Bears release 30-year-old OG Matt Slauson

oasis · May 1, 2016

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I want him.

Maelstrom787 · May 1, 2016

9 foot broad jump!

jake206 · May 1, 2016

Get him, now.

oasis · May 1, 2016

Get him next to Ifedi to teach him the ropes. Suddenly we have a solid O-line.

IndyHawk · May 1, 2016

How much dough does this guy get?Since our cap isn't all that good right now due to ML not retiring yet.

Basis4day · May 1, 2016

IndyHawk":1rrjh8id said:
How much dough does this guy get?Since our cap isn't all that good right now due to ML not retiring yet.

It benefits the team that the papers are not in right now.

oasis · May 1, 2016

Basis4day":3qioeegx said:
IndyHawk":3qioeegx said:

How much dough does this guy get?Since our cap isn't all that good right now due to ML not retiring yet.

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It benefits the team that the papers are not in right now.

Yeah, but I'd imagine signing Kearse has to hurt our chances at least a little bit.

KitsapGuy · May 1, 2016

Maybe ADB and a few others will wait until next year until they get new contracts.

Hendo66 · May 1, 2016

Was owed just under 3mil. Dude sounds solid.

ludakrishna · May 2, 2016

Too good in pass protection for Cable's liking. Had he been 15th, things would be different.

TDOTSEAHAWK · May 2, 2016

oasis":3ekzhoqy said:
Yeah, but I'd imagine signing Kearse has to hurt our chances at least a little bit.

Lol - so did signing everyone else in the past 5 years.

Basis4day · May 2, 2016

TDOTSEAHAWK":3lkzei8t said:
oasis":3lkzei8t said:

Yeah, but I'd imagine signing Kearse has to hurt our chances at least a little bit.

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Lol - so did signing everyone else in the past 5 years.

Yeah. I think it's a mistake to look at any single signing as the reason we can't make moves. The team values Kearse and paid him. It was no secret that vets from other teams would get released later.

Hasselbeck · May 2, 2016

oasis":3v8w6pbo said:
Basis4day":3v8w6pbo said:

IndyHawk":3v8w6pbo said:

How much dough does this guy get?Since our cap isn't all that good right now due to ML not retiring yet.

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It benefits the team that the papers are not in right now.

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Yeah, but I'd imagine signing Kearse has to hurt our chances at least a little bit.

:lol:

Really? That's the signing you identify? The cheap WR (and he was cheap if you look at other signing) we need?

Hasselbeck · May 2, 2016

Anyway I would LOVE Slauson .. he's a great fit for the ZBS as well.

Here was his scouting report coming out of college

STRENGTHS Positives: Good height with strong upper- and lower-body builds. Strong anchor; typically does not get pushed into quarterback. Gets his hands inside his man's jersey quickly and resets his hands to sustain. Picks up twists from the inside. Fires out of his stance on zone run and short-yardage plays. Will hustle to help quarterback when the play breaks down. Adequate moving in space; can reach linebackers and even safeties at the third level. Strong enough to block down on the tackle but use his right arm to prevent linebackers from blitzing between guard-tackle gap.

HawkFan72 · May 2, 2016

An interesting name to keep an eye on for sure. I wonder if the Hawks have enough money left to bring him in.

oasis · May 2, 2016

All I'm saying is Kearse feels more like a luxury pick compared to core re-signings -- and luxury picks affect the small amount of cap space we have. Face it, fellas. If we don't sign Slauson, we can all comfortably blame our beloved homegrown WR

massari · May 2, 2016

As soon as Lynch retires, they could have around 8M left to spend on free agents. It says about 10M in this article but that was before signing Clemons and Browner.

http://www.fieldgulls.com/2016/3/24/113 ... ace-update

If they want this guy, it sounds like they can afford him.

Basis4day · May 2, 2016

oasis":1shx0lto said:
All I'm saying is Kearse feels more like a luxury pick compared to core re-signings -- and luxury picks affect the small amount of cap space we have. Face it, fellas. If we don't sign Slauson, we can all comfortably blame our beloved homegrown WR

For starters, you're assuming we're interested in him. If we don't sign him, it can be as simple as we didn't want him.

To me, this is a straw man argument.

Will every available player we don't sign be because we signed Kearse to a very reasonable deal?

