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Originally Posted by GMScud
Daniels makes $2.2M. He's 6 years older than Evans and makes nearly 3x as much. I think Demetric deserves a pay raise, and I'm no cap expert, but I think something in 3-4 year, $6M-$7M range sounds fair. Maybe with like $4M guaranteed.
He's tough, he works his tail off, he's never been a problem in any way, he has the versatility to play end or tackle, and is a solid run stopper. All that said, he's simply not a great or even very good player. I'd say he's teetering on the line of great backup/average starter.
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Excellent points IMO. See i think Evans (and his agent) think they've got a strong position here. They figure he is the best option at LDE because of Daniels age/injury and Taylor's massive expense and questionable run-stopping ability. Also besides Peppers there isn't much on the FA market for LDE. Evans is the defacto starter already and I don't think he's asking for a truckload... anyway this is just smart business on his part and I think we can sign him for a reasonable sum. This really isn't even an issue so long as the FO has decided to let Daniels walk... we save over $2 million cap hit on Daniels this year and can put a chunk toward Evans. No big deal. This only gets complicated if the FO wants to keep Daniels and/or Taylor.