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Originally Posted by Balto
Veach at one point paid the tackle position more than any other team in the NFL with Schwartz and Fisher. Why wouldn’t he do it again?
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Awful high money for a RT. Sure, the better RTs are between 18 and 19.5 now but it's a lot to pay if you don't have a rookie contract LT. I think the only teams that have a similar situation are the Broncos and Eagles and they are paying relatively modestly at LT at 17 and 16 million, which puts combined AAV around 33-34. If you do Tunsil, you probably have a combined AAV of around 44m. That's a lot man.
I certainly like the idea because I'm just not that overly keen on Taylor at LT. If that's the true plan, man, call me cautiously optimistic. I like Taylor as a RT and his ascension has been good. My biggest worry was if he has been keeping his weight issues firmly under control, which he definitely seems to be doing so that's great. Taking a career RT and pushing him to LT is a new worry though. Not so sure about that dynamic. There's a lot more to it than just swapping sides. If Reid feels confident in that, then I have to trust it.