What are the cap implications with this release? For anyone good with cap stuff, I suck at It. On the move Itself. I'm glad he won't be back but It makes me even more uncertain on what they do about another position along the OL that needs filled. Already a lot of problems there otherwise as Is.
You could get his production for a lot less money. Glad they're committed to the overhaul. Let's see if JD can get it right. Wonder if it'll be with a post June 1st designation. I'm sure Uzomah will be next
Glad JD made this obvious move. Laken sucks and we need to find an upgrade over shitty players. He didn't overthink it.
Yes, Uzomah should most definitely be cut as well. Hopefully they are not renegotiating him. I am thinking AVT is now cleared to go back to LG, where he spent his rookie year. We then need to find a starting C or RG in free agency, wherever we can get better talent, and Tipp will play the other.
Looks like it will indeed be 8 this year, but the real overall CAP # we are saving is13 mil vs keeping him. He was durable, but sucked, so this is really a no brainer. I mentioned that this move was needed in Huff discussion, and very glad to see JD kept it simple.
We'll see. We definitely need at least one starting FA OT, but there are some quality interior guys available that may not cost a fortune. And we need depth as well. I suspect there will be multiple FA signings and multiple draft picks all over OL.
Durable, but what's the point when some practice squad back up is about as good (bad) as you? Being durable helps when you are a decent player. Laken wasn't. Good riddance is right.
Very happy they are releasing him even though it is a year too late. Douglas has done a terrible job w free agent signings except for Reed. A little surprised Tomlinson was not a post June 1 release which would have saved a lot more money for 2024. Since each team only gets two of those, I am sure they have one reserved for Uzomah, who certainly challenges Tomlinson as Douglas' worst free agent signing. Maybe they will use the other on JFM, or just use only one.
I guarantee you he re I agree he sucked. He was a pro bowler before he got here. George Fant mostly sucked here. Morgan Moses was avg, Van Roten sucked, Edoga was useless…. All of them went on to have decent to very good experiences after they left. We keep bringing guys we think are good into the building just to watch them suddenly play like trash. Our problem isn’t the players, it’s coaching.
It's so disappointing Saleh couldn't part with Keith Carter. Poor results on the OL, current players and past players he's been the coach for unusually outspoken, players doing better elsewhere. There were a handful of other coaching staff changes so it wasn't like he wouldn't change anything. Should be an easy decision. No clue what the argument to keep him was. I also worry it could impact their ability to recruit free agents. Problem is he's not going anywhere anytime soon
Yup, a total head scratcher. Literally every measure you can use with Keith Carter has been poor. Young OL players are not developing, vets brought in immediately start playing much worse, vets who leave end up playing much better elsewhere, FA’s have openly spoken against his abilities as a coach, past players have openly spoken about his coaching, current players have low key agreed with others comments. And of course the most obvious in that we’ve been graded as one of the worst OL’s in the league consistently since he’s been here. Literally everything you need to fire a guy and find someone better, yet here we are.
