Bouye nugget

[popanot]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

It's a great idea until you realize what the top-paid CBs in the league make and what even one year of that does to the salary cap. Should we be paying Bouye the same as Darrell Revis or Richard Sherman, even on a one-year trial?

Yes. Paying a guy that has produced and has shown he might turn into a Revis or Sherman on a 1-yr big $ show me deal doesn't seem all that risky or dumb to me. With the cap going up, we should have the money. Jackson isn't all that good, Johnson hasn't played and can't stay on the field, and JJo is old. If one or more of those guys goes out or declines considerably, which there's a good chance of that occurring based on history, then what? I haven't looked to see who's contracts are up, but I don't think there are any young MUST pay NOW guys so this would be the year to take that gamble, IMO. It just doesn't make sense to me to let what might be your best secondary player walk.

[popanot]

Let me just add, no one knew Sherman - a 5th RD draft pick - would become Sherman until he started proving it on the field. Unfortunately, Bouye took a little longer to show he can play at a high level and our commitment window is shorter than Seattle had with Sherman. Another unfortunate aspect of this is Smith and the coaching staff didn't identify Bouye's potential and sign him to a cap-friendly extended deal in 2015 or 2016. But here we are... With that being said, I'd still rather risk a big money 1-yr show me deal on a young guy than those awful veteran deals like Ed Reed, Ahman Green, and numerous dumb veteran extensions (Carr/Cushing/DomDavis). I fully get the argument for letting him walk, but he's arguably our best CB (he is, IMO) so I'm more inclined to keep him.