Value of Positions

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(03-10-2017, 05:01 PM)Whatever Wrote: Willie's 1st extension made him the highest paid RT in the league.  He was asked to take a pay cut after missing 11 starts with injury the previous year.  After his release, he limped through one injury plaques season in Baltimore before retiring.

Jones missed 20 starts in three years before he was cut, then signed with Washington and started a handful of games before landing on IR and washing out of the league. Point being, both guys were washed up and physically done in by the time they cut the cord.

They tried to extend Zeitler last year, and couldn't agree to terms.  Obviously, they were far apart, which is why they didn't make an offer. 

Ah....but the year before they offered him Clint Boling money, aka lowballed him, and were forced to exercise the 5th year option.  Had they just ponied up a little dough then, and extended him like they said they were gonna do, we wouldn't be in this current predicament.  We could have probably inked him in the 8-10 mil range....just a hunch.