Fix the Line Thread

[NC_Skins]

Patriots cap figure for their LT is $2.7M while ours is......... $10.9M against the cap.


Patriots cap figure for their RT(Vollmer) is $4.1M while ours (Polumbus) is $2.6M.



We are spending $13.5M against the cap in two tackles while the Patriots are spending $6.8M.


Throwing more money into the tackle positions isn't the answer. Drafting better is.

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Patriots cap figure for their LT is $2.7M while ours is......... $10.9M against the cap.


Patriots cap figure for their RT(Vollmer) is $4.1M while ours (Polumbus) is $2.6M.



We are spending $13.5M against the cap in two tackles while the Patriots are spending $6.8M.


Throwing more money into the tackle positions isn't the answer. Drafting better is.

Solder and Williams are still on their rookie contracts. Solder signed his under the new CBA, so that's why he's cheaper. Just pointing this out...

Anyway, I think between Compton and Moses the right tackle position is fine. Maybe draft a tackle in the mid-to-late rounds for depth and more competition, but right guard, safety, and the defensive line are bigger areas of need, IMO.

[Rotten1980]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Patriots cap figure for their LT is $2.7M while ours is......... $10.9M against the cap.


Patriots cap figure for their RT(Vollmer) is $4.1M while ours (Polumbus) is $2.6M.



We are spending $13.5M against the cap in two tackles while the Patriots are spending $6.8M.


Throwing more money into the tackle positions isn't the answer. Drafting better is.

Williams isn't playing anywhere near his contract/cap price, and won't command same at time of his next deal. But you're right, we're overpaying badly right now at both tackle positions. What you highlight shows why the Patriots are winners.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Rotten1980

Williams isn't playing anywhere near his contract/cap price, and won't command same at time of his next deal. But you're right, we're overpaying badly right now at both tackle positions. What you highlight shows why the Patriots are winners.

Williams is a fine LT who is playing hurt right now. He would make a ton of money as a FA. He is not overpaid. You're not going to solve our OL problems by dumping one of our best players.

[Hijinx]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Williams is a fine LT who is playing hurt right now. He would make a ton of money as a FA. He is not overpaid. You're not going to solve our OL problems by dumping one of our best players.

I don't know if Williams is deserving of making more than any O-lineman in the NFL. Next year he will cost the Skins just short of $14 million against a $140
total Cap. It is the last year of that contract, so there has to be a push to restructure it.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by Hijinx

I don't know if Williams is deserving of making more than any O-lineman in the NFL. Next year he will cost the Skins just short of $14 million against a $140
total Cap. It is the last year of that contract, so there has to be a push to restructure it.

Not getting Williams locked in, before his contract runs out, would be a total loser move.

He got hurt. Unlike Griffin, Williams has proven he can come back and play his best.

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

Not getting Williams locked in, before his contract runs out, would be a total loser move.

He got hurt. Unlike Griffin, Williams has proven he can come back and play his best.

resigning trent is a must happen.