What are you prepared to pay for a LT? And who do you want?
Everyone wants a new LT, we aren't in a position to draft one so we need to pay to get one. I know some of you hate spending money on "non playmakers" but this is how the NFL works, you can have all the playmakers you like but if your QB is on IR it wont matter.
So here is the key question, how much are you prepared to pay?
I have been very blunt with the opinion that I did not expect Monroe to hit f.a. I still would be mildly surprised if he gets away after they traded for him. If he does hit free agency it means he wants silly money, as in 12 million per year for a young, good but not amazing tackle who struggled in the run game last year. Are you prepared to pay Monroe 12 million? Im not.
Then we have Brandon Albert - a good and never going to be great LT with an injury history. Are you prepared to pay him 10-11 million? There is not a chance in hell I would pay him anything near that.
Then we have the cheaper options of Anthony Collins and Jared Veldheer. Collins is the least experienced choice with only about a season and a half at LT, but he had a damn impressive spell at LT and he is much more affordable than other options. I think we could sign him for maybe 7-8 per year.
Veldheer is another interesting choice, like Monroe I thought he would not hit free agency but it looks very much like he will at this point. He is far from elite but he is young, athletic and would be a strong scheme fit in Miami. I am not sure what he will cost but I imagine he would come in somewhere between Collins and Albert.
These are pretty much our options, my question is what would you do? And how much would you pay?
My opinion is this: Monroe is the best in the class, however if he does hit free agency he is not worth 12m a year to me. That is the sort of money I would only be prepared to pay an elite, top 3 LT. EVen If I was willing to give him a huge front loaded deal to help the line, this year of all years that doesn't appeal as we need to sign at least a LG or RT in free agency as well in free agency.
I do not want Brandon Albert - no interest. None.
SO this leaves me with Veldheer and Collins. Frankly I would be happy with either. I suspect Veldheer will have a strong market which will inflate his price, but I would be willing to get in on this.
I have been high on Collins for a while and if I was GM I would make sure he was in Miami on the night free agency opens and sign him to something like a 4 year 27/28 million contract with maybe 16 guaranteed.
Everyone wants a new LT, we aren't in a position to draft one so we need to pay to get one. I know some of you hate spending money on "non playmakers" but this is how the NFL works, you can have all the playmakers you like but if your QB is on IR it wont matter.
So here is the key question, how much are you prepared to pay?
I have been very blunt with the opinion that I did not expect Monroe to hit f.a. I still would be mildly surprised if he gets away after they traded for him. If he does hit free agency it means he wants silly money, as in 12 million per year for a young, good but not amazing tackle who struggled in the run game last year. Are you prepared to pay Monroe 12 million? Im not.
Then we have Brandon Albert - a good and never going to be great LT with an injury history. Are you prepared to pay him 10-11 million? There is not a chance in hell I would pay him anything near that.
Then we have the cheaper options of Anthony Collins and Jared Veldheer. Collins is the least experienced choice with only about a season and a half at LT, but he had a damn impressive spell at LT and he is much more affordable than other options. I think we could sign him for maybe 7-8 per year.
Veldheer is another interesting choice, like Monroe I thought he would not hit free agency but it looks very much like he will at this point. He is far from elite but he is young, athletic and would be a strong scheme fit in Miami. I am not sure what he will cost but I imagine he would come in somewhere between Collins and Albert.
These are pretty much our options, my question is what would you do? And how much would you pay?
My opinion is this: Monroe is the best in the class, however if he does hit free agency he is not worth 12m a year to me. That is the sort of money I would only be prepared to pay an elite, top 3 LT. EVen If I was willing to give him a huge front loaded deal to help the line, this year of all years that doesn't appeal as we need to sign at least a LG or RT in free agency as well in free agency.
I do not want Brandon Albert - no interest. None.
SO this leaves me with Veldheer and Collins. Frankly I would be happy with either. I suspect Veldheer will have a strong market which will inflate his price, but I would be willing to get in on this.
I have been high on Collins for a while and if I was GM I would make sure he was in Miami on the night free agency opens and sign him to something like a 4 year 27/28 million contract with maybe 16 guaranteed.
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