Jenny Vrentas & #8207;@JennyVrentas
LT Will Beatty re-signed with the Giants today on a 5-year, $37.5M deal (up to $38.75 w/incentives), per source. $19M fully guaranteed. #nyg
Congrats, also, to Anak for the sticky even though Mort beat him by a split second. This should make up for the Lebron thread which superseded yours. March on!
is likely the bonus and the base salary for the first two years. Years 4 and 5 don't mean as much, though the money is likely much higher in those years.
19M Guaranteed
I wanna be Torbor, sucka : 3:04 pm
says to me the Giants do not have very many concerns when is comes to Beatty. They are expecting him to perform for the life of that contract.
You need to see the structure of the deal first. How much of that guaranteed money is in guaranteed base salary, how much is signing bonus, etc.?
prorated that's $2.5M cap hit over the deal which is very reasonable for a solid, starting LT. I'm guessing the other $6.5M is in guaranteed base salaries in 2013 and 2014. Probably signifies a very backloaded deal, but we'll see.
defer to others, but that seems pretty fair given that he is an upper echelon, albeit not top 5, LT. But you have to believe somebody is going to get axed to make room for that contract. Or somebodys.
PFF
Only 8 OTs allowed fewer total pressures than Beatty last season and none allowed their QB to hit the deck fewer times than he did (sk+hit)
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HUGE move by the Giants to re-sign Will Beatty. One of only 4 OT this year with a +10.0 @PFF grade in both run and pass blocking.
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the oline franchise tag value for 2013 is $9.4M. On average this deal is worth $7.7M/year which is almost 20% below the franchise tag level. Seems like a very good deal for both sides.
I'd like to compare his numbers against other LTs before
Those are the real overpays. Beatty becomes 10th highest paid tackle. That is not bad considering he just signed and salaries have been going up markedly this year.
Rolle is the 4th highest paid safety. Another overpay but one that is easier to justify, given what he brings to the table.
Giants have done well for themselves in the second round over the years - Beatty, Joseph, Snee, Strahan, Toomer, Tiki, Webster and Osi come to mind, and I think they had a number of picks on defense in the second round in '86 (Pepper and Collins, and a linemen or two - Dorsey or Erik Howard ? ). And T2 and Steve Smith were very solid picks who played very well but were derailed by injury.
No way to really know yet since they haven't released the full contract details yet. My guess would be a 2013 fully guaranteed base salary in the $2-3M range which would give him a 2013 cap hit of $4.5-5.5M.
Dude earned his money with good play and staying healthy.
(hypothetically), but his base would need to be pretty ridiculous to make it worth absorbing $5M in dead money. I see the contract more like this:
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2013: Base $3M____SB $2.5M______________________Cap Hit $5.5M
2014: Base $3.5M__SB $2.5M__Roster Bonus $250k__Cap Hit $6.25M
2015: Base $4M____SB $2.5M__Roster Bonus $250k__Cap Hit $6.75M
2016: Base $6M____SB $2.5M__Roster Bonus $250k__Cap Hit $8.75M
2017: Base $8.5M__SB $2.5M__Roster Bonus $250k__Cap Hit $11.25M
Total: $38.5M ($19M guaranteed*, $12.5M SB)
Beatty was far and away our best OL last season, we got him back at a reasonable deal. What's not to like? Kirwan is good, but he's certainly not gospel, nor is his opinion infallible.
In other news, Dave Diehl now orders a less expensive wine with dinner
Player and this contract will be small compared to the deals Baker and the other LTs get. He said he understood why the Giants locked Beatty up before he hit the market.
when he invested a 2nd round pick on Beatty in 2009? He was a project coming in and delivered when he played. We made sure our investment in developing him wasn't wasted..
he is a solid LT and quite frankly keeps some stability on teh left side. Now Reese has to address LG, RT and Oline depth. Much work still to do with limited resources. It will be interesting to see how he handles the cap now. Will Diehl now get cut, webster perhaps?
All too often teams draft a player, coddle him, teach him and finally get him in some games. The the rookie contract is up and the bastid is lost to free agency. It would have sucked donkey nuts if a solid LT like Beatty could not be re-signed.
Who the f you want us top get for less money? Out do you want us to let DD stay and play Lt? Fine them you pay Eli's medical bills when he gets killed.
that's a very fair contract for a starting LT. You guys won't be complaining about that contract a year or 2 from now when Beatty is named to the Pro Bowl.
