That's a lot of cash. Clark comes off like the kinda person who will work harder after being paid to show appreciation for the belief in him.
Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool
Yes and he's being paid as the 4th highest paid DT behind Aaron Donald, DeForest Buckner and Chris Jones and I think it's fair to say, when healthy, seems like Clark is a top 5 DT, who some years, with his good all around game, very well might compete for #2 (no one is touching a healthy Aaron Donald).
My biggest complaint is that they didn't upgrade the guy next to him, Javon Hargrave, Suh and McCoy were FAs (though one would probably have to give more their current contracts to get them up to GB), and I have absolutely loved what the Ravens have done and they traded a 5th round pick for Calais Campbell, who has played both 4-3 and 3-4 DE.
As for Clark, my only real long term concern is that he's only elite in pass rushing because he's been able to maximize his potential. If or when he ever starts losing a couple of steps with age or injures, his pass rush could potentially drop off a cliff fast, but he then could still focus on run defense and be excellent there.
But for right now, Clark is still under age 25, and was 14th in DL snap counts (7 of which in front of him, I believe played 4-3 DE) so of the interior DL Clark was 7th in snap counts, and that's with an ankle injury that slowed him down for what a month?