I'm amazed the Dolphins got Smiley so cheap.
I don't know what kind of XBox/Madden 07 World some of you live in where you can just out to the starting guard tree and pick yourself a starting guard off the branch for nothing, but if you would like to join the rest of us in the real world you would know good starting guards are hard to find, and it's reflected in what teams are willing to pay for them on the open market. Look no further than last year....
Derrick Dockery .. 7 years, 49 million, $18.5 million in guarantees, $23 million over the first three seasons.
Leonard Davis .. 7 years, 49.6 million, 18.75 million in guarantees, $24 million over the first three years.
Eric Steinbach ... 7-years, $49-million, 17 million guaranteed.
None of those guys had made a Pro Bowl when they signed.