WFT's Off-Season Thread

I'm going back and forth on Scherff but at the end of the day I think I'd let him walk rather than make him the highest paid guard in the league. He's a top 5 guard no doubt, and someone is going to pay him, it just doesn't have to be us. You can find guards in the mid to later rounds that are more than serviceable.

I'm going back and forth on Scherff but at the end of the day I think I'd let him walk rather than make him the highest paid guard in the league. He's a top 5 guard no doubt, and someone is going to pay him, it just doesn't have to be us. You can find guards in the mid to later rounds that are more than serviceable.

And thats worked how well in the last few decades?

And thats worked how well in the last few decades?

What, drafting OL? Have we had a big problem in that area? Last year we started 3 guys that we drafted.

And thats worked how well in the last few decades?


For the teams that routinely win Super Bowls, I would suspect, it's not because they have heavily invested in their guards.

I don't think drafting OL has been a problem for the team. In terms of Schereff the tag seems steep to me but what do I know. O line and RB seem to be the two offensive positions where quality production can be had without over paying.

I'm going back and forth on Scherff but at the end of the day I think I'd let him walk rather than make him the highest paid guard in the league. He's a top 5 guard no doubt, and someone is going to pay him, it just doesn't have to be us. You can find guards in the mid to later rounds that are more than serviceable.

I agree, I think you save that $$ and keep building good depth all around

I agree, I think you save that $$ and keep building good depth all around

Including finding and paying his replacement...

Including finding and paying his replacement...

very true

very true

I guess I’m confused because all I read on these boards is that we need to develop and keep our players and when the good ones come up, we always say “let them go”....since we are in decent shape cap wise, I think at this moment in time with Ron being new here it’s important that we resign a guy known for being a pretty good players as well as leader. I think the message this sends to other guys we want to keep down the road is worth a couple million a year at this point because I think it sends the right message. Even if it means paying a guard 15 million a year instead of 12. Just my opinion.

Pay your own when it makes sense of course. Does it make sense to give tackle money to a guard who's going to be 30 and has an injury history? It's not a slam dunk decision either way.