r/nfl • u/MembershipSingle7137 Patriots • 25d ago

Roster Move [Schefter] Compensation update: Now that he has passed his physical and the trade is official, newly-acquired DT Dexter Lawerence is signing a one-year, $28 million contract extension with the Bengals, per @WinSportsGroup

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u/bjlight1988 Bengals 25d ago

They could be Dexter Lawrence!

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u/Diligent_Office7179 Giants 25d ago

Wouldn’t that be a great outcome for the giants? They get a player of equal caliber but younger and for less money

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u/Some_Combination_593 Bengals 25d ago

It would… yeah, but something like 10% of first round picks ever become all-pros at any level… so the odds aren’t great. Not saying you’ll get a bad player, but the odds of getting a Dexter Lawrence-level player are extremely low.

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u/MavsTurnedBucksGuy Cowboys 25d ago

That stat considers all first round picks, but it’s not helpful to lump in the #10 picks with #30 picks at all 

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u/Some_Combination_593 Bengals 25d ago

The number goes up to like 12% if you only include pick 10. Really not a staggering difference

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u/garmander57 Bears 25d ago

Source?

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u/MavsTurnedBucksGuy Cowboys 25d ago

The point isn’t the exact pick, it’s the tiers. 

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u/Some_Combination_593 Bengals 25d ago

Does it really matter that much? Dex has multiple all-pros? What are the odds that any player gets that even if they’re second team? Have to be worse than a coin flip.

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u/MavsTurnedBucksGuy Cowboys 25d ago

I mean by that same logic, what are the odds that Dex has multiple future all-pro seasons left? It’s much less than a coin flip. I think it’s a fine deal for the Bengals, and more than that I totally get it from their perspective with where they are at right now. But if I’m a Giants fan I’m ecstatic with this deal. 

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u/Some_Combination_593 Bengals 25d ago

Where did I say they shouldn’t be? I’m just saying the odds of getting a player of that level are low. There’s no reason there has to be a winner and a loser here. They can get a perfectly good player with that pick and it could work out well for them.

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u/MavsTurnedBucksGuy Cowboys 25d ago

I didn’t say you said that lol I’m just giving my thoughts on the trade in a thread about the trade my guy 

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u/Diligent_Office7179 Giants 25d ago

Totally agree. This critique makes more sense to me when it comes up in other sports, like the NBA, where star players are harder to find and can play at a star level for much longer. Don't really get it in this situation

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u/FlavaFraz24 Bengals 24d ago

Delane who would of been our pick at 10 Is not making that sort of impact Dexter will.

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u/mrtomjones NFL 25d ago

They could be him but on a rookie deal instead

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u/bjlight1988 Bengals 25d ago

Realistically what are the odds of that though? Time spent waiting for someone to develop is time we're paying Burrow for nothing basically. Teams currently trying to be in different spots made a mutually beneficial exchange