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Joe Thomas is on the trading block, Matt Miller says we should make a call

nctarheel0619

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21 minutes ago, Fox007 said:

Yea the Pats first went with Talib and then rented Revis...there is something to be said for negating half of the field...at what cost though.

Honestly I don't see where you've said where to draw the line...we aren't writing Norman a blank check so what is the max TheRed will go?  Clearly it's more than 8mil/yr

 

$10 million a year would be a pretty damn good deal.

I would go $12 million a year, but it really depends on how he finishes the season anyways. Which is why I would have liked to get the deal done before the season started. If we make a run, and he keeps making big plays, his value is only going to go further up.

Numbers aside, simply letting him "walk", and hoping that we maybe get a comp pick is not even an option. That is simply idiotic.

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1 minute ago, TheRed said:

$10 million a year would be a pretty damn good deal.

I would go $12 million a year, but it really depends on how he finishes the season anyways. Which is why I would have liked to get the deal done before the season started. If we make a run, and he keeps making big plays, his value is only going to go further up.

Numbers aside, simply letting him "walk", and hoping that we maybe get a comp pick is not even an option. That is simply idiotic.

Yea I was thinking 10.5 myself but I am not sure Norman is thinking that...of course I don't actually know what he wants but has his play increased his worth by 2.5 million/yr or in his mind even more?

I think 10.5 or a little more is perfectly fair...12 doesn't seem too bad I just wonder about Gman.....
Also I agree..damn I really wish he would have taken that 8mil a year...would have us sitting pretty in terms of $$ and production from that position.

Honestly we've done it before but I am tired of letting people walk for some BS comp pick...trading him could be an option but I think we'll see a tag before a long term deal....nothing concrete to go off of just what I'm feeling.

 

 

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1 minute ago, Fox007 said:

Yea I was thinking 10.5 myself but I am not sure Norman is thinking that...of course I don't actually know what he wants but has his play increased his worth by 2.5 million/yr or in his mind even more?

I think 10.5 or a little more is perfectly fair...12 doesn't seem too bad I just wonder about Gman.....
Also I agree..damn I really wish he would have taken that 8mil a year...would have us sitting pretty in terms of $$ and production from that position.

Honestly we've done it before but I am tired of letting people walk for some BS comp pick...trading him could be an option but I think we'll see a tag before a long term deal....nothing concrete to go off of just what I'm feeling.

 

 

That extra couple million depends on how we finish the season, and how deep we go in the playoffs.

I know Gettleman values the trenches, but we've seen firsthand how ugly it can get with sub par talent in the secondary.

Roman Harper may be serviceable when we are playing teams with losing records, but when the chips are down against the best in the NFL, we need a playmaker. Norman is that guy. When you add in the uncertainty of Charles Johnson's future with the team, that makes Norman's role even more important IMO.

Norman isn't going to take a "hometown discount", no player will, but he does want to be here. I think we can work something out.

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His contract is actually very reasonable given how good he is, especially when you consider we'd only be on the hook for the base salary. Also, Gettleman has set us up very well cap wise for the future. People saying if we made this move we'd have to lose Norman and Short, just LOL.

I'd say at least call them and see what they want. Adding JT and moving Oher to RT would give us one of the best OLines in the league.

I wouldn't give up an early pick (1st or 2nd) but if we can get him for anything reasonable I'd be all over it. He's probably got another 3 or 4 years left being an elite LT, maybe more.

The Browns might not go for anything less than a kings ransom but then again they're the Browns. They're kinda known to do dumb shtt. Can't hurt to try.

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15 minutes ago, ctrcat said:

So what?  Business is business and if they think it's best for their future to get something of value for him, what say does he have?  If anything his attitude and these statements make me want him MORE.

He has signed his big contract, and maybe he like playing/living in Cleveland.

Motivation is a powerful force in the NFL, and a rich player, playing where he doesn't want to play.....could mean less than stellar motivation.

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2 hours ago, thefuzz said:

He has signed his big contract, and maybe he like playing/living in Cleveland.

Motivation is a powerful force in the NFL, and a rich player, playing where he doesn't want to play.....could mean less than stellar motivation.

Given that we're talking about a guy who skipped the NFL Draft, I think it can safely be said that Thomas is an unconventional sort.

A guy like that could easily walk away from a situation he doesn't like.

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