Beachum has a $2.5 million cap hit next year at 35 years old. He's perfect to mentor a top pick if we move on from DJ. You're spot on! I do want to see DJ play with Kyler though. It felt like his legs helped the OL look a bit better. If DJ looks like the DJ from the last few years, then we can wait a year to replace him and focus on the the IOL and DL.
Hump has only really had 1 year where he was above average. But LT's are so hard to come by that at or slightly below average was still really valuable.
I'd honestly love that if we could pull it off. Especially since he's a $22 million cap hit the next 2 years. If we trade him, we save $9 million, so next year with a rookie LT from the 1st round and a trade still saves us about $3-$4 million and off the hook for that $22 million in 2025. With an expensive QB and a rebuild, that helps for sure.
DJ is average but under contract and a leader. We could do (and have done) significantly worse. Johnson is our best lineman already and LTOTF imo. Hump is either getting 22 mil next year or will be 13+ mil in dead cap and replaced by Johnson with a rookie or FA on the right side.
Average is ok for LT. If you factor longevity, Humphries is the best LT the Cardinals have had in the Arizona era.
DJ is fine. Even the sack he gave up against the Falcons was 100% Murray's fault.
Good take.
Eh, we'll see. If his play improves with KM back, I'd say he'll be fine next year. If it doesn't, I'd be worried.
If you have a shot at Fashanu and MHJ is gone, you should 100% take him and move on from Humphries. Maybe move Humphries to guard.
I have no idea how the Jones trade went down, but it SEEMS to me that some teams might want Jones, but no teams would want Beachum. And teams consider who is better in the locker room and there KB is a team leader. Just better for the short term, imo.
DJ didn’t play against Falcons.
Heh that's right, then Beachum didn't give up that sack.
I think the draft could provide an opportunity to draft a replacement for Humphries but I am not signing a big name FA or reaching for a drafted player just to move on. More focused on LG in FA
I think you just trade Humphries in that situation and hold onto Beachum. Same with Alt.
Beachum is a backup. Need a replacement next year as he gets older by one more year
The situation is if we drafted a LT like Alt or Fashanu with our top pick. That player + Beachum for 2024 and then trade Humphries.
Meh… I’d actually argue that in todays NFL the RT is equally as important as LT.
Not me man - no way jose
San Francisco's OC is a guy named Jake Brendel. He's 31 years old and an undrafted free agent.
