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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Which means that his deal does not qualify for the vet min treatment.NFLN is reporting that the deal with Simmons is for 3 years.
I agree. I'd rather have seen Bill sign somebody younger with some upside like '08 5th-rounder Roy Scheuning, who was cut by St Louis; or younger with some experience like '05 draft alum (Mankins, Kaczur, Britt) Evan Mathis. Simmons is older, fatter, lazier and has now lost whatever explosiveness he once had.
Edit: Mathis is still w/ the bungles. Oops.
We have fine young prospects in Wendell and Connolly (and Ohrnberger). It is unlikely that Dante and Belichick consider of the players you mention as an upgrade. We need a veteran center/guard for game day. The player needs to step in to three positions at a moment's notice. As of now, we will have to suit up two players with little experience to do what Simmons can clearly do. He is the replacement for Hochstein.
We need a veteran center/guard for game day. The player needs to step in to three positions at a moment's notice. As of now, we will have to suit up two players with little experience to do what Simmons can clearly do. He is the replacement for Hochstein.
Yes, of course we might end up playing with 7, but starting with 7 or starting with 3 OT's is another matter.
If Simmons is healthy and we bring back Britt, we will have our insurance policies. We can then see if Wendell or Connolly make it to the Practice Squad as I expect they will. If they are good enough, they should be paid full roster salary as Yates was in the past.
For me, these two changes would be a significant improvement over the initial roster with little downside. Since we had 9 OL's on the initial roster, no other units are even affected.
And just BTW, I think that Britt is a better choice than O'Callaghan since he is a better LT.