(03-05-2024, 04:42 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(03-05-2024, 04:35 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: I wouldn't rule out Cam getting shipped off in trade.

For $18M? Not sure about that. That's the 7th highest AAV right now in the NFL for the LT group. No team wants that on their salary cap for a guy that's played one full season in his career, and is coming off, not only another injury riddled season but a suspension for doping. 

Look at positional spending in general. Seattle has $10.5M tied up as a whole with the OL group. They invested picks though. Then it's the Jets with $13.8M, the Raiders with $21.5M. Maybe the Raiders would gamble on him. He kind of fits their mold in a throw back way and Antonio Pierce is a player's coach and a Raider all the way through. 

What do you get in exchange for him though? Maybe a 5th or 6th RD pick?

If you're trading for him, you're probably working out an extension to lower that figure this year.  The dead cap is manageable on our end just like it is manageable had we cut him as some were hoping for.  Spotrac has his current market value at 3 years $15.3 million per for reference.  

He'll be 29 this season which is not terribly old as far as OT's go and several sites show OT as a top 5 or better need for more than half the league.  There aren't really enough quality guys in free agency and the draft to fill all that need across the league.  As for potential compensation, what do you get if you cut him?  Maybe a compensatory pick in 2025 depending on other free agent moves?  Let's say you were going to cut him anyway, wouldn't it make sense to just keep him on his current deal and trade him to a team that maybe missed out on their guy in free agency or early in the draft and be absolutely sure you got something in return? And this year instead of next?  Maybe you use their situation to leverage a 4 or he's part of a package to move up in the draft. Who knows?

Not saying it's happening, but for those that were hoping for a cut, Robinson actually has trade value so I wouldn't rule it out is all.  We're past the guarantees with what's left of his deal.  It would be a dick move to cut him after free agency gets rolling, but we could technically cut him whenever and only potentially be on the hook for a workout bonus if he's here for that.  Just seems like holding his rights for the time being has value even if you have no plans for him to be on the roster in 2024, but who knows what Doug/Trent are thinking.  They may be thinking extension.

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