Quote Originally Posted by Born2Steel View Post
The Lions gave Sutton a 3yr/$33M contract with a $11M signing bonus and $22.5M guaranteed. The Steelers were not offering that, nor should they have. I liked Sutton from his draft and loved we got him. But he has not been a ‘blue chip’ defender and other guys needed to get paid. Unfortunately, we can’t give every player those type contracts.

Edmunds obviously just wanted out. Whatever his reasons he was finished here.
Sutton played at a very high level his last season here. He was getting better each season he played here....and ascending player. Sutton would have been the perfect CB to have, because he would have been able to play slot if needed with Porter here and maybe Trice getting time outside. Two phyiscal press corners with a real slot corner that can also play outside. I don't see a downside there. Besides, his contract would look like a bargain in four years.

They did pay other players...like Patrick Peterson. He got a 2-year $14 million contract. 7 mil a year for a 33 year old for two seasons.

Edmunds left because they offered him next to nothing the previous couple years when they didn't pick up his 5th year on his rookie deal. He played his last year for next to nothing. He wasn't doing it again and they pissed him off. The team was wrong about that as well because Minkah now has to play out of position because they no longer have the personnel to play as they did when Edmunds was here. Edmunds walked, and the SS position is weaker, and the FS position is weaker because Minkah is nowhere near the player he was in this role as he is as a single high S.

It's done, but what I just said is exactly what has happened.