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What about this guy?

PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:43 am
by Vegaseahawk
I pulled this off of an article written about underrated FA's

Austin Pasztor
Listen, it's understandable that players from a 1-15 team aren't generally going to generate a stampede of interest in free agency.

Still, it's a little surprising that a 26-year old starting tackle that played relatively well in 2016 is still looking for work going on three weeks into free agency.

That's exactly the situation Austin Pasztor finds himself in. Pasztor spent his second season with the Cleveland Browns manning a new position after kicking outside to right tackle. Pasztor had some struggles (he allowed five sacks on the year), but at season's end, he graded out a respectable 35th at the position, per Pro Football Focus.

That's higher than Riley Reiff, who just got a fat free-agent pact with the Minnesota Vikings. And Russell Okung, who the Los Angeles Chargers recently made the highest-paid tackle in all of the NFL in terms of average annual salary.

Pasztor is a young, capable lineman who can play both guard and tackle and was on the field for all but 10 of the Browns' offensive snaps in 2016. He performed better than some of the bigger names in free agency this year and should be available for much less than teams like the Vikings and Chargers paid for those "name" linemen—especially this late in free agency.

If there's a problem here, darned if I can see it.

Re: What about this guy?

PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:25 am
by MackStrongIsMyHero
From a competition standpoint, this is a stone the FO should turn over. What do you have to lose?

Re: What about this guy?

PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:14 am
by NorthHawk
Seems to be someone to bring in from a talent perspective.
Perhaps he's let it be known he wants a lot of money that our FO isn't willing to pay.
On the surface it seems like the only thing that might be standing in the way but a quick look on the internet doesn't suggest that's the case.

Re: What about this guy?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:48 pm
by Zorn76
It's still a relative open casting call for the OL, so anything's possible.