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(10-23-2017, 05:02 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Oh they supposedly tried to re-sign Zeitler...just at $5.5 million a year.

IF DeCastro was drafted here and Zeitler with Pittsburgh...pretty sure Zeitler is the better Guard. That's just how it goes.

Agree on what they offered Zeitler.  They were low balling him up front.  Then they waited till DeCastro signed for 10 million a year.  We probably could have gotten him easily to $8 million if we'd gotten in gear and offered him that contract.

Still a possibility that Zeitler's agent was asking to wait till DeCastro signed.   But if we offered him $5.5 million up front he was probably already ticked off and ready to go.

I disagree about if Zietler went to Pittsburgh.  I do think they have the superior O-line coach and Zeitler would have been better.   But DeCastro was always going to be the better guard.   He's flat out dominant.