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Originally Posted by Ramseyfan
I never said we should keep him at $9 million. I think that we need to re-sign him since:
1. Left tackles don't grow on trees
2. Offensive linemen, already key players, are even more important in Gibbs' offense.
3. Samuels is at least a top 10 tackle.
4. We don't have an adequate backup for Samuels.
5. Samuels will be key in protecting Ramsey
6. There are no "great" offensive linemen in the draft that I'd trust to anchor the left side of the line.
7. There are no good tackles on the free agent market.
Re-signing him to a deal comparable to Ryan Diem's would be fair, what the market dictates, probably acceptable to Samuels, and would alleviate a ton of our cap problems while retaining a key player.
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Some sanity at last. It's crazy to think that we can just plug anyone in at LT. This is not a fantasy football GM looking for a bye week replacement, it's the NFL where LT's are at a premium. If you have a good one you do everything in your power to keep him. Why is it that a top LT never hits the open market? Whenever they are unsigned they get franchised. Whenever a good one is in the draft they go top 5. They are simply to hard to replace and you can not win games without a good one. it's not a position that you can just try and get by with.