Lamanai

I still don't think anyone is going to pay him to be their LT. You just don't gamble on that.
Vollmer is an excellent RT, but his mobility has declined in the past year or two. Also, those back issues are not something to dismiss easily. Truth is, Vollmer has only played 5 games at LT, the last time being a few years ago as an injury replacement. Paying him big bucks to play LT seems like a reach. If you want to argue that he provides a team insurance having the ability fill-in at LT, then OK. But making him your main man protecting the backside of your franchise QB doesn't make good sense. JMO.

Wilfork#75

The issue teams are going to have is how many LT's are actually going to be on the market. Jake Long is declining and will command top dollar. Ryan Clady will be tagged. Brandon Albert will likely be re-signed or tagged. Will Beatty is the Giants top priority and likely to re-sign. Sam Baker is expected to re-sign. Then you have other RT's like Andre Smith, Phil Loadholt and Gosder Cherilus. Vollmer might actually be the best LT option in the free agent market. Add to that a relatively weak LT draft class with only 3 quality LT prospects and I think Vollmer's value could potentially be sky high. The back issue will definitely be a concern, but teams might not have a choice but to take a risk.

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MoLewisrocks

Paying a premium for a RT who can't play healthy often enough to make you feel secure that position is locked down because your LT who has been healthy might need to be backed up is one of the definitions of insanity. Can't pay everyone in a unit top 5 money. Mankins is already atop the LG tier, Solder will likely be in the top 5 in another year or two.

Tunescribe

Vollmer is gigantic, and a beast when healthy. But when his back is ailing, he cannot move well at all. I'm really curious what is the nature of his back problem -- if there's a fix for it or just has to be managed. Seems more the latter.

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AndyJohnson

Did you use the wayback machine to go back to 2010 to post this?
He hasn't been anything of the sort since.

manxman2601

He hasn't been what since 2010? A better than average LT or one of the best RT's?

If the former as I suspect, well duh! He hasn't played there since 2009.

But

a) When he did he was more than effective in the role

and

b) shows the skills necessary to still fulfill the role; good feet, good strength.

So putting aside your pointless snark, I'd still rather have Vollmer being there to back up Solder if necessary than I would Marcus Cannon.

Lamanai

Vollmer has been a popular player here in NE during the past few years. Smart, tough, does his job. The kind of player you want to keep around. Still, there are economic realities and there has to be a financial line you won't cross. For me, it is 4yrs/$25m. More than that and it's vielen dank and auf wiedersehen...

edboc

Looks like he just had knee surgery.
Vollmer had knee surgery | Boston Herald

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BrickPat

Chronic back issues now the knee...I dunno.