03-01-2024, 11:59 AM
(02-29-2024, 06:35 PM)ochocincos Wrote: He's probably the best realistic option on the market, and it would show they are serious about trying to fix that OL.
FWIW, Spotrac has Onwenu's market value at $13.6 mill APY.
With Karras hitting FA next season and Cappa the year after, they might be ok spending $10+ mill on a RT since their payroll for IOL could be going down in the upcoming years.
If Onwenu were to sign a 3-year deal or longer, they'd have their OT tandem in place for the next 3 seasons.
The thing about Onwenu is he's also started & played well at both guard spots. RG in college. LG to start in NE. Even if we took a RT at #18, he still makes sense. If the RT is plug & play (Fuaga, Latham), then he could start at LG for Volson. If the RT is developmental/raw (Guyton/Mims), he can start at RT and then move to LG, or even RG if we don't retain Cappa when he is up. And his flexibility would give us options if someone gets injured.
Like a lot of our big fish targets (Jones, Madubuike, Wilkins, Johnson, Sneed, Winfield, etc), he probably gets tagged.
FWIW, early reports of Sneed getting tagged are not correct. But that IS the plan in KC if a deal cannot be finalized. However, if a Jones deal is not done yet, then they have an issue..
