Rob Havenstein was NFL's best run-blocking tackle in 2018

[Kevin]

Rob thought he had a good deal at the time, just as my Grandpa did....but how can you not feel screwed after something liked this?

The value of second contracts for starting caliber players goes up each year as the salary cap goes up. Rob and his agent must have known that. He got his money sooner rather than later, though not as much if he had waited.

 

[Akrasian]

The value of second contracts for starting caliber players goes up each year as the salary cap goes up. Rob and his agent must have known that. He got his money sooner rather than later, though not as much if he had waited.

But, of course, more than if he had gotten injured.

He got enough to live comfortably on for the rest of his life barring foolish investments. Hard to complain about that.

 

[Loyal]

Rob thought he had a good deal at the time, just as my Grandpa did....but how can you not feel screwed after something liked this?

The value of second contracts for starting caliber players goes up each year as the salary cap goes up. Rob and his agent must have known that. He got his money sooner rather than later, though not as much if he had waited.

It went up by double in a year, didn't it? I would have expected an increase, but not double....

 

[dang]

Just because a team is desperate enough to pay a player way over market value doesn’t mean they have legitimately set the new market value for the position. Many teams have overpaid players only to regret it one year later.

 

[Kevin]

Just because a team is desperate enough to pay a player way over market value doesn’t mean they have legitimately set the new market value for the position. Many teams have overpaid players only to regret it one year later.

OK, but the teams set the market value; there is no "market value" established by a third party. Whatever teams pay players at ROT or QB or wherever, that becomes the new market value. Teams will always pay more for comparable starting caliber players each year as the salary cap increases. that doesn't mean they overpaid, it just means they paid more than the year before and the year before that.

 

[Memento]

Havenstein's performance only highlighted the need for improvement at RG. Playing an undersized RG is not optimizing your run attack. If the RG can't drive the 3 technique off the LOS that is a real problem on both inside zone runs and strong side zone runs. This isn't Blythe hate it's simple reality. Blythe is out of position at OG. He's a stop-gap player which is the definition of back up. To his credit he played better than could be expected in relief. It is the only position on the Oline which I am concerned about. At this point I'm very comfortable with Noteboom and Allen. I've seen no reason for concern. But watching Blythe I saw reason for concern with him as a full time starter.

I only gave you a different opinion because of this. Blythe was a top ten guard rated by PFF. The only time he really struggled was during the Super Bowl - and that could be said of all of the offense. Could he potentially be replaced by Evans or Edwards? Sure. But I don't think it happens until after this year, where Blythe takes the money elsewhere and nets us a future comp pick.