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Look, the bottom line is that we want Mankin's to be on the team going forward, but you simply cannot have a guard be one of the highest paid players on your team. That position does not warrant such a lofty salary. There are other positions that can affect the game more than a guard and that is where you spend your money (CB, Pass Rush, DL, LT, QB obviously) It must be a position that can create a game changing play on any given play.
Mankins is looking for a salary in the 8-10 million dollar a year range.
He is clearly one of the best guards in the league, but guard is just not one of the more important positions on the field. All positions are important but you now what I am saying. There are only so many guys you can pay a premium for and you better reserve those spots to the highest impact positions.
Mankins is the equivalent of the "best burger in town", you don't pay a "Rib Eye" price for the best burger in town. No matter how good that burger is you would be crazy to pay more than even $10 for it.
Anyone who's watched teams defeat the Patriots by caving Koppen and the Neal replacement du jour should know better than to make your "best burger" claim.
Furthermore, I look forward to the day when people realize that underpaying for some positions (i.e. LT) allows you to pay actual fair market value, or even to overpay, at other positions.