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given the whole "Josh Norman/Drew Brees" deal last offseason, it wouldnt surprise me if we went after a top tier CB with a hefty contract offer.
maybe Norman was our guy and we should have got him when we had the chance. is AJ equal or better than Norman? is Trumaine Johnson equal or better than Norman?
Word is he'll get 10M-12M. That's who we need to sign. I hope he's priority #1 for us this offseason.
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Make it happen.
given the whole "Josh Norman/Drew Brees" deal last offseason, it wouldnt surprise me if we went after a top tier CB with a hefty contract offer.
maybe Norman was our guy and we should have got him when we had the chance. is AJ equal or better than Norman? is Trumaine Johnson equal or better than Norman?
The thing about Norman was this...
We were shifting to a predominantly zone scheme (see Roman Harper discussing how he could help the team and he mentions assisting the DB's with learning some of the zone concepts that were similar to what the panthers run) and it was similar to the Panthers scheme which saw Norman become a probowl/all pro talent.
So not only was it a talent fit, it was a scheme fit and not much projecting due to him already being a #1 CB and having the production in a zone system. Again with Bouye he had the breakout year but it was as a #2 in a man scheme. So not only are you projecting if he can play zone/system fit but you are also projecting him into the #1 spot. Granted the above poster mentioned the variety of talents he shut down but you don't know how the scheme/dominant D line assisted in that.
Its the same reason why you can't base Joe Haden's ability on his last few seasons because of how terrible the team was around him...you also can't put too much stock into Bouyes rise because of how good the team around him has allowed him to progress. Those are all projections you have to make to an extent and I think the Texans also realize this along with having good depth that they will have to lose a player that while appears to be good........maybe they have insight that would allow them to be aware of what has made him a good player.
Think about how Nnamdi looked once he was removed from being a press man corner in Oakland to having to play Zone in the Eagles defense. Granted maybe he'd started to slow down a bit but that first season in Philly was clearly him being used wrong/not fitting into the scheme. Happens to guys all the time...you have to decipher the scheme guys from the scheme transcendent guys and that's a legitimate question with Bouye
Maybe AJ is a product of a good D line? You know, similar to Byron Maxwell was when he played for Seattle. After he signed big money in Philly, the wheels fell off. Not a very good #1 corner.
Ellias, who do you think our FA targets would be by reading the tea leaves?