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Yeah, really
Connolly signed for 3 years $9.7 million with a 3.25 million signing bonus. What is that, backup money?
Koppen isn't getting $3 million this year, that's the average of a 2 year $6 million contract, hence the question of how the contract is structured and guaranteed money.
Koppen is one of the few O-lineman that can only play one position. He will be 33 going into his 10th year, he is coming off a season where he missed 15 games and was declining before that.
He's not "more than safe" and a "definite lock." He has to earn a spot.
If Koppen was "declining" so much before he broke his leg, then why was he the starter for the opening game?
That is YOUR opinion. Koppen has trouble with interior pressure up the middle on passing plays, but is about 2x as good as Connelly on rushing plays.
There's also the little fact that he has called all of the offensive line changes due to how he sees the defense too for the past 10 years.
Oh yeah, and BB and Kraft both stating that he's one of the best/smartest centers they've ever seen.
Just b/c Connelly was able to not draw too much attn to himself in a reserve role does not automatically make him the new starter now. There will be a competition.
But to say that Dan Koppen's job isn't safe is just plain silly. At worst he offers a reserve role.
Koppen's durability is second to none, as he has missed ONE game out of 121 prior to his broken leg.
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