Jerry never should have given Steele the big contract that he did. That just made things difficult. He might be reluctant to deal with the loss that cutting him would entail. Understandably so, imho. It appears we always insist upon painting ourselves into a corner. The choices left are a tad scary. Guyton acquitted himself well at RT in college; maybe he'll find success there again. H-m-m.
W/ a lefthanded Qb. Guyton was the blindside protector in college. He just needs to get up on his technique, and will most likely be a quality OLT.
Bad idea. Tyler is a great OG, and a subpar OLT.
Guy was a rookie 1st rounder that everyone knew was raw. He should be given until after his 2nd yr before being moved. Players NEED TIME to develop.
Can we just stop with trying to make our established Pro Bowl guard move to Tackle?
Don't mind the thinking, but OL needs to be the best 5 guys at the 5 positions, so you can't take these guys out of the running at another position especially if this competition would be a tight battle.
Drafting a guy to play LT that played RT his whole college career is just plain stupid
I think that's safe to say, although Jerry & Stephen have made the mistake of making their FO a family business. That's something that's not in the best interest of their organization. Whether or not they eventually learn how to run things as need demands, much depends upon their learning what to do, and how to do it correctly. Let's hope the time comes when it happens.
They drafted Guyton to play LT, they aren't going to move him after 1 season. He was expected to be a raw prospect that needed development.
I would agree. I’d actually argue that continuing to swap him around is worse for his development.
Why not just restructure Steele? I’d have to double check but I believe you save more that way than cutting him.
He was always going to be an OG. I cannot believe people are still believing Jerryspew, that Tyler was an OLT candidate. He never was.
You can save more. You can cut his 2025 cap hit down to dollar if want to. But then you have put him on the field.
Should be Guytons, he's bettwr over there. We need to June first cut Steele he's cooked
You're right. Looks like you save $9M in a restructure this year vs $14M with a june 1 cut. Still for that price I would rather bring him back. Yes hes a lower end starter, but hes still probably the best Tackle on the roster unless they are seriously looking to bump Smith outside. I have some optimism around Richards being able to start, but I hate to put all my eggs in that basket. I'd rather see him and Guyton compete for the LT job IMO.
we would save 14M in cash and have 14M dead cap, which would be a wash. but he won't. because he would have to pay for the same position again. and jerry hates that.
