[The Goat]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

If you are Vinny Cerrato, do you consider not extending McIntosh past his rookie deal because of his knee?

On one hand, we're a youth-starved team that invested a lot to draft Rocky only three years ago. On the other, most of our draft picks in the last few years have been wildly successful, and most of those guys are already going to garner huge deals around the same time: Campbell, Rogers, Cooley (already got his), Landry, Horton, Golston, and maybe Blades.

I'd say, right now, I would give McIntosh the Dockery treatment. Keep him and play him as long as he's under his rookie deal/RFA years, but once he hits UFA, I'd let him walk.

I think that's the most likely scenario, if not as a matter of default. Wouldn't hurt to offer him an extension of a few short years (if he continues to improve) but Rocky will probably be looking for a long term deal and hit the market anyway. I just wouldn't bet the farm on him w/ the risk of degenerative knee(s).