One less major hole to fill.Changes little in the draft, we still draft ol/dl; may change FA signings off other teams to serviceable players/backup players instead of starters.Likely a Thank You DD thread will happen soon. Cruz is next signing, unless he is playing hardball; then we get somebodys 1st; and in this strong OL/DL draft, we could get younger for '14 very quickly at 19, X, and 49.
don't think Cruz is going to be signed before FA. Sounds like they are too far apart. The Giants will simply tender him at the first round level, and see what somebody else offers, if anything. Even if they do, the Giants can still match.
the Giants want to re-sign Boothe too. He's a very capable LG, and had a far better year than Snee, who should take a cut, since I've read that he's costing us $11M against the cap between salary and bonus this year.
Why don't you suggest who you wanted to Giants to sign to play LT? That is not a big contract for a LT and it is almost the same contract the Giants gave RT Kareem McKenzie back in 2005.
I don't think you are totally wrong. Diehl just had some sort of surgery, right? If he's healthy, I'm almost sure the Giants will work out something with him where he receives veteran minimum + bonuses if he wants to come back.
That would be a nice insurance policy if Dave can get 100% healthy. You never know what will happen as far as injuries go.
General manager Jerry Reese called Beatty "one of the ascending left tackles in the NFL.
I want to get back on the field and keep ascending, keep rising," Beatty said. "The skys the limit for me. I know there is still a lot more out there. I havent tapped into all of my potential yet."
Given the size of the contract, I'd rather hear that he is one the best left tackles in the NFL than he is one of the ascending left tackles. It's a lot of money to pay a guy for his potential.
Also, the so-called guaranteed money is probably due to a split bonus, $12.5M in 2013 with a $5M roster bonus due in March 2014 and near-minimum veteran salaries both years. This would put the cap hits in 2013 and 2014 at roughly $3.25M and $4.5M respectively.
What does re-signing Beatty have to do with the line "getting older" ? Beatty will be 28 years old throughout next season. He's not old at all. This is a signing where we are likely to get his prime years and we didn't break the bank, either.
I'd love to hear what your contingency plan would have been in the event that we just let Beatty walk because I can tell you right now, a viable replacement is NOT currently on the roster. This is the franchise QB's blindside we're talking about.
But let's lock up Boothe as well, if possible..An OL doesn't have to have great players. Just players who are on the same page with one another while bringing continuity
and I think he is a good guard but I don't want to spend much to retain him. A 3 year 5.5 million deal is ok but i don't want to see him making much more than that.
It will likely boil down to the Giants being committed to a 3 year, $24M deal. So age is not an issue. He will be in his prime years throughout the "guaranteed" portion of the deal.
Diehl can't even play RT effectively and now we want to slide him back inside to guard? Incredible stuff. I honestly wonder if the people who post this type of nonsense care at all about Eli Manning.
X - "Diehl is the superior LT"
Never said he had more talent, only that he was more reliable.
X - "Diehl will start the season at LT"
Never said it and never wanted it. I'm the guy who wanted Jake Long in 2008, Nate Solder in 2011, and Lane Johnson this year. All I said was that he was someone who can get the job done when called upon, meaning it would be safe to draft a rookie like Lane Johnson knowing you had a veteran like Diehl just in case.
X - "Diehl won two superbowls, therefore he's good"
I said Diehl won two Super Bowls, therefore we know we can win with him.
X - "Beatty is soft"
Never said it. I only said we have no idea if he can play hurt because he's never done it before.
X - "Beatty is a goner"
Yes, I predicted this. But I never said it was a certainty, because there was always the chance that his contract demands would be manageable. Admittedly, the contract he got was much greater than I thought it would be if he did come back.
X - "McCants should start for us this season"
Never been a McCants fan, don't know where you pulled this one from.
Hey, I'm willing to take the punishment for being wrong. But don't pile on a bunch of untruths along the way.
You wanted Jake Long in '08? We had the 31st pick in the draft that year after winning the Super Bowl (New England's pick was taken away because of Spygate). How exactly were we supposed to put ourselves in position to have a realistic shot at drafting Long?
won two Super Bowl's is nice and all, but he got his ass handed to him in 42 and nearly cost us the game. He was literally the only player on the field for the Giants that day who played like complete dogshit. Adalius Thomas was man handling him.
