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I think it is a disinct possibility that Koppen will be cut.
My reasoning comes from a couple different things that I think may be going on...
In my opinion, BB wants the big guys up front. Koppen is a bit on the smallish side (if such a thing exists for 300lb centers in the NFL )
He will be 32 opening day and quite frankly I think the quickness that he had earlier in his career has disipated somewhat. Hes still quality C but I think hes been a bit manhandled with pressure comming up the middle from larger, faster defensive players.
In addition, while I haven't done all the math as it relates to cap savings, he is scheduled to make $2.9m in salary and carries a $4.4m cap hit. I don't know if hes been paid the $1.5m bonus and other $600k that was written in his contract. He is in the last year of his deal.
Would be a bold and risky move to cut your starting center right before the season, but I'm throwing it out there as a possibility. We've seen BB execute on these types of moves before.
Thoughts?
I think it is a disinct possibility that Koppen will be cut.
My reasoning comes from a couple different things that I think may be going on...
In my opinion, BB wants the big guys up front. Koppen is a bit on the smallish side (if such a thing exists for 300lb centers in the NFL )
He will be 32 opening day and quite frankly I think the quickness that he had earlier in his career has disipated somewhat. Hes still quality C but I think hes been a bit manhandled with pressure comming up the middle from larger, faster defensive players.
In addition, while I haven't done all the math as it relates to cap savings, he is scheduled to make $2.9m in salary and carries a $4.4m cap hit. I don't know if hes been paid the $1.5m bonus and other $600k that was written in his contract. He is in the last year of his deal.
Would be a bold and risky move to cut your starting center right before the season, but I'm throwing it out there as a possibility. We've seen BB execute on these types of moves before.
Thoughts?
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