Assume for a moment that Slausen can be had for 1 year on his expected cap number with the bears in 2015 (approx 3.4 Million).

The Seahawks currently have 3.4 million in dead money. Instead of placing the blame on Kearse, you could blame the signings of Cary Williams, Terry Poole, Kevin Norwood, Christine Michael, Clint Gresham, Obum Gwatchum, Eric Pinkins, Ryan Murphy, Triston Wade, Keenan Lambert, Quayshawn Nealy, Jesse Davis, Ronald Martin, Rod Smith, Alex Singleton and Nate Boyer. These signings don't affect our ability to sign Slausen?

It won't be because of 3.4 million between recently re-signed players like Jeremy Lane? Rubin? Wilson? Avril? Wagner?

It's ONLY because of Kearse?

All signings affect the cap.

oasis · May 2, 2016

Basis4day":2k50nigb said:
oasis":2k50nigb said:

All I'm saying is Kearse feels more like a luxury pick compared to core re-signings -- and luxury picks affect the small amount of cap space we have. Face it, fellas. If we don't sign Slauson, we can all comfortably blame our beloved homegrown WR

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For starters, you're assuming we're interested in him. If we don't sign him, it can be as simple as we didn't want him.

To me, this is a straw man argument.

Will every available player we don't sign be because we signed Kearse to a very reasonable deal?

Assume for a moment that Slausen can be had for 1 year on his expected cap number with the bears in 2015 (approx 3.4 Million).

The Seahawks currently have 3.4 million in dead money. Instead of placing the blame on Kearse, you could blame the signings of Cary Williams, Terry Poole, Kevin Norwood, Christine Michael, Clint Gresham, Obum Gwatchum, Eric Pinkins, Ryan Murphy, Triston Wade, Keenan Lambert, Quayshawn Nealy, Jesse Davis, Ronald Martin, Rod Smith, Alex Singleton and Nate Boyer. These signings don't affect our ability to sign Slausen?

It won't be because of 3.4 million between recently re-signed players like Jeremy Lane? Rubin? Wilson? Avril? Wagner?

It's ONLY because of Kearse?

All signings affect the cap.

The non-core players you listed were signed for peanuts. Kearse had a three-year 13.5 million dollar contract. You are comparing apples to oranges.

Basis4day · May 2, 2016

oasis":3xbjf6it said:
Basis4day":3xbjf6it said:

oasis":3xbjf6it said:

All I'm saying is Kearse feels more like a luxury pick compared to core re-signings -- and luxury picks affect the small amount of cap space we have. Face it, fellas. If we don't sign Slauson, we can all comfortably blame our beloved homegrown WR

Click to expand...

For starters, you're assuming we're interested in him. If we don't sign him, it can be as simple as we didn't want him.

To me, this is a straw man argument.

Will every available player we don't sign be because we signed Kearse to a very reasonable deal?

Assume for a moment that Slausen can be had for 1 year on his expected cap number with the bears in 2015 (approx 3.4 Million).

The Seahawks currently have 3.4 million in dead money. Instead of placing the blame on Kearse, you could blame the signings of Cary Williams, Terry Poole, Kevin Norwood, Christine Michael, Clint Gresham, Obum Gwatchum, Eric Pinkins, Ryan Murphy, Triston Wade, Keenan Lambert, Quayshawn Nealy, Jesse Davis, Ronald Martin, Rod Smith, Alex Singleton and Nate Boyer. These signings don't affect our ability to sign Slausen?

It won't be because of 3.4 million between recently re-signed players like Jeremy Lane? Rubin? Wilson? Avril? Wagner?

It's ONLY because of Kearse?

All signings affect the cap.

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The non-core players you listed were signed for peanuts. Kearse had a three-year 13.5 million dollar contract. You are comparing apples to oranges.

Again. I'm asking you to assume that Slausen can be had for 3.4 million dollars on a 1 year deal (His cap number for 2016 had he stayed on the bears).

While individually those players are signed for "peanuts", collectively they take up the exact amount of cap space needed to sign Slausen in my hypothetical. Yet, if i'm reading you correctly, Kearse is THE reason that we are prevented from signing him.

How is it not equally the fault of the dead money? Why are you cherry-picking Kearse?

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