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Originally Posted by Balto
I mean agents aren't stupid and if they get wind that multiple teams are interested and willing to pay why would he sign until after he meets with other teams? If you think 4/$60M will get him why wouldn't Jackson and his agent test the waters OR make the Rams tag him at about $25M? If the Rams are only paying 4/$60M no way they tag him at $25M. Then at that point how could you not want to be a Chief and protecting Mahomes?
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There are some solid veteran options at LT that could be 'front of the line' OTs.
And every year there's some guy who ends up lost in the game of musical chairs and falls through the cracks.
I don't think it will be Jackson...but it could be. If Tyron Smith, Dan Moore, Cam Robinson, Noteboom, Morgan Moses - hell, maybe Becton - all go out there and sign deals quickly in FA, maybe the music stops and nobody's eager to throw $15 million/yr at Jackson.
It's not likely, but it's a possibility.
I also think there's more tampering than we realize. If Jackson is going to get $18 million on the open market, I suspect the Rams know that. And they'll go ahead and give it him themselves.
There's a reason most of these younger guys don't change teams. Teams seem to have a REALLY good feel for what the market will support. The Christian Kirk scenario is pretty rare.