I don't see him as an immediate need to extend. He needs to prove himself again this season, and then we can talk about extension. Maybe in 2nd half of the season
Not saying you're right or wrong but they LOVE Pitre from what I heard. They see him greater than what us fans see. This could be one of those cases where we wait too late and he could ask for more and have to let him walk. Probably why we brought in CJGJ for cheap?
Pitre did get hurt and couldn't finish last season. Falls right into what Caserio likes. But for real, it's all about money. You got CJ and Anderson up soon...CJ will be north of $60mil and Anderson will be north of $40mil. Gonna have to start cheaping out on other positions.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/st...signed-players-contracts-rodgers-diggs-cooper Cam Robinson, OT Why he's still a free agent: Robinson wasn't very good last season. The onetime Jaguars franchise player was benched in Jacksonville before being dealt to Minnesota, where the Vikings desperately needed a left tackle to replace the injured Christian Darrisaw. In purple and gold, Robinson allowed a 17% pressure rate in one-on-one situations, the highest rate in the league for any lineman from Week 8 onward, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. Why teams should be interested: He's a left tackle, and as you might have noticed, left tackles you've barely heard of got paid this offseason. Dan Moore Jr., whom the Steelers have tried to replace virtually every offseason, signed a four-year deal for more than $80 million with the Titans. Jaylon Moore, who has played 827 career snaps over four years as a backup with the 49ers, got $21 million guaranteed from the Chiefs to protect Patrick Mahomes. Alaric Jackson and Ronnie Stanley signed two of the biggest deals of the offseason to stay with the Rams and Ravens, respectively. Robinson struggled last season, but some metrics were promising. With the Vikings, he allowed quick quarterback pressures on only 2.2% of his snaps, which was below the league average for left tackles (2.8%) from Week 8 until the end of the season. He had been regarded as an average to above-average tackle in Jacksonville, although it seemed like the organization began to lose faith in him after he was suspended for violating the league's PED policy in 2023. At 29, Robinson is older than either of the newly paid Moores. He might also be the best left tackle of the three, though, and signing him is not going to cost anywhere near as much or require as significant of a guarantee. This will sound like an insult, but it's not: There's something to be said for having a below-average tackle to fall back on in Week 1. Robinson could be only the 26th-best left tackle in the league, but that's a lot better than having to run out a series of replacement-level tackles, like the Patriots did last season. Organizations are going to aspire to land their left tackles of the future in April's draft, but Robinson is a reasonable fallback plan for teams that don't land their desired prospects. https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/st...ing-best-remaining-available-unsigned-players Cam Robinson, OT | 2024 team: Minnesota Vikings | Age entering 2025 season: 29 At 6-foot-6 and 335 pounds, Robinson has the ideal size, length and traits for the tackle position. Technical lapses have prevented him from playing at a consistent level, and his 88.2% pass block win rate last season was below average. But with the ability to engulf rushers at the point of attack and the foot speed to redirect, Robinson has the desired tools.
I like it but the 1 year feels like a bandaid. He is more than familiar with the division. Unsung heroes from the 2017 season where they almost took down the Bradies
They can draft Simmons and red shirt him now. This signing free’s up the draft in case they want to go DT in the first.
This lets us pick up OL projects in the later round that may need some seasoning. I’m guessing BDN and Demeco have their eyes on a DT in the first and are playing mind games with teams making it look like they ‘need’ an OL.
