(03-07-2024, 12:46 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(03-07-2024, 12:37 PM)Jagulars Wrote: Re-signing Cleveland is a good move. He excelled in run blocking with the Vikings. Pass blocking was average. Remember, he was not benched in Minnesota. He was injured and Risner filled in and played decent enough to trade Cleveland off and get something out of him before he hit FA.

Could have had Risner ourselves last year. It only cost the Vikings a 1 year deal at $2.6M. Technically, we probably could have added him to a 2 or 3 year deal worth less than what we just gave up now for the guy that he replaced. 

Just continues to bode well with how AWESOME Baalke is at scouting, identifying and signing needs to this team. Superb.

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(03-07-2024, 12:16 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: https://x.com/_John_Shipley/status/17657...08071?s=20

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Not a fan at all of the Cleveland deal but it is what it is. 

https://x.com/HaydenWinks/status/1765768...11516?s=20

Shipley knows his [BLEEP]. So, good call out there. To that other posters credit in the second link, I agree, that is pretty fishy. Didn't waste anytime testing the market, after having goals to be a LT. Hope he's not going to Norwell on us. 

I am STILL looking at guards to play either side in this draft class and in free agency. Passing up on a guy like Beebe or Mahogany would be criminal.

While I was pounding the table for Risner last year he was a 1 year band aid for the vikes when they lost two tackles in the same week then lost Cleveland the next. Contrary to some belief around here Ezra Cleveland is a top left guard in this League, at 25 he was the 3rd youngest guard going into free agency, and keeping him for this very reasonable deal will go a long way to improving the line for next year.

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