still believe Jones is a bigger priority than Dotson

Obviously it would be great to have both of them back. But in an either-or scenario I'm extending Jones first for another 4 years.

If Dotson does command the projected 4-year/$72M ($18M APY) that would land the Rams a 2025 3rd round pick which they'd be tempted to take. But...if it's just $36M guaranteed that could be feasible- assuming a bigger portion of that is put in 2025 vs. 2024- while also allowing the Rams flexibility in years 3 and 4.