O-Line Edition: Free Agency and the Draft

[warriorzpath]

Originally Posted by That Guy

me too. I guess it's a good thing we got rex locked up. wouldn't want to have to waste a pick on a QB or nuthin...

I bet you hear this a lot... "You know that guy is a damn dick"

[Evilgrin]

Pro football Focus had brown rated as almost the worst starting RT. Hopefully he gets pushed to being just a backup on his way out. Can they cut him next offseason? Really bummed we didn't go after Winston, seemed like a perfect fit?

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Evilgrin

Pro football Focus had brown rated as almost the worst starting RT. Hopefully he gets pushed to being just a backup on his way out. Can they cut him next offseason? Really bummed we didn't go after Winston, seemed like a perfect fit?

They could cut him this offseason, but he'll be a burden on the cap either way.

If we cut him now, he's off the books heading into 2013. If we wait to cut him, he'll stay on the books in 2013, but we'll still save some money in that year.

[NAVY CHIEF]

Originally Posted by Evilgrin

Pro football Focus had brown rated as almost the worst starting RT. Hopefully he gets pushed to being just a backup on his way out. Can they cut him next offseason? Really bummed we didn't go after Winston, seemed like a perfect fit?

Me too. he got signed for a good price. We could have got him.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by Evilgrin

Pro football Focus had brown rated as almost the worst starting RT. Hopefully he gets pushed to being just a backup on his way out. Can they cut him next offseason? Really bummed we didn't go after Winston, seemed like a perfect fit?

Didn't know that he was rated as the worst starting RT in the NFL. Smh. Why do we construct these contracts so idiotically...

We didn't go after winston because (I'm guessing) we thought he'd be too much money. But he signed for 4 years $22 million, which isn't that expensive at all, its just that we would have tied up close to $12 million in one position this year. It was still worth doing or just cutting jamal and taking the hit cause winston is just that good and fits our system better than any other tackle out there.