More details on Joe Thuney's 5-year, $80M deal with the Chiefs: Signing bonus: $17M Base salaries: $990K, $13.9M, $15M, $15.5M, $15.5M Workout bonuses totaling $2.11M
That structure keeps Thuney's 2021 cap number at just $4.5M.
Originally Posted by ljmhawk:
if you have a once in a lifetime QB you protect his blindside.....the money should have went there and not for an interior lineman in my opinion
Look at the best Saints teams. They had two of the best guards in the game, and prevented pressure from up the middle. Gave Brees a comfortable pocket. Good guards can affect outside rush, simply by allowing the tackle to ride the rusher over the top while the pocket is clean.
If we had a badass LT as well? Damn
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I shouldn't have said best Saints teams, but at least the ones circa 2010, when they had Nicks and Evans at guard [Reply]
If we don't land Williams, at this point I'd rather just draft another OT, see how things go, and experiment with kicking Thuney out to LT for a season. Would be pretty meh on Reiff. I've seen a bunch of Vikings games, and Reiff makes me soft.
"But with a great LG..."
Brian Waters wasn't enough to make Jordan Black not a huge giant piece of shit. Reiff isn't Jordan Black-level bad, but I wouldn't call him a big upgrade from replacement level. He's as meh as it gets, and if I could have Fisher on his old contract or Reiff on a cheaper deal, I'd rather have Fisher. Injury recovery and all. [Reply]
This seems like an excellent signing. Maybe a slight overpayment but it instantly improves the interior OL. If we can somehow get Trent Williams, damn that would be sick. If there is anyone who can pull it off, it's Veach. [Reply]
Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!:
It’s not coming from them. It’s coming from NBC Sports. A reputable source. Just cuz chiefs aren’t getting Williams now doesn’t mean you should shun them
Rappaport has already said we’re still in on Silverback.
James Palmer is the most useless reporter that covers the NFL. Guy never breaks any news and is often times wrong in his projections. He's like Teicher lever useless. [Reply]