e16bball Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Broken in the FA thread by @ARTMONK HOF, but figured it deserved its own discussion now that he’s been officially inked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTMONK HOF Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Pretty cheap for a starting LT. Like Mark Bullock said C. Lucas cannot be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Don’t like this signing. Thought we should have rewarded the guys like Lucas who fought hard for us last year. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e16bball Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, e16bball said: Broken in the FA thread by @ARTMONK HOF, but figured it deserved its own discussion now that he’s been officially inked. My take is that it seems a little superfluous, with Lucas, Moses, and Cosmi already on the roster. But I suppose last year we ended up with our 4th OT (David Sharpe) taking meaningful snaps, and we weren’t even that banged up. So perhaps at this low price, it’s worth making sure we don’t get left in the lurch again. Not great news for either Cornelius Lucas or Saahdiq Charles. Lucas was looking at a season largely unchallenged as an LT starter, which is a fine way to get rich a year from now. Now it’s a full-on competition, and Leno certainly has the experience edge on him. I wasn’t nearly as impressed with Lucas as the advanced numbers said I should be — I thought he was fine, but I wasn’t remotely sold that he was playing at an elite level — so I’m not stunned to see them make a move here. Worst case scenario, it turns out the team and I are wrong about Lucas, and they wasted $5M on a safety net that they didn’t need. For Charles, I think this effectively marks the end of considering him a LT candidate. Drafting Cosmi and signing Leno, when you already have Lucas and Moses on the roster (in addition to Christian and Sharpe), is a pretty clear signal that you don’t consider Charles an option at OT. I think he’s competing with Schweitzer and Flowers for the LG job, and jockeying for a position in the future after Scherff leaves. Competition will be the name of the game, though. Wow. Four legitimate starting candidates at both OT and OG. That’s a deep group. It’s not an excellent group, by which I mean the high end/starting options, but it’s deep. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSkinGM Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 $5 mill for the 28th ranked tackle .. OOOOOKKKK, good move , sure , really good move . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavar703 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Sigh. I don’t understand this move but whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 35 minutes ago, ARTMONK HOF said: Pretty cheap for a starting LT. Like Mark Bullock said C. Lucas cannot be happy. He was already posting his aggravation on twitter earlier last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 30 minutes ago, e16bball said: Competition will be the name of the game, though. Wow. Four legitimate starting candidates at both OT and OG. That’s a deep group. It’s not an excellent group, by which I mean the high end/starting options, but it’s deep. I'm hoping it helps bring a pony out of the pack ... and help you cut loose the one that isn't going to make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Lucas and Leno graded out similarly. I think this is a good battle to have. May the best man win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch DC Football Fan Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Value for money and a good signing! O-line is becoming a deep position group. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbaugh21 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Competition. Any player that gets mad because we signed someone at the same position as him can kick rocks, if they don’t want to compete for their job, they don’t need to be here. I see no problem with it. Best man wins at each spot and then we actually have depth for once at a position that gets hurt and banged up a lot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Great sighing and not too expensive. He’s for sure an upgrade at LT. Now Cosmi can sit an learn behind him and Lucas can be our swing tackle for this year. Our OT position is really stacked now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 hour ago, ARTMONK HOF said: Pretty cheap for a starting LT. Like Mark Bullock said C. Lucas cannot be happy. I’m sure Lucas isn’t happy, they just signed & drafted two LTs to compete with him. Hopefully he takes this to heart and comes in ready to compete with Leno & Cosmi. I love the competition we have at OT & OG as E said, we haven’t had this kind of competition for these positions & depth in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noptov52 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Competition is good and injuries do occur. Even if our LTs stay healthy (knock on wood), someone else might lose a LT and be willing to offer a pick for Lucas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offbyone Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 4 hours ago, MKnight82 said: Don’t like this signing. Thought we should have rewarded the guys like Lucas who fought hard for us last year. Totally agree. I would have rather extended Lucas or heck use the money to pay Jon Allen. It seems like we are stockpiling mediocre Left Tackles. Why did we draft Cosmi in 2nd round to put him 3rd string? Maybe there is a plan other than LT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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