RT is set

[SunsetBengal]

(08-03-2024, 06:15 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Think it's a bit like backup QBs. If you're getting one of the top backups, you're willing to spend $4-7m on a proven vet backup. Otherwise you go $900k-$2m who are generally younger and you save money.

If you have a young unproven OT or a guy with injury concerns, it pays to have a vet backup who you are sure brings a certain floor. People are spending too much on QBs.

La'el Collins is still in the NFL and he's making $1.75m to be a backup for the Bills. The extra ~$750k over a rookie contract to make sure your $45-55m/yr QB has a certain floor of production (while saving you the draft pick to use elsewhere) doesn't seem like a real burden. There's still plenty of teams that are using young guys as backups, but there's enough demand that solid vet OTs (even more so swing OTs) will not have a hard time finding work as a backup.

I agree with this opinion. As of now, the starting job is Mims' to lose. Having Brown as an experienced swing Tackle is quite valuable insurance for Burrow, particularly seeing how none of the other recent T picks have developed into anything.