"Winning with" has become interchangeable with "winning in spite of."
I think the deal is reasonable, but certainly not a bargain.
BlueLou : 3:45 pm
I don't see how we can keep Boothe after this, unless his market value is really a pittance. Which is what I expected.
Boothe is a guy who can be replaced, and I'd like to see if the Giants can improve upon him. If Jonathan Cooper is gone by 19 (I'm assuming Chance Warmack will be gone too---probably to Tennessee at 10), then Brian Winters and Justin Pugh would be players who should be available who would make sense in the 3rd round.
RT is a position which obviously must be addressed as well. Dallas Thomas or Terron Armstead in the 2nd round would do the trick there at that position.
I've heard that they love him, based on an early report, but who really knows. This is the time of year where misdirection reigns supreme. Here's an example:
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According to SI's Tony Pauline, teams are "falling in love" with Alabama OT D.J. Fluker, and "some in (the) scouting community" believe he could go as high as No. 19 to the Giants.
Is this fact or misdirection? Who knows--and I'm glad that I have to guess. When EA was here picks were telegraphed frequently. He was worse than a HS girl who got a date for the prom in February with his mouth. Thank God for Jerry Reese who keeps the flow of information much less frequent and under control.
There are five or six guys that will leap over Beatty his offseason or next. That puts Beatty mid pack. I think is an excellent deal for the Gmen. Not sure why here is so much negativity.
wouldn't count on Cooper, although it's possible he could still be there at #19. Watch Dallas take him right beforehand. Warmack I assume will be long gone. Fluker should be available. I'd be OK with him, but there are questions about his pass blocking. And what does drafting Fluker say about what the Giants think of Brewer, especially now that they have resigned Beatty? Are they planning to play Brewer at guard?
the Giants to improve the O-Line. Coughlin is NOT like EA when it comes to the O-Line. Philsophically, controlling the lines of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, is the first thing he wants to control. He said when he was hired here, and his coaching career everywhere he's been as the Head Man, bears this out.
The Jaguars were always tough and in control in the trenches when he was there. The Giants at their peak on the O-Line in 2008, were in firm control of the game with their fab 5 up front beating teams at the point of attack. Hopefully the Giants can get back to that approach with some personnel changes brought about via the draft going forward from today.
As long as TC lets the rookies breathe somewhat, like Reese intimated he'd like TC to do more of, then this team is in good shape. The veteran coaching here does as good of a job as any other staff in the league when it comes to coaching players up. O-Line coach, Pat Flaherty, is one of the unsung heroes on the staff. He'll continue doing a great job here. The scouts just need to get the horses in here. If they do, he'll coach them up and they'll be ready to go.
Cooper at 18 right before our pick. In fact, that's where Gil Brandt has him going in his latest mock draft, with Fluker surprisingly going to the Bucs before that at pick #13 overall. Check it out here:
With teams like Dallas who desperately need a Guard..but when draft day comes, you see guards slip like clockwork.
Dallas needs serious help at Safety too. Now if you're Dallas, do you see the bigger drop-off in talent with a Guard from round 1 and 2, or with a Safety from round 1 and 2? I think they go with the playmakers at round 1. I do see it as a very realistic possibility that Cooper could get taken before Warmack though.
Cooper is just as good a prospect as Warmack, IMO. Different types of guards, but both are elite. Scheme fit may very well be the determining factor that decides which player comes off the board first.
All I know is I don't want the Cowboys taking Cooper in the 1st and Reid in the 2nd. That's the draft I want for us!
And correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Dallas' OL is a Man Blocking scheme. While I'm sure Cooper can do that, he's tailor made for a zone blocking scheme..which might make teams like Dallas not wanting to use a 1st round pick on a guy who doesn't excel best in their system.
with Cooper falling to #19 is the fact that he can possibly be converted to the center position. This could make Baas expendable. i am keeping my fingers crossed that he will be available.
Getting almost 8 mil per, for one full season as a starter....hopefully he stays healthy and can perform.....
The following year, if Snee doesn't get his act together, he and Rolle will be the sacrificial lambs, along with Tuck, Webster....Of course there is the possibility that Webster's head rolls with Diehl's this season.....need money for the Browns, Boothe, Bennett, Hixon, etc.
