Bernadeau is awful

[burmafrd]

He looked okay in the games he played before. Not as good as Livings did, but nowhere near this bad. You have to take a guy that plays a few games and project how well he'll play over a longer period. It's not an exact science, but I can certainly see why they thought he was worth a shot.

they got him because he came CHEAP.

He is an example of what you get when you go dumpster diving.

 

[CyberB0b]

I don't really care what his nickname was. I watched all of his games. Fans -- particularly NFL fans -- are typically a very unreliable source as to a players talent or lack thereof.

He couldn't earn a starting job there, even with injuries. He is nothing more than a backup.

 

[TheRomoSexual]

I don't mind Bernadeau as a backup. But that's what he is -- a versatile backup. Nothing more.

 

[theogt]

He couldn't earn a starting job there, even with injuries. He is nothing more than a backup.

in his limited action, he actually played much better than his competition while there.

Clearly it's obvious he sucks now but if you only looked at his play before coming to Dallas you could reasonably believe he had the potential to be a starter.

 

[conner01]

I'd be really happy if they replaced him with Moore. If we get Moore and Winston I feel like this could be such a strong team overall.

there is no way we can get moore and winston and still be able to sign our young guys in the coming years. we need to carry over a nice chunk of money this year because we are already over the cap for next year.

 

[Galian Beast]

there is no way we can get moore and winston and still be able to sign our young guys in the coming years. we need to carry over a nice chunk of money this year because we are already over the cap for next year.

There is no truth to this.

 

[Bowdown27]

And what's sad is we are actually looking at releasing livings if he has a bad camp. Sad sad sad

 

[Idgit]

in his limited action, he actually played much better than his competition while there.

Clearly it's obvious he sucks now but if you only looked at his play before coming to Dallas you could reasonably believe he had the potential to be a starter.

If he's capable of playing at a starting caliber level in the NFL, then it's not necessarily clear that he'll suck in DAL this season. It *is* possible that the injury or the lack of time in the lineup really ******** his development here.

I'm expecting the guy to be the gameday interior OL backup. I wouldn't be shocked to see him not make the roster, either. Nor would I be shocked to see him play a lot better in TC this year.

Either way, it sounds like you saw what the team and Callahan thought they saw in him from his time in CAR. Moves like the Bernadeau signing have to pan out every now and then if you're going to be successful filling roster holes in FA. I can't blame the team for taking a shot on him. I blame them more for backing him up with Derrick Dockery.

 

[Galian Beast]

Let me break down a few things about the 2014 cap.

1. Tony Romo makes 13.5 million in 2014 in base salary. If 2013 is a resounding success, don't be surprised if they don't restructure Tony Romo in 2014. You can save about 10 million in 2014 by restructuring Romo alone.

Total savings: 10 million

2. Brandon Carr's contract can actually be restructured comfortably at least one more time. Can save 4.58 million dollars.

Total Savings 14.58 million.

3. Doug Free would be cut in 2013. This actually saves an additional 4.02 million next year.

Total Savings: 18.6 million

4. Cutting Jay Ratliff in June 2014 saves 5.5 million in 2014 and 7 million in 2015.

Total Savings 24.1 million

5. Cutting Orlando Scandrick in June 2014 saves 3.5 million in 2014, and 1.3975 million in 2015.

Total Savings: 27.5 million

6. Cutting Livings in june 2014 saves 3.4 million in 2014 and 2.5575 million in 2015.

Total Savings: 30.9 million

7. Cutting Mackenzy Bernadeau in June 2013 saves 715k this year and will cost us 397,333 in 2014

Total Savings: 30.502667

8. Cutting Justin Durant in 2014 saves 1.25 million dollars.

Total Savings: 31.75 million dollars

9. You can probably restructure Miles Austin one more time as well. That would save you 3.1 million

Total Savings: 34.85 million dollars.

-143,450,105 - 34.85 million is 108.6 million. Well below the 2013 salary cap let alone whatever the 2014 salary cap would be.

You're still left space to resign Sean Lee. And various other smaller cuts allow you to make other moves.

 

[CF74]

Hypothetically speaking can we cut either Livings/Bernadeau or both this year or next contractually? Or are we stuck with these guys granted we have or can sign somebody like Moore to upgrade?

 

[Galian Beast]

Hypothetically speaking can we cut either Livings/Bernadeau or both this year or next contractually? Or are we stuck with these guys granted we have or can sign somebody like Moore to upgrade?

Cutting Bernadeau now would cost us 600k this year, 400k next year. His contract makes it more difficult to cut this year. That being said, he is awful.

Cutting Livings this year also doesn't make a lot of sense. Spotrac has numbers that says he was restructured, but I have also heard that isn't true.

If he hasn't been he is supposed to be paid 1.7 million. Cutting him would save 1 million this year, and 1.3 million next year.

 

[Stinger_Splash]

Never had to rematch a game to realize Bernadeau was our worst. It was burned into my memory during the season.

Exactly. I don't understand how that guy was not bench. He was terrible.

 

[CyberB0b]

Exactly. I don't understand how that guy was not bench. He was terrible.

We have no one to replace him. That's why we brought him in last year.

 

[jterrell]

Bern was hurt coming into the season and started only because everyone else was awful at RG. He was just better than awful; call it awful plus.

He was however not worse than Doug Free. Not even close. Free gave up penalties, sacks and failed to block effectively for about 10 straight weeks.

Bern has a few decent games mixed in. He was injured and played through it.

Both guys played better down the stretch with Bern getting some time at OC and Free getting to platoon. Free stopped being awful that last month but it doesn't change that he was far and away the worst starting RT in football for 3 months.