I would only say delusional if he's on the market for more than a week or two, and there's not a race to get him.
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I would only say delusional if he's on the market for more than a week or two, and there's not a race to get him.
Long is a player I'd love to sign. If he goes down, we will have Webb to take his spot while Carimi or Scott play as RT.
Health is a problem but he looks to be healthy
@SI_PeterKing: RT @PriscoCBS: Demise of Jake Long has been greatly exaggerated. He isn't as good as his rep, but still pretty good ...I think Pete's right.
@SI_PeterKing: RT @OmarKelly: RT @PriscoCBS: Demise of Jake Long has been greatly exaggerated....I think Pete's right» I know he's right ... Omar knows.
Here is the deal I offer Jake Long if he takes it great if not I move on.
5 years 45 million/22 guaranteed/12 signing bonus
Year 1: 4 million salary/2.4 million signing bonus [6.4]
Year 2: 3 million salary/2.4 million signing bonus/3 million roster bonus [8.4]
Year 3: 4 million salary/2.4 million signing bonus/3 million roster bonus [9.4]
Year 4: 4 million salary/2.4 million signing bonus/3 million roster bonus [9.4]
Year 5: 8 million salary/2.4 million signing bonus/1 million roster bonus [11.4]
*I use roster bonuses to make up a sizable portion of the guarantees as they protect us against his injuring himself. If he injures himself we can move on and recoup everything except for the signing bonus and money already paid.
If he stays healthy he cashes a 3 million dollar guaranteed check every March 3rd.
*We also can cut him in year 4 with only 2.4 in dead money or restructure the deal as their is a ton of no guaranteed space.
I would crap if we wasted money on Long at this point in his career. There are better options available who can actually, you know, HELP us at LT.
Just because a guy is a "big name" doesn't make him a good option (like Orlando Pace wasn't so hot for us either). Fans LOVE big name guys they recognize from past heydays. This guy wants $10 million dollars a year. He grades out about like Frank Omiyale right now (Frank is a backup for Seattle).
Do we really want to blow bigtime money on Long? I'd stroke out.
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Name Pos. Years 2012 Team 2013 Team Rating Snaps Ryan Clady OT 5 DEN UFA - FRAN +26.9 1141 Andre Smith OT 4 CIN UFA +26.9 1073 Gosder Cherilus OT 5 DET UFA +23.5 1229 Will Beatty OT 4 NYG NYG +22.4 967 Sebastian Vollmer OT 4 NE UFA +21.5 1111 Phil Loadholt OT 4 MIN UFA +15.9 1056 Branden Albert OT 5 KC UFA +13.8 722 Sam Baker OT 5 ATL UFA +11.6 1073 Austin Howard OT 3 NYJ RFA +8.5 1096 King Dunlap OT 5 PHI UFA +7.1 838 Jason Smith OT 4 NYJ CUT +6.4 265 Ryan Harris OT 5 HOU UFA +4.3 416 Barry Richardson OT 5 STL UFA +2.1 1061 Bryant McKinnie OT 11 BAL UFA +1.8 132 Jermon Bushrod OT 6 NO UFA +1.5 1130 Winston Justice OT 7 IND UFA +0.1 793 Jammal Brown OT 8 WAS UFA 0.0 0 Rashad Butler OT 7 HOU UFA 0.0 0 Brandyn Dombrowski OT 4 SD UFA 0.0 0 Jason Fox OT 3 DET RFA 0.0 0 Corey Hilliard OT 4 DET DET 0.0 0 Will Svitek OT 7 ATL UFA 0.0 0 Jake Long OT 5 MIA UFA -0.3 745 Dennis Roland OT 5 CIN UFA -0.4 107 Chris Clark OT 3 DEN RFA -0.5 66 Frank Omiyale OT 8 SEA UFA -0.7 119 Jeremy Trueblood OT 7 TB UFA -0.8 82 Andrew Gardner OT 3 HOU RFA -1.0 14 Nate Garner OT 5 MIA UFA -1.4 331 Sean Locklear OT 9 NYG UFA -2.0 656 William Robinson OT 4 NO UFA -2.2 182 Jordan Black OT 8 WAS UFA -3.5 108 Jonathan Scott OT 6 CHI UFA -8.1 341 Khalif Barnes OT 8 OAK UFA -8.3 571 Max Starks OT 9 PIT UFA -12.7 1086 Guy Whimper OT 7 JAC CUT -14.6 393 Tyler Polumbus OT 5 WAS UFA -24.1 964 Demetress Bell OT 5 NYG CUT -24.5 462 D'Anthony Batiste OT 6 ARI UFA -38.6 645
Why does Emery want Scott and his -8.1 back, I thought he used PFF?
My best guess is that Scott is the 3rd OT right now and cheap insurance only at this point. If we sign a FA T or maybe draft Fluker, then the motivation to keep Scott seems a lot less compelling IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coolhandluke
I don't even know if Fluker will be there at 20. the updated post combine boards of scouts inc and nfldraftscout have him at 15 and 21 respectively.Quote:
Originally Posted by MPBears68
According to Profootballtalk.com, there is "little or no chatter in league circles" about any team making a major push for free agent LT Jake Long.
"Some" NFL teams reportedly believe Long needs to play right tackle instead of left, which would severely diminish his market value. Long is also coming off back-to-back disappointing seasons. Our gut feeling all along has been that Long will wind up re-signing with the Dolphins on a deal worth significantly less than he's seeking. His current asking price is a laughable $11 million a year.