In the 2008 off-season Osi was already squawking about how now it's time to get paid. My idea was to package Osi with our first round pick to move into the top five for Jake Long. At the time, I didn't realize Long would go number one overall.
Understood. Thanks for clarifying, though I don't think a package of the No. 31 pick and a disgruntled Umenyiora -- even the one coming off his '07 season -- would have been anywhere near enough to move into the top five in any draft.
is better suited for a zone blocking scheme? They guy played a man blocking scheme at UNC. The guy can get out and pull like a Beast. He is scheme diverse.
Cooper is scheme diverse. No question about it. But for the record, he played in a ZBS as a senior at UNC.
I said scheme fit may very well be the determining factor that decides which player comes off the board first because Warmack is strictly a man-blocking mauler. A ZBS team will certainly have Cooper on their radar, but not Warmack.
And those saying Cooper is an ideal fit in a ZBS say so because it's a scheme in which athleticism takes precedence over bulk.
WAP pretty much covered all the bases. Cooper can play both, but because of his athleticism he would excel in the ZBS more than MBS. Warmack, however, would be best suited in a MBS.
Not cheap by any means but certainly not bloated either. He should anchor the LT spot for years to come. First and most important piece of the offseason puzzle fits in nicely.
but it just shows how little I know about player salaries. I was shocked to see a $38.75 Mil deal for Beatty. To me I'm thinking that is supper top money reserved only for the best of tackles/guards and frankly, I never thought he was that level of a player. I guess and absolutely hope I am wrong and he is worth every penny because I am always for keeping a high priority on the O-line.
I'm a little nervous about what that is going to do to our cap because I have no idea how much of an increase that is for him. Sure hope he stays healthy.
I posted this earlier in the thread, but you should compare Beatty's contract to others at the position while simultaneously taking into account that several other left tackles (Clady, Long, Albert, Baker) are primed to sign even bigger deals. Over the Cap - NFL Left Tackle Contracts and Salaries - ( New Window )
As was pointed out, there appear to be other OTs coming up for UFA that figure to get paid more than WB, which puts his salary around #15 overall. Reasonable deal for both sides, and as RV said (re-posted from last night) :
Ralph Vacchiano@RVacchianoNYDN
I haven't seen Will Beatty's deal yet, but I'm told his 2013 cap number is slightly more than $3.5 million -- very cap friendly.
which means his salary for this year is likely $1m (plus the
Actually, I should've probably clarified my stance a bit further. A ZBS team would only have Cooper on their radar, whereas an offense that features a man-blocking scheme would consider drafting either prospect.
Cooper's athleticism and ability to block in space would be on full display in a ZBS, but like Robbie said he's such an outstanding puller and is so effective on the second level that his skill set also fits in an MBS. He plays with physicality and is a powerful presence in the trenches.
He's bulked back up to 312 pounds after dropping to 285 in 2012 to play in North Carolina's up-tempo, no-huddle offense last season. He played in a power scheme up until his senior season at UNC, and he's the type of guard who can fit in any system.
From here, we should also see a decision on Webster, and others.
I feel we won't get a shot at any of the top olinemen. Now if they all get drafted before us it could push our guy to us.
Will Beatty's 5 yr, $38.75 M deal with $19 M guaranteed includes a $12.5 M signing bonus, per source.
I wanna be Torbor, sucka : 3:04 pm
says to me the Giants do not have very many concerns when is comes to Beatty. They are expecting him to perform for the life of that contract.
You need to see the structure of the deal first. How much of that guaranteed money is in guaranteed base salary, how much is signing bonus, etc.?
Only 8 OTs allowed fewer total pressures than Beatty last season and none allowed their QB to hit the deck fewer times than he did (sk+hit)
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HUGE move by the Giants to re-sign Will Beatty. One of only 4 OT this year with a +10.0 @PFF grade in both run and pass blocking.
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Over the Cap - NFL Left Tackle Contracts and Salaries - ( New Window )
That is a little worrisome to me.
WB gets money that pays him bottom top 10, and NYG can structure the cap hits to be lower in the first three years, I gather.
Those are the real overpays. Beatty becomes 10th highest paid tackle. That is not bad considering he just signed and salaries have been going up markedly this year.
Rolle is the 4th highest paid safety. Another overpay but one that is easier to justify, given what he brings to the table.
