Cardinals sign left tackle D.J. Humphries to a three-year extension!

[Dayman]

so he's being paid like a top 3 tackle?

Top 2 in terms of AAV.

 

[Stout]

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Dear God, no! That's a horrible deal.

At least it's front loaded, so we can jettison him before the end, but that's a ton of cheddar for an aging guy who hasn't been great.

 

[football karma]

one of the issues is that if you look at FA LTs next offseason - its Orlando Brown, DJ Humphries and thats pretty much it

 

[DVontel]

Congrats to DJ & his family.

 

[Shane]

Dear God, no! That's a horrible deal.

At least it's front loaded, so we can jettison him before the end, but that's a ton of cheddar for an aging guy who hasn't been great.

Aging? He’s 28 and OTs Routinely can play into their mid-30s.. hyperbole bro

 

[DaHilg]

So basically saying you weren’t going to utilize your cap money this season..a season where the Super Bowl is in your home stadium. So being not use it soak up a large chunk more of DJs guaranteed money and have contractual control with not much future consequence.

Still hate the move as I don’t see why you don’t go all in this year for a number of reasons including a roster w some serious aging vets; Watt, Hudson, Goldin, Green, Hopkins and Ertz to an extent.

 

[AZ Native]

I like it.

 

[az jam]

Had to do it. Best LT we have had in a long time. Too much money? Maybe, but that is the market and it won't go down.

 

[Krangodnzr]

New TV deal coming. Next offseason worse tackles will get more.

 

[Jetstream Green]

Plenty dumb.. bottom quarter of the league starter. Ranked 26-32 on a number of lists… would have rather seen season play out and make a decision at that point. Make him work his butt off - he’s literally only had 1 good season. Last season he was trash..

Secondly, why not manipulate the cap like all the other teams going for a SuperBowl? Little salary impact this season to get an elite starter at another position of need???

Ya so you’re right Shane.. nothing dumb about this lol to you broseph

Bottom quarter of the league? Whatever, keeping looking at 'ranking' systems by people not employed by the NFL which is why a majority do these ranking systems and still are not employed by the NFL

 

[Shane]

Bottom quarter of the league? Whatever, keeping looking at 'ranking' systems by people not employed by the NFL which is why a majority do these ranking systems and still are not employed by the NFL

PFF bro lol

 

[bankybruce]

So, he was made his first Pro Bowl last season and did so after having bad 5 games after having covid.

Also, he committed 7 holding penalties last year, 4 is which in the last 5 games post covid. So 3 in the first 11 games. He had 10 total false starts in his last 32 games. He had zero holding penalties in 2020.

He's missed 1 game in the last 3 years.

I'm not sure how you replace that at LT?

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Lol nothing about this was dumb

his point about creating cap space before actual free agency is valid.

 

[kerouac9]

So, he was made his first Pro Bowl and was all-pro last season and did so after having bad 5 games after having covid.

Also, he committed 7 holding penalties last year, 4 is which in the last 5 games post covid. So 3 in the first 11 games. He had 10 total false starts in his last 32 games. He had zero holding penalties in 2020.

He's missed 1 game in the last 3 years.

I'm not sure how you replace that at LT?

He was not All-pro last season.

This is a hole we don’t have to fill going forward. Rejoice!

 

[bankybruce]

He was not All-pro last season.

This is a hole we don’t have to fill going forward. Rejoice!

You're right. Football Reference said he was for some reason.

Either way, as you said, rejoice

 

[Shane]

his point about creating cap space before actual free agency is valid.

Ehhh this needed to happen. It’s a good signing.

 

[DaHilg]

You're right. Football Reference said he was for some reason.

Either way, as you said, rejoice

…made as an alternate. Pro Bowls are a joke nowadays. All-Pros are what matters. There are multiple list that have him as a bottom half to bottom quarter of the league starter. He’s average at best.

Still we could have been quite creative and picked up an elite starter had we been all in and done this earlier. The only positives I already noted - contractual control of him and for relatively cheap in future years being we are getting rid a bulk of his guaranteed money this year. So if he continues to suck we can cut him and move on by year 3 of this deal.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Plenty dumb.. bottom quarter of the league starter. Ranked 26-32 on a number of lists… would have rather seen season play out and make a decision at that point. Make him work his butt off - he’s literally only had 1 good season. Last season he was trash..

Secondly, why not manipulate the cap like all the other teams going for a SuperBowl? Little salary impact this season to get an elite starter at another position of need???

Ya so you’re right Shane.. nothing dumb about this lol to you broseph

I agreed with you until your 2nd post.

 

[DaHilg]

Ehhh this needed to happen. It’s a good signing.

No it didn’t - it did not need to happen in this fashion at all.

 

[Shane]

No it didn’t - it did not need to happen in this fashion at all.

Yea it did lol… look what’s under contract next year at OL. You may not like the timing but it was needed and good. You and I can agree to disagree.

 

[DaHilg]

I agreed with you until your 2nd post.

You guys are really clingy on to his literal one year where he cracked the top 16.. 2020. One year.

 

[Totally_Red]

Important move but expensive move. He has stayed healthy and been an above average LT.
Next up: Jalen Thompson!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

You guys are really clingy on to his literal one year where he cracked the top 16.. 2020. One year.

If you knew what I was clinging on to, you'd know it was common sense.

 

[DaHilg]

Not seeing much common sense as the guy was even arguably the worse LT in the NFC West last year.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

…made as an alternate. Pro Bowls are a joke nowadays. All-Pros are what matters. There are multiple list that have him as a bottom half to bottom quarter of the league starter. He’s average at best.

Still we could have been quite creative and picked up an elite starter had we been all in and done this earlier. The only positives I already noted - contractual control of him and for relatively cheap in future years being we are getting rid a bulk of his guaranteed money this year. So if he continues to suck we can cut him and move on by year 3 of this deal.

How many elite starters are available on the street right now? Can I see your list?