If Suh costs us 15 million a season (which I think is under what he's going to get) Suh would cost us as much as two Cam Jordans... He might be good but he isn't that good.
That's the salary cap increase for you. If we signed Cam Jordan this year, he would command at least $15 mil/yr.
I don't want to pay that for a defensive tackle either. I also don't want to have to pay Okafor a premium contract coming off of an injury. But with few quality DTs and DEs remaining, what do you do? If that's the only way we can compete with the Eagles, Rams, and Vikings, what do we do? If paying a couple premium salaries gives us our best chance to win a ring, would that make it worth it?
Having the best players doesn't guarantee championships, getting weaker or staying the same when the other contenders are improving is a sure way not to win championships.
We had a very good team last year. At first glance, that team goes 9-7 with this year's schedule. We have to get better vs the run and at affecting the QB.