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JS reported today that to use the franchise tag drives Bulaga’s cap hit to $11.4mil. Seems excessive for a RT especially with his injury history. And beyond what I think TT would pay so I don’t expect him to be franchise tagged - unless TT feels for a LT starved team Bulaga’s price may be an attractive low cost option (relative to other LT’s salaries.) and they will be willing to give a 2nd rd pick for $11mil LT. But that’s risking if no-one bites. And the transition tag is no help in stopping a $10mil offer. I expect Bulaga to get a LT size offer that TT can’t accept and Bryan can’t refuse. Question is will TT risk the tag to get a 2nd?

I doubt TT uses the tag.

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Chargers re-sign their left tackle for 28mil over 4 years. I guess Bulaga signs something similar?

Reported that bulaga wants 7-8m but TT does not want to go that high when sitton only makes 6.8m. If he'll take 7m sign him now b/c somebody is going to offer him LT money. I won't freak if we loose BB IF TT grows a pair and gets aggressive and signs Jeremy Parnel for $5m and drafts a rookie in 4th rd capable of backing up LT.

If he is only looking for 7M, I think we get it done at that number. He has to be wanting to see if he can get LT money.

Balls2TheWalls wrote:If he is only looking for 7M, I think we get it done at that number. He has to be wanting to see if he can get LT money.

That seems like an easy call. They have cap space and need to use it to get the best team possible this year. I don't see them getting anyone better so why not? What else are they going to do with that cap space? I like the Oline as it was last year and now with Tretter and Barclay as the 6th and 7th guys.

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Buckrageous wrote:

Balls2TheWalls wrote:If he is only looking for 7M, I think we get it done at that number. He has to be wanting to see if he can get LT money.

That seems like an easy call. They have cap space and need to use it to get the best team possible this year. I don't see them getting anyone better so why not? What else are they going to do with that cap space? I like the Oline as it was last year and now with Tretter and Barclay as the 6th and 7th guys.

tretter = C, LG
Barclay = RG, RT
just add a LT drafted in 4th rd

Buckrageous wrote:

Balls2TheWalls wrote:If he is only looking for 7M, I think we get it done at that number. He has to be wanting to see if he can get LT money.

That seems like an easy call. They have cap space and need to use it to get the best team possible this year. I don't see them getting anyone better so why not? What else are they going to do with that cap space? I like the Oline as it was last year and now with Tretter and Barclay as the 6th and 7th guys.

Yeah unfortunately I think Bulaga wants to test the market. There a bunch of teams looking to throw money around and there are a lot of worse ways to do it than to spend big on a pretty good 25 year old OT.

These are all the things people were saying about Cobb though so maybe there's still a chance it will work out.

eagle13 wrote:Reported that bulaga wants 7-8m but TT does not want to go that high when sitton only makes 6.8m. If he'll take 7m sign him now b/c somebody is going to offer him LT money. I won't freak if we loose BB IF TT grows a pair and gets aggressive and signs Jeremy Parnel for $5m and drafts a rookie in 4th rd capable of backing up LT.

That's pretty ridiculous if true. Sitton may be the best guard in the league but he's still just a guard.

I like Bulaga, but people have to remember:

He sucked his rookie year (2010)
Missed 1/4th of the season his second year (2011)
Missed half the season his third year (2012)
tore his ACL and missed the entire 2013 season

This was the first year he played well and didn't miss significant time simultaneously. Ted would be smart to not throw too much at him. However, it would be nice to have consistency at the offensive line for at least 2 years until Sitton/Lang become free agents.

Profound23 wrote:I like Bulaga, but people have to remember:

He sucked his rookie year (2010)
Missed 1/4th of the season his second year (2011)
Missed half the season his third year (2012)
tore his ACL and missed the entire 2013 season

This was the first year he played well and didn't miss significant time simultaneously. Ted would be smart to not throw too much at him. However, it would be nice to have consistency at the offensive line for at least 2 years until Sitton/Lang become free agents.

No he didn't.

He stepped in, had his rookie troubles but came on at the end of the year into the playoffs.

You're making it seem like he was Allen Barbre

FAH1223 wrote:

Profound23 wrote:I like Bulaga, but people have to remember:

He sucked his rookie year (2010)
Missed 1/4th of the season his second year (2011)
Missed half the season his third year (2012)
tore his ACL and missed the entire 2013 season

This was the first year he played well and didn't miss significant time simultaneously. Ted would be smart to not throw too much at him. However, it would be nice to have consistency at the offensive line for at least 2 years until Sitton/Lang become free agents.

No he didn't.

He stepped in, had his rookie troubles but came on at the end of the year into the playoffs.

You're making it seem like he was Allen Barbre

He had some struggles but yeah, he definitely didn't suck his rookie year. Not sure where that came from.

crkone wrote:

eagle13 wrote:Reported that bulaga wants 7-8m but TT does not want to go that high when sitton only makes 6.8m. If he'll take 7m sign him now b/c somebody is going to offer him LT money. I won't freak if we loose BB IF TT grows a pair and gets aggressive and signs Jeremy Parnel for $5m and drafts a rookie in 4th rd capable of backing up LT.

That's pretty ridiculous if true. Sitton may be the best guard in the league but he's still just a guard.

