| ratoppenheimer 
 
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 ORIGINAL:  Bill Johanesen
 
 
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 ORIGINAL:  Jeff Jesser
 
 The counter to that is that:
 
 
 Clearly he was misused last year with a guy that had no clue what he was calling.  He still had 10.5 sacks.  What can we get out of him with Flores?  It's very tempting but I get the caution based on his injury history.  I'd give him a 3 year deal at market value but I think he's pivotal to what Flores is expecting.  Nothing but personal hunch there.
 
 
 Maybe they will wait until mid-season to try to better gauge what he's worth.
 
 
 the truth is, we control hunter...he can hold out until midway through this season, but we can still franchise him in 2024 at about $20mm...if we give him a new deal at $20mm/yr for '23, '24, and '25 - guarantying $40mm it'll be our option to pick it up in '25 - and we can trade him next offseason if we decide to blow up a season for a high draft qb in '25....
 
 we have to retain the trade value of hunter, hockenson, and Jefferson for possible draft ammo in '25....
 
 one of the reasons i've been promoting acquiring a guard is because Cleveland as a tackle might have some trade value - possibly mid-season before the trade deadline...or, we trade o'neill and keep cleveland....
 
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