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I would love to know why you think he's so bad?
Granted, no one is saying he's the best left tackle in football.
I will defend him by saying, as I have in a few other threads.......
We have had one of the best offenses in the league for the last few years.
Arguably, we have the best offense ever in the NFL.
Bushrod has been our starting left tackle for several years now and he deserves credit for being on one of the best O-lines in the NFL.
Plus, he rarely misses time. The guy is durable.
That should not even be a factor. OL [T,C,G] have the least injuries and least players put on IR.
Yeah, Nicks went down, but he remained durable for us, so its not a factor. We could sign Bushrod and he go down week 3, sign someone else and they play a full 3 seasons w/o injury. Who can ever tell? OL health will not filter into the negotiations...it will be more of a "how he stacks up against other FAs available" conversation. With Beatty signing at 8, Bushrod should be at 6/6.5/7(stretch at 7) per area.
Someone from Saints organization need to send a 'thank you' basket to Beatty. Bushrod does not need to wait and see what Clady or Long will get now, because even if they both get 11 million each, he will not pull more than Beatty. He should just try to negotiate with Saints and sign.