What about letting Steele and Guyton battle it out for the starting RT spot?

[TwentyOne]

To me Guyton is a good RT all day long. He isn't very good at left.

where do you got that from?

 

[atlantacowboy]

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.

I think Guyton belongs on the right side. I say we roll with Richards or a rookie LT. Not a great draft for offensive tackles but maybe if that kid from LSU slips.......

 

[atlantacowboy]

Hot take but I would argue that Steele's contract really isnt that bad. Hes the 23rd highest AAV in football for Tackles, and $12M per year less than the higher paid Tackle Tristan Wirfs. Steele is a lower end starter in this league, but once you take out the rookie contracts at Tackle he is also paid like one of the lower end starting Tackles in football.

If the Cowboys were to release him Steele would probably get a small raise in free agency. Jonah Williams is probably a good comp in terms of age and overall value and got $15M on the open market last offseason.

He's the 23rd highest paid tackle but PFF ranks him as the 44th best tackle. So, he's overpaid relative to his production. Those are the contracts smart team get out of asap.

The team is going to have to shuffle the roster a lot more than they normally do.

 

[thunderpimp91]

He's the 23rd highest paid tackle but PFF ranks him as the 44th best tackle. So, he's overpaid relative to his production. Those are the contracts smart team get out of asap.

The team is going to have to shuffle the roster a lot more than they normally do.

If you have a better option I would agree, but I don't think the Cowboys have that unless they want to spend more in FA than theyll save by cutting him or use another premium pick on the position this year. The 44th best Tackle is still a starting caliber Tackle for a league that will start at least 64 of them each year, and $16M is probably about market value for type of player. Once Ronnie Stanley gets paid, a guy like Caleb McGary may be in position to hold out for an extension, factor in a few rookies likely to get extensions and Steele probably goes into 2025 around #30 on the pay scale. Factor in the guys who on rookie contracts still who can't be higher on the list and its about right.

 

[kskboys]

Can we just stop with trying to make our established Pro Bowl guard move to Tackle?

It's a very weird obsession. I can't believe how many people fell for Jerry's spew that he'd be an OLT in the pros. He's an OG in the pros, and he was always going to be an OG.