good points, like you I had no idea he was that young; for some reason my brain equated 2x tag with 1st rounder so obviously it's his 7th season, right? Oh, wait.

His deal was surprisingly short on the bonus, only 15M over the 3 years, but the result was nearly $10M savings this year over what he'd have cost under the tag. Next year's hit is 22(!)M though, so I have to think that it's a foregone conclusion that they expect him to be the LT of this team going forward. I'm open to letting him and Little compete for the spot, but I have a feeling they'll prefer to have the high-dollar player win the premium position. I just have this hunch that if we played Cam at RT, he could be one of the best in the league.

I'll be interested in this dynamic over the next few years - how does Little handle things if he's relegated to RT? Does the team make any effort to see if he's the long-term LT before his rookie deal expires? Does Little ask to be traded before then, if he isn't getting the shot to play at LT? Does Cam's play make it unfathomable that we want anyone else at LT?

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