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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 566139">You keep talking about the contract he didn't sign while overlooking the one he did...his value went way down because he played horribly in 2013.  It's one thing to be playing out of position...if that was actually the problem...and another to not put up much of an effort doing it.  He didn't tackle anybody because he couldn't be bothered to get off blocks, work the backside, or pursue.  Why do you think the league wasn't much interested?I didn't understand the Jennings comparison the first time it was mentioned and you certainly didn't clarify things.  He got a $10 mil per year contract and, playing 15 games, took a ton of snaps, scoring high on two of the three criteria for compensation.  We got a third round pick for that.Raji will not make the money to score high.  So he'd have to take a ton of snaps and make the Pro Bowl to yield a 3rd. round pick.  I don't see that happening.Maybe it's not been made clear enough that what a FA did with his old team or what he got paid there doesn't count in calculating compensation...only what he does in that first year with the new team along with the terms of the new contract.I would also note that for the past 2 seasons Raji has played mostly 5 tech in base and 3 tech in nickel.  He did not play much o tech.  He had plenty of gapping opportunities even if they were not in the 1 slot.</blockquote>

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