And Sitton signed his deal a while ago. There is a lot of recent inflation in the NFL. You have to expect guys are going to get paid more and more depending on when they sign their deal. What Bulaga gets shouldn't have anything to do with Sitton.

Everything has been very very quiet on Bulaga. No reports. Nothing out there.

That's how Ted operates. Makes me think that Bulaga and TT are still working out a deal.

humanrefutation wrote:Everything has been very very quiet on Bulaga. No reports. Nothing out there.

That's how Ted operates. Makes me think that Bulaga and TT are still working out a deal.

Yeah that's the reason I still have some hope too. Generally the guys who are just looking for top dollar agree to sign with other teams pretty quickly.

Flames24Rulz wrote:

FAH1223 wrote:

Profound23 wrote:I like Bulaga, but people have to remember:

He sucked his rookie year (2010)
Missed 1/4th of the season his second year (2011)
Missed half the season his third year (2012)
tore his ACL and missed the entire 2013 season

This was the first year he played well and didn't miss significant time simultaneously. Ted would be smart to not throw too much at him. However, it would be nice to have consistency at the offensive line for at least 2 years until Sitton/Lang become free agents.

No he didn't.

He stepped in, had his rookie troubles but came on at the end of the year into the playoffs.

You're making it seem like he was Allen Barbre

He had some struggles but yeah, he definitely didn't suck his rookie year. Not sure where that came from.

Maybe SUCKED is an over-exaggeration considering he was a rookie. He started out very shaky, most here calling him T-rex because his short arms gave up a lot of rushes/sacks. It seemed like once things start clicking for him he suffered multiple injuries. Hip injuries, ACL's, concussions.

It scares me when the only year a player stays relatively healthy is his contract year. Maybe Tretter moving to RT wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. The thing that scares me would be our lack of depth on the Oline. Even if Tretter is as good as Bulaga (doubt it) we are 1-2 injuries away on the Oline from Rodgers running for his life.

Profound23 wrote:

Flames24Rulz wrote:

FAH1223 wrote:
No he didn't.

He stepped in, had his rookie troubles but came on at the end of the year into the playoffs.

You're making it seem like he was Allen Barbre

He had some struggles but yeah, he definitely didn't suck his rookie year. Not sure where that came from.

Maybe SUCKED is an over-exaggeration considering he was a rookie. He started out very shaky, most here calling him T-rex because his short arms gave up a lot of rushes/sacks. It seemed like once things start clicking for him he suffered multiple injuries. Hip injuries, ACL's, concussions.

It scares me when the only year a player stays relatively healthy is his contract year. Maybe Tretter moving to RT wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. The thing that scares me would be our lack of depth on the Oline. Even if Tretter is as good as Bulaga (doubt it) we are 1-2 injuries away on the Oline from Rodgers running for his life.

Our offensive line is a strength for the first time in over a decade. I'd rather not have a complete unknown at RT again. We kind of hit the lottery with both Bakhtiari and Linsley. I get that Bulaga's injury history is a concern but depending on what the price is, I bring him back without any questions asked.

Profound23 wrote:Maybe SUCKED is an over-exaggeration considering he was a rookie. He started out very shaky, most here calling him T-rex because his short arms gave up a lot of rushes/sacks. It seemed like once things start clicking for him he suffered multiple injuries. Hip injuries, ACL's, concussions.

It scares me when the only year a player stays relatively healthy is his contract year. Maybe Tretter moving to RT wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. The thing that scares me would be our lack of depth on the Oline. Even if Tretter is as good as Bulaga (doubt it) we are 1-2 injuries away on the Oline from Rodgers running for his life.

Tretter isn't a tackle. He's an inside guy.

Bulaga is only 26. Give him his cash and protect the franchise.

FAH1223 wrote:

Profound23 wrote:Maybe SUCKED is an over-exaggeration considering he was a rookie. He started out very shaky, most here calling him T-rex because his short arms gave up a lot of rushes/sacks. It seemed like once things start clicking for him he suffered multiple injuries. Hip injuries, ACL's, concussions.

It scares me when the only year a player stays relatively healthy is his contract year. Maybe Tretter moving to RT wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. The thing that scares me would be our lack of depth on the Oline. Even if Tretter is as good as Bulaga (doubt it) we are 1-2 injuries away on the Oline from Rodgers running for his life.

Tretter isn't a tackle. He's an inside guy.

Bulaga is only 26. Give him his cash and protect the franchise.

Well Tretter finished the season backing up the Tackle spots last year and imo at least held up pretty good when he played there last year. He pretty much showed me he can back up pretty much every position on the O-line.

I really like Bulaga n would LOVE to have him back and keep the continuity on the O-line but its comes down entirely to price point. You only want to keep sooooo much money locked into the O-line and we allready have big money invested into Lang and Sitton. Fact is Bulaga is a RT with an extensive history of injury. RT's at best are the 3rd most Importent member on the line behind LT and C but also on our very own Packers line Bulagas probably the 4th most Importent player cause Sittons so damn good. Smart teams dont break the bank on players like that.

I want him back in a bad way but anything over 6 per is a no go for me. I'll roll with Tretter, Barclay or a 2-4 round draft pick at that spot if it means paying a RT thats been hurt alot like he's a LT