I believe we were about 5 mill under now we are back to being 2 over?
Now draft a starting ORT, and sign Cruz at an equally reasonable number for a slot and we have a good start.
the good news is, they can now give Diehl the take it or leave it pay cut without sweating it if he chooses to leave.
that should be enough cap space to get Cruz done for now.
Now to see what happens to Diehl. Someone make sure Milton is OK?
jlukes - I'm not so sure it's a "3 year deal" though. That would mean at least $5M dead money in year 4 based off the reported signing bonus.
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Salaries
2013 $2.5 million fully guaranteed
2014 $4 million fully guaranteed
2015 $5 million
2014 $6.5 million
2015 $8.5 million
Salaries
2013 $2.5 million fully guaranteed
2014 $4 million fully guaranteed
2015 $5 million
2016 $6.5 million
2017 $8.5 million
2013: Base $3M____SB $2.5M______________________Cap Hit $5.5M
2014: Base $3.5M__SB $2.5M__Roster Bonus $250k__Cap Hit $6.25M
2015: Base $4M____SB $2.5M__Roster Bonus $250k__Cap Hit $6.75M
2016: Base $6M____SB $2.5M__Roster Bonus $250k__Cap Hit $8.75M
2017: Base $8.5M__SB $2.5M__Roster Bonus $250k__Cap Hit $11.25M
Total: $38.5M ($19M guaranteed*, $12.5M SB)
*2013/2014 base amounts guaranteed
Wow! Glad they got it done.
Lesson: Sometimes no news can be good news.
Can the Giants afford him?
Then, draft a guard, round one.
Giants would be looking good.............
Is it too early to start the David Diehl Appreciation Thread?
That would be a nice insurance policy if Dave can get 100% healthy. You never know what will happen as far as injuries go.
I really appreciate what DD has brought to the team, but he seems just about done, even as a RT.
I want to get back on the field and keep ascending, keep rising," Beatty said. "The skys the limit for me. I know there is still a lot more out there. I havent tapped into all of my potential yet."
Given the size of the contract, I'd rather hear that he is one the best left tackles in the NFL than he is one of the ascending left tackles. It's a lot of money to pay a guy for his potential.
Also, the so-called guaranteed money is probably due to a split bonus, $12.5M in 2013 with a $5M roster bonus due in March 2014 and near-minimum veteran salaries both years. This would put the cap hits in 2013 and 2014 at roughly $3.25M and $4.5M respectively.
I'd love to hear what your contingency plan would have been in the event that we just let Beatty walk because I can tell you right now, a viable replacement is NOT currently on the roster. This is the franchise QB's blindside we're talking about.
X - "Diehl will start the season at LT"
X - "Diehl won two superbowls, therefore he's good"
X - "Beatty is soft"
X - "Beatty is a goner"
X - "McCants should start for us this season"
Yes, Milton. You're right in the way that Stan in LA is always right.
X - "Diehl will start the season at LT"
X - "Diehl won two superbowls, therefore he's good"
X - "Beatty is soft"
X - "Beatty is a goner"
X - "McCants should start for us this season"
Yes, Milton. You're right in the way that Stan in LA is always right.
Never said he had more talent, only that he was more reliable.
X - "Diehl will start the season at LT"
Never said it and never wanted it. I'm the guy who wanted Jake Long in 2008, Nate Solder in 2011, and Lane Johnson this year. All I said was that he was someone who can get the job done when called upon, meaning it would be safe to draft a rookie like Lane Johnson knowing you had a veteran like Diehl just in case.
X - "Diehl won two superbowls, therefore he's good"
I said Diehl won two Super Bowls, therefore we know we can win with him.
X - "Beatty is soft"
Never said it. I only said we have no idea if he can play hurt because he's never done it before.
X - "Beatty is a goner"
Yes, I predicted this. But I never said it was a certainty, because there was always the chance that his contract demands would be manageable. Admittedly, the contract he got was much greater than I thought it would be if he did come back.
X - "McCants should start for us this season"
Never been a McCants fan, don't know where you pulled this one from.
Hey, I'm willing to take the punishment for being wrong. But don't pile on a bunch of untruths along the way.
Hopefully they can move on to getting other piece secured now that they have the guy that was their first priority done.
Like to see them grab another stud at right tackle .
