like Jones was asking for a lot, at least enough that the Rams didn't think they could come to an agreement.

Jones is not in the Roquan Smith ($20 million per year) or Fred Warner ($19 million) range. Or even Tremaine Edmunds ($18 million) or Matt Milano ($14.2 million) range.

But is he looking for Azeez Al-Shaair money ($11.3 million) or Jordyn Brooks money ($8.8 million)? And would he be worth it?
 

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He reminds me of the LB we had years ago (can’t remember his name) made 15 tackles a game, but they were 8+ yards downfield. Yelled about being better as a defense, but actually sucked as a player.
 

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So he probably wants good linebacker money, which we did not pay Bobby & let Brooks go. Good chance we wont overpay either, so half a season rental for a 4th....
That sucks, a 4th is worth more than half a season of service from a good but not all-pro or even pro bowl level ILB.
 

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That sucks, a 4th is worth more than half a season of service from a good but not all-pro or even pro bowl level ILB.
I know how you feel, but it's too early to tell what impact Jones might have on this defense. Sunday was his first game after getting to Seattle mid-week.

I'm hoping that once we successfully integrate Jones and Robertson-Harris into the defense that we might start playing better. We can't keep giving up over 150 yards rushing like we've done the last 4 games.
 
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