Jairius Byrd Wants Out

I know I started this thread, but I too don't really see it happening.

Thing is though, when we had an elite DT in Big Al combined with KVB @ end and the rest of that versatile DL we had (Jason Jones, Big Tony, etc...), Griff was an elite S (in fact all our DBs played really well).

I'm thinking if Casey can be something close to Big Al and Morgan is better than KVB for sure (also Hill/RP/KW/Martin/Klug/Lavar/Ayers are even better players than those we had in Big Al's days), then maybe Grif (and the rest of the back-end) can return to form - all as part of Greg's new aggressive scheme. To be honest, that's what I'm really hoping for and that's what we've all been preaching.

Although, saying all that, I still really think we should try to restructure Grif's deal. He's just not worth that kind of money, especially when we have SO many young players we still need to pay on both O and D (assuming they pan out - Jake, Britt, eventually Wright will all need new contracts, Stewy and Roos will need to be extended for 2-3 years if they keep playing well, and on D we have Casey, Morgan, Ayers, Brown, ATV, Martin, Klug, and so forth all on their rookie deals. I'm actually a bit worried bout this TBH...)

 

No I dont think so....

Like I said in the post just above, Grif was really only good when we had an All-Pro in Big Al tearing ish upfront (along with a solid group at DL position in general).

Also, as you know, and as we've seen again with Tommie this year, physical traits alone don't determine anything. Things like football IQ, experience, and talent are more important in how well a player does (you can also add scheme there too).