La'El Collins opt out

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(02-22-2023, 03:37 PM)fortyyearfan Wrote: Please cut Jonah Williams, for sure Collins,both are horrible and Williams cannot handle the big powerful D studs, and Collins cannot handle fast outside D
-linemen.You can find their replacements in free agency.Number one job is to put together a powerful O-line that can come to training camp and jell.They must protect the number one man. Joe Burrow is getting killed and our  AFC is no joke,Toughest in all of NFL.

Cutting Jonah would be incredibly stupid. Mind-numbingly dumb. If we cut him, his FULL salary still counts against the cap. So we cannot use the money OR the player. No way we do that.

The hope is he can stay healthy, and his poor performance is partially due to playing through the dislocated knee. Carman showed enough that playing a clearly hobbled or underperforming Williams should not happen this year. An open competition at LT is fine with me.

The guys we need to upgrade are Adeniji/Smith and Scharping's spot. Or possibly Hill. I am not letting go of any of the guys that I know can play at a least meh starter level (or better) when healthy. Jonah, Cappa, Karras, Collins, Volson, and yes, Carman, are all in that boat for me. Not without an adequate replacement in hand AND the ability to reinvest some cash back into the team.

While I would not rule out a trade up to get a LT, I think it would be costly and not a good use of resources. We cannot reinvest Jonah's $12.6 in the team and we'd be blocking Carman. I think a RT guy late Day 1 or Day 2-3 is much more likely. The big trade up is more likely when we can cut Jonah loose and reinvest the $$ elsewhere. So NEXT year.