Roger Saffold- A Closer Look

[J Tes]

The salary cap went up around 8% this year, with the same expected next year. That does not mean that average/slightly above players are gonna get paid big bucks but, we shall see.

Best of luck with our wager. What is your bottle of preference?

they were projecting the cap to be in the 130 million range. Teams were informed just a few weeks ago that its going to be 133. Teams have more money to spend than expected.

Your choice. I don't drink much which is tough when you're Dolphins fan

 

[ITS!MATEO]

Honestly, the only reason Barksdale got a chance was because of the early injury Saffold had. If not Saffold would've been the starter 100% of the snaps. But ok, let's say he got beat out(which he didn't), he then was still the best option available for right guard over the other guys. If they would have kept him at right tackle then you would have had 2 good tackles but a horrible guard. They chose to keep 1 good tackle, 1 decent tackle and 1 great guard. You try to get the best 5 players out there and they did.

 

[So Be]

Oh no you didn't. I said the same thing in another thread and Hayden Fox got himself all worked up. Elite and Albert shouldn't be in the same sentence. Same goes with Monroe.

Have to agree with Hayden here. Monroe, Veldheer, and Albert are not elite All Pro players. They are around top ten LT's, nothing more, nothing less. Big Jake was elite, and something to watch in his prime. These guys pale in comparison.

 

[So Be]

they were projecting the cap to be in the 130 million range. Teams were informed just a few weeks ago that its going to be 133. Teams have more money to spend than expected.

Your choice. I don't drink much which is tough when you're Dolphins fan

Yeah, the $10M increase over the $123M last year is about 8%. I follow the cap as much, if not more so, than anyone here on the forum.

A bottle of Bud sounds good to me. LOL

 

[So Be]

Honestly, the only reason Barksdale got a chance was because of the early injury Saffold had. If not Saffold would've been the starter 100% of the snaps. But ok, let's say he got beat out(which he didn't), he then was still the best option available for right guard over the other guys. If they would have kept him at right tackle then you would have had 2 good tackles but a horrible guard. They chose to keep 1 good tackle, 1 decent tackle and 1 great guard. You try to get the best 5 players out there and they did.

I judge getting beat out by snaps the team puts you in for, and Saffold got beat out. Was Fisher wrong in doing so? Don't know but, it did happen. With taht said, now Saffold is gonna be much better than the past, and is worth a lot of money? No way.

 

[ITS!MATEO]

I'll just leave this here.....

On moving Saffold to right guard- “We discussed it real early last week and felt like that would be a good option," Fisher said. "He's playing really well coming off the injury and then would get an opportunity to play at tackle and kind of alternate with Joe; he was playing well. And Joe's playing good, so we felt like let's put the best guys out there.”

 

[So Be]

I'll just leave this here.....

On moving Saffold to right guard- “We discussed it real early last week and felt like that would be a good option," Fisher said. "He's playing really well coming off the injury and then would get an opportunity to play at tackle and kind of alternate with Joe; he was playing well. And Joe's playing good, so we felt like let's put the best guys out there.”

We got off track here a bit. My main point was that Saffold would be a BIG disappointment if he were our LT this year but, not a bad deal to sign for a RT/OG option. For that, he is worth around $5M a year.

 

[J Tes]

Have to agree with Hayden here. Monroe, Veldheer, and Albert are not elite All Pro players. They are around top ten LT's, nothing more, nothing less. Big Jake was elite, and something to watch in his prime. These guys pale in comparison.

You're agreeing with me then.
Hayden claims Fat Albert is elite. I argued what you just posted

 

[So Be]

You're agreeing with me then.
Hayden claims Fat Albert is elite. I argued what you just posted

I misread. No reason in the world to argue with Hayden here. He is as dead wrong as dead wrong can be. End of story. lol

 

[ITS!MATEO]

We got off track here a bit. My main point was that Saffold would be a BIG disappointment if he were our LT this year but, not a bad deal to sign for a RT/OG option. For that, he is worth around $5M a year.

Why would he be a big disappointment? I don't get where you get this from... Jake Long would take the spot of half of the starting left tackles on other teams.

 

[So Be]

Why would he be a big disappointment? I don't get where you get this from... Jake Long would take the spot of half of the starting left tackles on other teams.

Because we can do better at LT, and should.

 

[finfan54]

Just read on KFFL that Arizona is softening its desire for Saffold.

So the market just shrank for him.

In comparison, you could still have Clabo, who is getting interest they say, for 3 mil avg.

yeah, I would bet more 5 mil for Saffold if he signs here because he wont be the LT if Albert is.

 

[ITS!MATEO]

Good, get him for cheaper. 5-7 mill range with an injury clause, sign him up.

 

[MegaFinz]

LT ( Albert) LG ( Saffold) Center ( Pouncy) RG ( Jerry ) RT (Clabo). There's your line. The only way they go with a different RG and RT is if they draft those positions and they win the TC battle. They are not going to dump all their SC money in the offensive line.

 

[broccoli rob]

LT ( Albert) LG ( Saffold) Center ( Pouncy) RG ( Jerry ) RT (Clabo). There's your line. The only way they go with a different RG and RT is if they draft those positions and theywin the TC battle.

nope.

The Baltimore Sun reports the Raiders are expected to sign free agent T/G Rodger Saffold "for roughly $8 million per year."
The Raiders must value Saffold over in-house free agent LT Jared Veldheer, as the report states the Cardinals are expected to sign Veldheer for "between $7 million and $7.5 million." Saffold has generally been stretched as a starting left tackle in the league. He's fared better at right tackle and most productively at guard. Versatile but injury prone, Saffold would certainly be locked into the blindside in Oakland if they're going to shell out that kind of money.