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Otah to IR

Reapuh

By Reapuh,
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CRA Grand Master

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He might come back. But we can´t count on that Hurney.

Draft Kalil. Move Gross to RT. If Otah come back healty then put him on RG.

sucks major balls to use a 1st round pick on the OL....with the defensive problems we have.

not saying I would disagree if we have shot at Kalil....but he starts are RT. Gross is still playing to well to move him yet.

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rayzor Grand Master

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looking at his contract info:

7/25/2008: Signed a five-year, $14.33 million contract. The deal contains $8.965 million guaranteed, including a $6.4 million signing bonus. Another $36,000 is available through incentives. 2011: $1.035 million, 2012: $1,076,250, 2013: Free Agent

next year looks like backup pay (which is about all i would ever trust him for at this point). we could go out and draft another RT next year and not feel like money is wasted. in the next year or two we'd probably be talking a new contract with him if he was healthy. might as well use that money on someone that hasn't proven themselves to be chronically hurt. we could keep this guy around for next year and see if he can stay healthy. if not, just let him go.

no way should we go any further under the delusion that he can be relied upon.

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rayzor Grand Master

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Seems like no one has any confidence in Bell, sad because IMO this kid is a hard worker and just needs to get some more gametime experience...... He did well against NO, yeah he killed a drive and had some atrocious penalties against ATL, but all in all he does have some potential

bell is a good backup. i don't see him as a starter and we don't need to go into next season counting on him anymore than we do otah.

we need to act as if we have a giant hole at RT.

bell can change that perception, but no one should go under the idea that bell can be a starter after 3 games, two of which he didn't hurt us in. that's just not grounds for handing the position over.

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I don't considered players that were good when not injured to be "busts."

Who the hell can prognosticate health? You make a pick based on talent and hope for the best.

I don't blame the player.

I blame Hurney for not preparing.

Here's the bottom line and we all know it, or should as it does not take a rocket scientist to know, that a 24 year old Right Tackle with no meniscus lining in his knee is NOT a good situation and it should have been addressed.

Again, this is a business, and a player's past injuries predict his futures, there is just no question about it.

No meniscus, means no cushion for that knee and constant swelling for a position that requires pressure on knees.

Dumb, just incredibly, and inexplcably dumb. As much as I love Thomas Davis, its the same story.

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don't lie to him. you'll only make it worse

if no one is going to pay him then why not cut him, and just get him after he proves he's 100%? or stick him on the practice squad.

I would just hate to see another team scoop him and then have him play 14 games for them. He is at the age where people either become lazy shits or get that competitive fire and want to better themselves.

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