Failure to Extend Humphries

[slanidrac16]

This teams management is plain stupid.

 

[cardsfanmd]

This board is hilarious.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

This board is hilarious.

It can be at times, sure. Why so funny this time?

 

[cardsfanmd]

It can be at times, sure. Why so funny this time?

It’s commonplace here that a poster will post their own personal opinion or idea and then crowds flood onto the thread condemning the organization as if the fantasy in the OP’s head had actually transpired.

 

[oaken1]

YEAH, BECAUSE AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS OF HAVING BELOW AVERAGE lt PLAY...AN AVERAGE GUY IS JUST PLAIN UNACCEPTABLE.
KEEP THROWING THEM OUT UNTIL WE FIND A hOf PLAYER...WE DESERVE IT ****** IT

 

[overseascardfan]

Josh Jones seems to be the forgotten man. Some will say he was subpar at OG so why move him to LT, Humphries struggled at RT the year before he was moved to LT, Jones has the athleticism and measurables to play LT but obviously needs work. Enter Kugler.

If ARZ throws a curveball and takes Trevor Penning maybe that signals the end of Humphries tenure after the up coming year.

 

[Dayman]

You're assuming they have an actual plan for Humphries and the O-line in general. I thought the same thing about the edges when they let Reddick and CJ go for basically nothing, yet here we are.

 

[juza76]

lol hyperbole, especially when he’s arguably been the best non-Kyler 1st rounder, which is hilarious

Most embarrassing selection ever was about the pro bowl after performing so badly later in the season
Im agree he is probably the best first round pick drafted by Keim, outside of k1

 

[juza76]

You're assuming they have an actual plan for Humphries and the O-line in general. I thought the same thing about the edges when they let Reddick and CJ go for basically nothing, yet here we are.

Based on performance would u pay him 15 mil a year? Or u want to pay him so much just cause its hard for someone finding an adequate tackle?

 

[DVontel]

Most embarrassing selection ever was about the pro bowl after performing so badly later in the season
Im agree he is probably the best first round pick drafted by Keim, outside of k1

I’m not gonna get mad at one of our guys getting a pro-bowl selection whether you think they deserved it or not. I’m pretty sure it was a big deal to him & his family.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Recipe for failure: overpaying for mediocrity.

Pay a mediocre player average money isn't a problem.

 

[juza76]

I’m not gonna get mad at one of our guys getting a pro-bowl selection whether you think they deserved it or not. I’m pretty sure it was a big deal to him & his family.

There are billions of families , and his family very presumably is having a better life then 99% of the families all over the world
I was talking about the pro bowl selection

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Humphries, Pugh, Beachum, Miles, Harlow, Murray, and Hernandez are all UFAs come 2023 yet nothing has been done to date to even start addressing this.

We get to act like an expansion team, but without being able to draft players from existing teams! Fun!

 

[cardpa]

Humphries...Will probably keep. Like I mentioned earlier, it may very well be that any extension/restructure for Hump is tied to Murray this summer.
Pugh...Likely gone anyway.
Miles...Has he done much to warrant an early extension?
Harlow...See Miles above.
Murray...Coming off an injury and will be 30 before 2023 season. What's the rush?
Hernandez...Literally just signed 3 weeks ago.

I see zero issue, with the exception of Hump, in letting the draft and season get underway, before worrying about guys that most other teams probably wouldn't have as backups.

I don't necessarily disagree with your assessment but the real issue you suddenly have 7 positions open on the team and all in the same area, Oline. How can you expect to have that many open positions and have any type of continuity on the Oline. You now need to replace 3-4 starters and several backups. If I'm not mistaken the Dline is going to take a hit also.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I don't necessarily disagree with your assessment but the real issue you suddenly have 7 positions open on the team and all in the same area, Oline. How can you expect to have that many open positions and have any type of continuity on the Oline. You now need to replace 3-4 starters and several backups. If I'm not mistaken the Dline is going to take a hit also.

I don't have the answers, except to say teams like the Steelers and Chiefs have done complete OL overhauls in recent seasons, replacing 4 or more starters.

 

[Jetstream Green]

I like Humphries. Great character, strong run blocker and good pass blocker who cannot help Kyler not stepping up when like any tackle he is going to guide his man to the backside of the pocket's rim... where Kyler often likes to stay before he runs backwards into a sack lol

 

[Stout]

If we are talking about Keim draft picks, I don't even think it is an argument. He was also drafted in the 20s right? Hell of a player, especially for Keim.

To be fair, he wasn't even close to NFL ready and we paid a few years for literally nothing.

 

[BritCard]

The "This org is garbage because a few lineman are out of contract next year" takes are funny.

Half the league probably has multiple starting linemen FA next year.

Hump can easily be extended any time. Pugh can easily be extended any time. Hudson is under contract. We have no fixed starter at RG but whoever wins that role can easily be extended and hopefully after only 1 year with any kind of playing time Josh Jones will eventually step up and take the RT job.

Josh Jones isn't much worse at this point than Hump was at the same point and didn't cost a 1st round pick.

 

[QuebecCard]

To be fair, he wasn't even close to NFL ready and we paid a few years for literally nothing.

He was also 20 years old when he came out and pundits said he's have been a top 10 pick a year later had he stayed in school.

 

[football karma]

A down year does not make a bad player. I struggle to see how we are better letting Humphries go.

letting him go would be a huge mistake.

he is another player -- like Kyler -- where he was good enough to produce a top 5 offense and 11 wins. But also the same player that regressed badly the last 7 games.

those last 7 games wouldnt give a FO confidence that a four year extension at $20+m per is the way to go

 

[Stout]

He was also 20 years old when he came out and pundits said he's have been a top 10 pick a year later had he stayed in school.

It still led to two wasted years on a rookie contract. Worked out long term, but still.

 

[QuebecCard]

It still led to two wasted years on a rookie contract. Worked out long term, but still.

It was a conscious investment in the future and never a waste.

 

[BritCard]

While Hump hasn't been great I don't think you can criticize the pick. What was the alternative?

The only better player taken in that vicinity was Byron Jones. It's not like we picked Hump over Trent Williams.

 

[Stout]

It was a conscious investment in the future and never a waste.

I'm not arguing the first point. It was definitely a waste of two years on a rookie contract, however. That is inarguable because he wasn't a contributor and, after his rookie season, his cap hit went up.

 

[Chopper0080]

I'm not arguing the first point. It was definitely a waste of two years on a rookie contract, however. That is inarguable because he wasn't a contributor and, after his rookie season, his cap hit went up.

It is a tough league to learn fundamentals in.