Scratch Ramon Foster Off The Board
March 7th, 2019
“Jason, you should wear that coat when you woo free agents. It brightens the day.”
One of Joe’s fantasies is now completely out of reach.
The Steelers, six days before the ringing of the free agency dinner bell, have taken guard Ramon Foster off the board. The 33-year-old pending free agent starting guard got a new two-year, $8.25 million contract — and that sure feels like a hometown discount.
Foster, a 10-year Steeler who started every game last year and played for Bruce Arians there, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he was relieved to get a deal done and said staying there was a great feeling for his family.
Joe also found it interesting that the Steelers gave seven-time Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey a contract extension worth less annually than what Bucs center Ryan Jensen earns.
Still plenty of time for the Bucs to find a starting right guard to play with the rest of their veteran and well-paid offensive line.
March 7th, 2019 at 6:39 pm
Ryan Jensen has one more year to be better ❌
March 7th, 2019 at 6:41 pm
$5 says tomorrow you’ll report that Caleb Benenoch has been extended for 6 mil a year.
March 7th, 2019 at 6:49 pm
Surprised Licht didn’t make Foster the highest paid guard in the league… way over pays free agents and our own players. We have one of the highest paid o lines in the league and they are average at best! Should draft two if not three o lineman this year. Let Arians make the picks because Jason you suck at that also!
March 7th, 2019 at 6:51 pm
Bummer. Ramon Foster has trained with a really good OL and sounded like a great OL target.Much better than this Lupati guy who can’t stay on the field…….Not sure who will be our RG will be next year but the choices just got worse with Foster out.
March 7th, 2019 at 6:57 pm
So we have 3 O Linemen paid 10 plus mill a year, and did NOT play well last season. I am still VERY worried Licht is putting WAY to much stock in the new coaching staff. There is still a BIG hole at RG.
March 7th, 2019 at 7:01 pm
If we are truly targeting a trade down….we can snag an effective MLB and RG in rds 1-2.
March 7th, 2019 at 7:08 pm
Offensive line is deep in this draft class. 4 of 5 are already signed. We are not targeting lineman in free agency.
March 7th, 2019 at 7:13 pm
Well paid but underperforming o line
March 7th, 2019 at 7:14 pm
Wonder if bucs can get that RG from boston college. The Ira mentioned in his column
March 7th, 2019 at 7:24 pm
Sign (FA)
• Jamon Brown (Age:25) OG Louisville 6′ 6″ 340<-Cheap
Draft:
• Elgton Jenkins C/G Mississippi State 6′ 4″ 304
• Tytus Howard OT Alabama State 6′ 6″ 310
• Bobby Evans* OT Oklahoma 6′ 4″ 312
Honorable Mention: Isaiah Prince, Michael Jordan
Potential Depth Chart
LT Donovan Smith |Bobby Evans
LG Ali Marpet | Michael Liedtke
OC Ryan Jensen | Elgton Jenkins
RG Jamon Brown | Elgton Jenkins
LT Demar Dotson | Tytus Howard
Focus most of your assets on retooling this defense.
March 7th, 2019 at 7:43 pm
Ted Larsen is available!!!
March 7th, 2019 at 8:06 pm
Only team in NFL with 3 lineman making over 10 mil per
March 7th, 2019 at 8:46 pm
We should snag Iupati for cheap then draft RG
March 7th, 2019 at 9:27 pm
Regardless of FA….we need a Oline pick in round 2 or 3…..period.
March 7th, 2019 at 9:52 pm
my bet is we start a rookie draft pick at og
March 7th, 2019 at 11:07 pm
You guys think just about every pending free agent should be a target so guess he needs to be scratched off your big board
March 8th, 2019 at 2:21 am
Im telling ya…..C Bradbury in the 2nd…start him rg, then move him to C in a year or two…and of course D White with our 5th pick. Pick them.
March 8th, 2019 at 6:55 am
Licht sucks Says
“Surprised Licht didn’t make Foster the highest paid guard in the league…”
Hey, dummy. Ever hear of tampering?
March 8th, 2019 at 7:27 am
Yeah @MadMax…I too have been impressed throughout by Bradbury. He and Lindstrom have both been very highly touted by most draft evaluators. Which of course means, with our luck, they somehow don’t land here.
Go Bucs! Get Quinnen!
March 8th, 2019 at 8:19 am
In the first 3 rounds there will be a ton of offensive linemen that will be around for 10 years. get rid of Datson, Bend-over-ach, and pick up a center to replace ours in 2 years.
I hope Hump likes cold weather, cause he is going to be a New England guy soon.
March 8th, 2019 at 9:36 am
like BA said, “If you are drafting for the O-line, you’re developing him for the next coach. We need trained beef-on-the-hoof. #77 C. Benenoch should be drawn, quartered and fed the sea gulls.