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<blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 651284" data-attributes="member: 7277"><p>Ok, first of all, Lang has a 1.1M cap hit if cut, so his true savings if cut is only 5M. Also, even if you don't want Lang or Sitton, you're going to get comp picks for them after 2016 if you just let them walk for free. 4ths at least, maybe even 3rds. You forfeit those picks if you cut them.</p><p></p><p>So now the football related things wrong with this. I can tell you with certainty that the football world would be pretty shocked at these moves, and we'd quickly go from having a line that most will still expect to be pretty good, to having one that most would expect to be one of the worst in the NFL. Lang and Sitton would immediately become 2 of the most prized O linemen on the market, especially with no compensation pick implications attached, and they would quickly get long-term deals probably in the neighborhood of 8M per season. This would absolutely decimate our O line depth. Tretter is a good backup at three positions. He's also untested, however, as an NFL guard.</p><p></p><p>And yes, Sitton and Lang are much, much better guards than Taylor or Tretter. They are top 5 in the NFL guards according to PFF, so they're actually slightly underpaid by market value. You can't just send them packing, replace them with Walker and Rotheram and not miss a beat.</p><p></p><p>Guard play was our strength on the line last year. It's a huge leap to say that Lang and Sitton must not be so good if we struggled on 3rd or 4th and short. That's like saying Aaron Rodgers must not be very good since we struggled on 3rd and long. In any event, the strength of our line is in pass blocking, which is key when you have a QB like Rodgers.</p><p></p><p>This isn't something that should be or will be considered. Even if we were tight against the cap, which we're not, cutting our starting guards wouldn't be our first solution to shedding salary.</p><p></p><p>If you wanted to make the case for letting one of these guys walk in free agency after next season, sure, I could see that. But cutting them now? No way. I also think that would be a pretty terrible message to send to the locker room.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adambr2, post: 651284, member: 7277"] Ok, first of all, Lang has a 1.1M cap hit if cut, so his true savings if cut is only 5M. Also, even if you don't want Lang or Sitton, you're going to get comp picks for them after 2016 if you just let them walk for free. 4ths at least, maybe even 3rds. You forfeit those picks if you cut them. So now the football related things wrong with this. I can tell you with certainty that the football world would be pretty shocked at these moves, and we'd quickly go from having a line that most will still expect to be pretty good, to having one that most would expect to be one of the worst in the NFL. Lang and Sitton would immediately become 2 of the most prized O linemen on the market, especially with no compensation pick implications attached, and they would quickly get long-term deals probably in the neighborhood of 8M per season. This would absolutely decimate our O line depth. Tretter is a good backup at three positions. He's also untested, however, as an NFL guard. And yes, Sitton and Lang are much, much better guards than Taylor or Tretter. They are top 5 in the NFL guards according to PFF, so they're actually slightly underpaid by market value. You can't just send them packing, replace them with Walker and Rotheram and not miss a beat. Guard play was our strength on the line last year. It's a huge leap to say that Lang and Sitton must not be so good if we struggled on 3rd or 4th and short. That's like saying Aaron Rodgers must not be very good since we struggled on 3rd and long. In any event, the strength of our line is in pass blocking, which is key when you have a QB like Rodgers. This isn't something that should be or will be considered. Even if we were tight against the cap, which we're not, cutting our starting guards wouldn't be our first solution to shedding salary. If you wanted to make the case for letting one of these guys walk in free agency after next season, sure, I could see that. But cutting them now? No way. I also think that would be a pretty terrible message to send to the locker room. [/QUOTE]
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