Giants re-sign William Beatty!

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) :

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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.

2.5 prorated bonus)

Kudos to JR & Co. for getting a deal done this quickly, and a cap-friendly one at that.

I'll be even happier if he can stay healthy for the length of the deal.

I think we'll still see more moves made along the line.

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.

Will Beatty's base salaries: $1M ('13), $4.85M ('14), $5.5M ('15), $6.625M ('16) and $6.775M ('17). So '13 cap# should be around $3.5M.

thanks