If that's the case it's a good deal. Should keep the total cap number down and only pay him bigger money if he stays healthy. Sounds like a win/win.Jim Thomas is saying on Twitter that the deal will average under $6 million per year with playing-time incentives that could take the overall value substantially higher....
I think Raiders realized they overpaid and used that as a way out. lol
Like... when exactly?
Last yr Saffold & his agent voiced no issues with playing ORT but during the off season many articles have appeared where the Left & right was discussed. Saffold prefers Left.
Saffold had no problem playing RT and RG last year, and I believe I've heard him say it doesn't really matter to him.
yup, that's what I wanna know, should be lower than our first offer, damaged goodsAgreed I'm reserving judgement until i know what we paid
I'll buy this, sounds logicalSaffold is a left side guy he has voice it over and over...left side has an issue with the Jake Long injury....the unknown with that situation. having Saffold who has always played left side since HS on the left OG side helps stabilized that blind side.
I laughed at first, but it seems like the owner got involved and overruled the FO. The "failed physical" was just an out that they used to cancel the deal. Considering that there's no actual league-wide outline of what it takes to fail a physical, it's completely within the team's discretion to cancel a contract based on pretty much any reason.I think this could be closer to the mark than we all realise. There is no doubt they overpaid for Saffold and maybe they realised in time.
All good though. He was our No. 1 target in FA and in the end, we got our man. Left side or right side doesn't matter. He will do a job for us and will do it well.
Notice he said guard or LT and not LG or LT.You are correct Saffold & his agent said that a year ago. But since the conclusion of the 2013 season there have been many articles on the voiced desires of Saffold thru his agent that he prefers left and he does not want to play right OT.
http://www.turfshowtimes.com/2014/2/25/5446606/rodger-saffold-doesnt-want-to-be-a-right-tackle
http://www.prosportsdaily.com/articles/rodger-saffold-doesnt-want-to-be-a-right-tackle-292266.html
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/foot...cle_f57285d5-9bd0-5bce-9214-fc23fe0af957.html
Thats where i'd put him...if we draft a Robinson.Saffold dominated at RG last year, why not just leave him there?
Thats where i'd put him...if we draft a Robinson.
My plan from the very beginning. Plan got sideswiped for a little bit, but we're back on track now. Our O-line is going to be deadly with Long-Robinson-Jones-Saffold-Barksdale. I also like Davin Joseph as insurance for Saffold and Long as well. He's insurance for Long because if he goes down we can move Robinson or Saffold to LT and move Joseph in at either OG spot.Thats where i'd put him...if we draft a Robinson.
Haha, this is becoming a recurring theme for us:
If taking a long and winding path to get what they wanted all along sounds familiar, it's because that's something the Rams have already done this offseason. After a period of relative quiet to begin the offseason, the Rams suddenly fired defensive coordinator Tim Walton. Before anyone could even begin to speculate on who his replacement might be, the Rams had a deal in place with Gregg Williams to take over.
That was the same Gregg Williams whom the team had hired to take over in 2012 but was suspended for his role in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal and not retained by the team after. The same Gregg Williams whose relationship with Fisher seemed too frayed to repair. Sure enough, the Rams brought Williams back on a day that served as a reminder that anything can happen in the NFL.
Wednesday night provided yet another, perhaps stranger reminder of that. Once again, the Rams were involved in something wild. Once again, they ended up with the person who was their first choice all along. Once again, it all worked out.
My plan from the very beginning. Plan got sideswiped for a little bit, but we're back on track now. Our O-line is going to be deadly with Long-Robinson-Jones-Saffold-Barksdale. I also like Davin Joseph as insurance for Saffold and Long as well. He's insurance for Long because if he goes down we can move Robinson or Saffold to LT and move Joseph in at either OG spot.
I wonder jjab360 who is the great communicator who has pull all this off?Haha, this is becoming a recurring theme for us: