Originally Posted by CrossCheck:
7. Menelik Watson: Even Watson's disastrous performance against the Houston Texans in the playoffs won't stop teams from signing the United Kingdom native due to his raw potential as a developmental tackle.
It's crazy... I don't know how he's still in the league. I mean, how many rabbit's feet does this guy carry around with him? Is he a voodoo witch doctor? Crazy shit. [Reply]
Apparently Watson's shitty PFF grade is skewed by one bad game where he was playing out of position against Jadeveon Clowney.
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Broncos ink former Raiders OT Menelik Watson
4:19 p.m. ET, Fri., March 10
With a need at right tackle, the Denver Broncos have signed former Oakland Raider Menelik Watson. Watson really struggled at left tackle in the Raiders’ Wild Card loss to the Houston Texans, giving up a sack and three hurries, but was solid at right tackle last season, surrendering just five total QB pressures on 127 pass-blocking snaps. Despite his inconsistency, he still represents an upgrade over Ty Sambrailo, who was currently in line to start before the Broncos made this deal.
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
Knowmo, I'll go halfsies on our arrangement if you criticize Watson now and don't defend him from Chiefs fans for the rest of the offseason.
You can say, "He probably sucks. I think Elway made a mistake giving this dude 6 million AAV."
Do it now, prove to us that you ACTUALLY believe it, and by the end of preseason game 4, there's $20 to the charity of your choice.
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
Knowmo, I'll go halfsies on our arrangement if you criticize Watson now and don't defend him from Chiefs fans for the rest of the offseason.
You can say, "He probably sucks. I think Elway made a mistake giving this dude 6 million AAV."
Do it now, prove to us that you ACTUALLY believe it, and by the end of preseason game 4, there's $20 to the charity of your choice.
Howzabout it?
Cmon, Watson is a future HOFer/CaseOfDildos Joe [Reply]
Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe:
Matt Kalil got $11M per year.
Matt. ****ing. Kalil.
That's because the draft has nothing in terms of OL and teams know the supply is low in FA and the demand across the league for good OL is as high as it's ever been.
Also, I think it's HILARIOUS that you are clowning a team for paying Kalil 11m per and backed Elway for not paying Okung (an above average LT) 12m per...BUT DEFEND ELWAY GIVING MELENIK WATSON AND DONALD STEPHENSON A COMBINED 11maav.
Fucking hilarious.
Elway completely misjudged the whole market and is paying for it.
Over 6AAV for Melenik Watson is a flat out stupid deal. [Reply]
I'm backing Elway on the Okung deal because giving a guy with Okung's injury history that much money is stupid.
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OT Russell Okung to Los Angeles Chargers
Actual: Four years, $53 million, $25 million guaranteed
PFF play-earned contract: Four years, $14.9 million, $4.3 million guaranteed
Grade: F
The headline figure for this contract looks insane, but though some reports had the guaranteed money at just $13.5 million, the later consensus seems to be a monstrous $25 million of guaranteed money, turning a one-year risk into a multi-year millstone for the Chargers. Okung remains a good run blocker—particularly on the backside of zone plays—but has his struggles in pass blocking, and was last solid in that regard in 2012.
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Watson, who will play right tackle, received a three-year, $18.75 million deal that includes $5.375 fully guaranteed at signing.
