12-22-2016, 05:34 PM
You have to bring Whit back, and as a LT. He's just too damn good at it right now. If he starts to decline, then you can talk about a move to guard, but he's earned the right to play on the outside until he can't.
Also, I don't want to hear a god damned thing about money when it comes to re-signing Whitworth and Zeitler. From all I've read and heard, this team has about 48 million under the cap to put toward re-signing these guys. The only other significant hit looming is Dre, and they've drafted two other players anticipating his potential exit. On top of that, they have Shaw in the mix.
Now, you might say that they drafted to replace Whit as well, but one of the young OTs has to play on the right. The other has demonstrated that he is a massive liability on the field. You just don't know that pertaining to Dennard or Jackson. Don't misunderstand me, I'd like Dre to come back, too. I just can't imagine losing one of two good players on the line and seeing improvement in 2017.
There's zero reason not to bring both Z and Whitworth back. You can feel pretty comfortable guessing that they don't plan to spend any of that 48 mil on significant (a or b level) outside FAs, and there's really nobody else worth a shit to extend in the near future. Hill is expendable. Bodine sucks.
If this team does it's usual offseason dance about not spending money, then every one of the big 3 FAs should be re-signed. 9 mil for Whitworth, 9 or 10 for Zeitler, 11 or 12 for Dre. Plus Whit's 9 mil is likely only a 2-3 year commitment of cash at most. That leaves 17 mil for them to use when they start playing the FA shell game this March. More than enough money, and even more if you cut turds like Rey M.
Also, I don't want to hear a god damned thing about money when it comes to re-signing Whitworth and Zeitler. From all I've read and heard, this team has about 48 million under the cap to put toward re-signing these guys. The only other significant hit looming is Dre, and they've drafted two other players anticipating his potential exit. On top of that, they have Shaw in the mix.
Now, you might say that they drafted to replace Whit as well, but one of the young OTs has to play on the right. The other has demonstrated that he is a massive liability on the field. You just don't know that pertaining to Dennard or Jackson. Don't misunderstand me, I'd like Dre to come back, too. I just can't imagine losing one of two good players on the line and seeing improvement in 2017.
There's zero reason not to bring both Z and Whitworth back. You can feel pretty comfortable guessing that they don't plan to spend any of that 48 mil on significant (a or b level) outside FAs, and there's really nobody else worth a shit to extend in the near future. Hill is expendable. Bodine sucks.
If this team does it's usual offseason dance about not spending money, then every one of the big 3 FAs should be re-signed. 9 mil for Whitworth, 9 or 10 for Zeitler, 11 or 12 for Dre. Plus Whit's 9 mil is likely only a 2-3 year commitment of cash at most. That leaves 17 mil for them to use when they start playing the FA shell game this March. More than enough money, and even more if you cut turds like Rey M.
