Massie is headed for the same '???' File Folder as Housler. We keep waiting for it to click and for the player to finally seize the position and perform. Have to believe that the Cards let Winston and Colledge walk because they feel players like Massie and Watford are the better answers. Last year, they dropped LBrown---the 32nd ranked LT and replaced him with another 32nd rank LT. Hope we don't see a repeat of that outcome.
Colledge was way overpaid for his performance. If he had been receiving an 'average' pay he might still be on the roster based on his average play.
From ProFootball Focus:
1. Daryn Colledge, Left Guard
Every year we see teams overpay for free agents from a Super Bowl winner, and such was the case when the Cardinals gave a sizable contract to Colledge in 2011 a few months after he won a championship with the Packers. The veteran left guard is capable of a good stretch of games here and there but hasn’t put together a solid season in years. His 96.1
Pass Blocking Efficiency and
-1.4 overall grade were average numbers, and his run blocking was particularly shaky. As part of an offensive line that we ranked as the worst in the league for the
second straight season, Colledge hasn’t made enough of a difference to earn his hefty salary.
2013 Cap Hit:
$7.3m
2013 Performance Based Value:
$1.3m
Value Differential:
-$6.0m
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As far as I could tell, Colledge is still unsigned even after making the FA rounds with several teams. Ditto Winston. Guess being on the worst ranked OL is not much of a resume builder.
