(02-01-2023, 08:51 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(02-01-2023, 08:44 AM)Caldrac Wrote: His rookie deal was at $7.8M with $1.9M APY at $5.7M guaranteed. I know he had his best year as a Jaguar. Coming off the loss of his father. Seemed like he had a kick in the [BLEEP] to get into gear last season. With that said. 

His pass protection was decent. His run blocking was average at best. I don't think we'll have to break the bank to keep him here. I would throw something at him along the lines of:

4 years / $17.5M / Give him $3.5M in signing bonus money - Would come out to $3.5M APY. I think that's fair. If you look at the RT position across the NFL it's really all over the place contract wise because of age, team needs, rookie contracts where guys like Tristan Wirfs and Mike McGlinchey are due for their big deals soon. 

Taylor was good. Just not good enough IMHO to where you need to be throwing $20M+ in total value at him. I slightly more than doubled what he earned on his rookie deal though. 

In a perfect world? We didn't resign Cam Robinson last year, Walker Little plays LT in 2022 and Taylor is resigned, completely worry free for the long haul at RT this off season. Now? We're pretty much stuck with Robinson and we have a swing tackle that was drafted with a 2nd RD pick three years ago that needs to start full time at one of these positions. 

Me thinks it's Little at RT next year with hopefully a fair competition with Robinson this summer for the LT job. I think Taylor gets overpaid by a team that needs him desperately. He'll probably get a $20M offer elsewhere. Wouldn't surprise me at all.

At 17.5 mil. you are making him a top 5 paid RT

No, nowhere near that. $17.5M over four years? In total value? That's nowhere near the top. 

For perspective. 

Ramcyzk's deal is $96M
O'Neill's deal is $92.5M
Moton's deal is $85M
Johnson's deal is $72M
Smith's deal is $70M
Conklin's deal is $60M
Havenstein's deal is $34.5M
Okorafor's deal is $29.25M
Collins' deal is $21M
Neal's deal is $24.5M
Sewell's deal is $24M
Becton's deal is $18.4M
McGlinchey's deal is $18.3M
Wirf's deal is $18.3M

Resigning Taylor at $17.5M over four years with $3.5M up front is a steal, IMHO. However, he's probably going to get a team willing to throw $20M+ at him over four years. Wirfs and McGlinchey are probably going to push close, if not, more than what the Saints gave Ramczyk when their initial deals are up.

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