I'd rather keep Beachum.
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I was surprised to read that. The Lions want him, he's coming off of surgery and has never been able to stay healthy.
I don't want us to pay the money that it would cost for him.
“I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play!” - Jack Lambert
Too pricey. Plus how about adding defensive free agents?
way too much money and too injured. just get a decent swing tackle
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I agree, I would rather re-sign Beachball and let Army Ranger man be the swing tackle...
I don't understand this. Is he planning on playing for free?
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He heard that some Steeler fan was giving out hand jobs...
they might be willing to lend a hand...
This is a negotiating tactic to Beachum. When healthy, hey I heard it happened once in high school, Okung might be better than Beachum.
Yeah, that's not unlikely. Or also that it's a negotiating tactic by Okung to drive his own price up somewhere else. In either case, I would find it pretty damn surprising if he ended up here.
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They call it the "6 trophy discount".
(Something like: Okung signs for 2 years, $8 million.)
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Who is that big 14 year old dude on the right?
Beachum must get carded alot
Someone needs to tag Eric Weddle in this picture to help him along with his decision.
Well. Damn. That was unexpected. I guess AV is not the answer we seemed to think he was?
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Are they playing poker w/Beachum?
Is Mike Adams too much of a hippo fart as a backup OT?
Okung, if he were to sign, would become the best tackle on the roster. I suspect that AV then would be the swing tackle and Mike Adams is done?
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Texans or Steelers is an easy choice unless Houston was willing to go $10 million+ per season.
All Defense!
Based on the fact that we've brought in three OTs and counting, it seems like offensive tackle, not CB or S, is where we're looking to bring in help in free agency. Not what I'd have done from a need/price/availability standpoint. I guess they can't all be spectacular decisions.
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OT Russell Okung has completed his visit with Steelers, who made known their interest in signing him, per source.
https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN
I wonder if the fact that we made an offer to Okung means we are no longer in the Weddle sweepstakes?
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Shhhhhh...don't let Tiger see this post.
Seriously, that was what I am thinking. I doubt they see AV as ready to be the full time starter and that they don't have faith in Mike Adams to be the swing tackle anymore. No way do we have enough money for both Okung and Weddle.
If the contracts are well structured, this is not impossible.Shhhhhh...don't let Tiger see this post.
Seriously, that was what I am thinking. I doubt they see AV as ready to be the full time starter and that they don't have faith in Mike Adams to be the swing tackle anymore. No way do we have enough money for both Okung and Weddle.
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True.
Realistically, I don't see it happening. One or both will go to another team due to more money elsewhere.
I tend to agree. However, we're a Decastro exention, Roethlisberger restructure, Timmons extension, and Suisham cut away from having a shit ton more cap space.
and Cortez Allen cut or pay cut....
Oh yeah! I honestly forgot about him. We are in good shape. Hell, we may not even have to get into restructure hell in order to free up lots of cap space.
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