September 14, 2018 02:01PM | Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 16,078
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Hav'e contract is structured so that he could be cut after 2019 without a big hit to the cap. [
overthecap.com]
But I'm convinced already that Hav will be one of the Rams' core players thru this contract and possibly beyond.
I wouldn't make a right tackle a core player.
Right tackles are right tackles for a reason. It's because (with a handful of exceptions) there's more human beings who can play right tackle than left tackle.
Besides, the real question is, is Hav harder or easier to replace than any player they will lose because they signed Hav?
I agree that there's a good chance he's gone after 2019. Not because he's a bad player because he isn't a bad player. He's solid. People who study film and rank ROTS rank him anywhere from 11th to 15th or so. It's because you need to save core big contracts for players who are more than just solid and who are harder to replace.
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I don’t disagree with your premise, zn. In fact, I think it’s spot on.
But so far I have to say that the Rams have been doing a terrific job of extending their elite type core players. Only when (or if) that becomes no longer possible, THEN it’s time to prune the “solid” types. But meanwhile, let’s try to have our cake and eat it, too. Lol.
So I take it from that you agree with my point that there's a good chance he'll be gone after 2019, since they will reach the point where it's less possible to keep good solid (but replaceable) players like Hav because the money going to core star players (like, eventually, Goff) is more important.
It IS a matter of perspective. Hav is solid. PFF ranks him 14th among all ROTs in the league, and another very strong source ranks him 11th. [
bleacherreport.com] Our own eyes testify to all that. (And btw I was one of the few who defended Hav after he played hurt in 2016. ) So....that's a solid player. He's a good member of a good line. But longterm he's not a core big contract type player.
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