BlueLou : 3:45 pm
I don't see how we can keep Boothe after this, unless his market value is really a pittance. Which is what I expected.
Boothe is a guy who can be replaced, and I'd like to see if the Giants can improve upon him. If Jonathan Cooper is gone by 19 (I'm assuming Chance Warmack will be gone too---probably to Tennessee at 10), then Brian Winters and Justin Pugh would be players who should be available who would make sense in the 3rd round.
RT is a position which obviously must be addressed as well. Dallas Thomas or Terron Armstead in the 2nd round would do the trick there at that position.
Source: http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8332/player
Is this fact or misdirection? Who knows--and I'm glad that I have to guess. When EA was here picks were telegraphed frequently. He was worse than a HS girl who got a date for the prom in February with his mouth. Thank God for Jerry Reese who keeps the flow of information much less frequent and under control.
The Jaguars were always tough and in control in the trenches when he was there. The Giants at their peak on the O-Line in 2008, were in firm control of the game with their fab 5 up front beating teams at the point of attack. Hopefully the Giants can get back to that approach with some personnel changes brought about via the draft going forward from today.
As long as TC lets the rookies breathe somewhat, like Reese intimated he'd like TC to do more of, then this team is in good shape. The veteran coaching here does as good of a job as any other staff in the league when it comes to coaching players up. O-Line coach, Pat Flaherty, is one of the unsung heroes on the staff. He'll continue doing a great job here. The scouts just need to get the horses in here. If they do, he'll coach them up and they'll be ready to go.
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I expect to see similar deals for Nicks and Cruz in terms of guaranteed money. Slightly more for Nicks
Dallas needs serious help at Safety too. Now if you're Dallas, do you see the bigger drop-off in talent with a Guard from round 1 and 2, or with a Safety from round 1 and 2? I think they go with the playmakers at round 1. I do see it as a very realistic possibility that Cooper could get taken before Warmack though.
All I know is I don't want the Cowboys taking Cooper in the 1st and Reid in the 2nd. That's the draft I want for us!
The following year, if Snee doesn't get his act together, he and Rolle will be the sacrificial lambs, along with Tuck, Webster....Of course there is the possibility that Webster's head rolls with Diehl's this season.....need money for the Browns, Boothe, Bennett, Hixon, etc.
Does bashing a player who gave his heart, soul, and body to your Sunday afternoons, an escape from your Monday thru Saturday, give you solace?
Raise your hand if you want to suit up to block Demarcus Ware to win the division.
I hope DD (5th round pick, two super bowl rings) retires a true blue Giant, and only when he and the team agrees its time.
And not when you on your comfy sofa in your man cave decides its time to end his career.
I haven't seen Will Beatty's deal yet, but I'm told his 2013 cap number is slightly more than $3.5 million -- very cap friendly.
If that's right, the Giants would still be about $2M or so under the projected salary cap after the Beatty deal. They will need more room.
Onward!
M.O., David--
I already admitted I was wrr...I was wrrr...I was not exactly right. But don't put words in my mouth that I didn't say.
Fair deal
I said scheme fit may very well be the determining factor that decides which player comes off the board first because Warmack is strictly a man-blocking mauler. A ZBS team will certainly have Cooper on their radar, but not Warmack.
And those saying Cooper is an ideal fit in a ZBS say so because it's a scheme in which athleticism takes precedence over bulk.
Long story short..
If I'm a MBS team - Give me Warmack
If I'm a ZBS team - Give me Cooper
I'm a little nervous about what that is going to do to our cap because I have no idea how much of an increase that is for him. Sure hope he stays healthy.
Over the Cap - NFL Left Tackle Contracts and Salaries - ( New Window )
Ralph Vacchiano@RVacchianoNYDN
I haven't seen Will Beatty's deal yet, but I'm told his 2013 cap number is slightly more than $3.5 million -- very cap friendly.
I think we'll still see more moves made along the line.
Cooper's athleticism and ability to block in space would be on full display in a ZBS, but like Robbie said he's such an outstanding puller and is so effective on the second level that his skill set also fits in an MBS. He plays with physicality and is a powerful presence in the trenches.
He's bulked back up to 312 pounds after dropping to 285 in 2012 to play in North Carolina's up-tempo, no-huddle offense last season. He played in a power scheme up until his senior season at UNC, and he's the type of guard who can fit in any system.