Yes it's a lot of dead money but its also 6 million more vs. keeping him on the team.
Then go OL in 2nd round.
Castonzo-Hernendez-Biadasz-Zietler-Remmers
That's 2 big upgrades in our weakest OL spots.
We NEED to finally fix this OL once and for all.
Draft:
Chase Young rd 1, Tyler Biadasz rd 2
Resign Golden, Williams
Trenches suddenly look real good next year hopefully with a better DC,OC and OL coach to boot
I have no idea if he's finished or if its something he can clean up enough to simply be average.
That's a resonable well-thought-out stance. Don't you know we're supposed to overreact and scream at one another? Get with the program.
Cap space is gained by dumping Solder. Yes, you have to replace him, but a solid argument is that you have to replace him anyhow, so the 6.5 mil is a plus.
The only real question is what options are available to replace him. There's a 3 mil roster bonus due day one of new season, so you can't really wait (or be willing to eat 3 mil to see him through FA/draft/camp, reducing the savings to 3.5 mil).
It may boil down to Solder being a hold your nose and put up with the stench, but if any options arise, it is easy to dump him.
I'm referring to the penchant for quick easy answers hurled with exclamation points by people that have little knowledge and fewer answers.
Simply saying "Solder sucks herp derp" is a quick easy answer. He played fairly well in New England. We have been unable to put together a decent OL no matter who we suit up and put out there. Maybe Solder forgot how to play, but it would appear there is something bigger going on with coaching and player developmemt.
It's not unreasonable to suggest that just maybe Solder could be adequate under a different regime, and that maybe they should let a new regime evaluate him before eating the dead money and starting over (an overreaction).
Well there's kicking and screaming and then there's actual pragmatic ways of handling something.
Cutting him just because he sucks right now is very irrational. When he isn't the only OL sucking i'm guessing the problem isn't just with the individual player/s.
And that might be true. But he also worked out fairly well in his career despite being a top LT. And that is precisely where coaching and scheme come into factor.
Hiring a new staff doesn't effect the cap, and that would be my first attempt at fixing the line prior to making any huge cuts that can do worse damage down the road.
...priceless.
It was. Giants story in a bottle -- in a single botched play.