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Roquan has shown that his talent level translates to the new system. He has one huge impact play with the interception to ice the Texans game on a tipped ball, but he also has had opportunities like the missed tackle to end a drive when the game was on the line that "the best LB in the game" needs to make reliably. His tackle numbers continue to be good. All that said, I don't think he is worth more than Leonard at this point. I don't think I'd be to upset if they paid him the near the top 5 at that position as I think he could be a key piece to build the defense around. I just don't see him being a player that opponents offenses have to game plan around and his impact is noticeable on defense but not game changing.
A bigger piece of the puzzle may also be just what else is available in free agency for the other holes on the roster. We have a ton of cap space and if locking up Roquan is one of the better signings we can make with these funds, you do it.
There's no reason to worry about locking him up now (we have a whopping $7M in cap space). He's here for his 5th and if he doesn't like the offer he can be tagged next year as affordably as a contract. I would kind of like to see him be tested with a tagging, would he withhold his services or would he play to prove his worth?
If after the year is over he's made impacts to the W/L record, doing more than slowing down the offense which has been all he has done previously I'd say pay him what he wants.