Mason

I wonder who was the last guy we traded after we'd restructured their contract (although the AH restructure was 2024).

It's only betting the chalk, but my guess is that he plays out his contract with us. He was probably our best edge rusher last season. 9.5 sacks despite missing 4 games.

But the thing that IMO has always stood out with Highsmith is that he's always been very good at getting TFLs because he has a great get off. He had 15 last season (in a 3 way tie for t-8th in the league).

Herbig was also strong in this area with 13 TFLs. He played in more gams than AH, but generally a smaller role. Snap counts were similar: NH had 610 snaps and AH had 634. I wonder what a comparison of usage (down/distance) would look like

 

I would agree with you in the fact that he plays it out here.
Omar will never be confused with an aggressive GM.
But if I am a betting man, I'd wager on your line.
The point being, if a trade is to be made, Highsmith would be the better option to net more value and be less disruptive since Herbig is pretty good as well.

 

Agree. He even looks slow overall, from a fan's perspective IMO.

And Mason has always been a bit of a one trick pony - the deep ball. And even THAT seemed to fade away in recent passes.

I'd love to see the guy turn his career around and become a top QB in the league, but nothing I've seen to date gives me the least bit of hope that'll happen.

 

How do you know if he hasn't had the proper coaching? The list of QBs since Ben is a bunch of disappointments and very Clevelandish. Can we say that all of the QBs that went to CLE were that bad for so long or did the organization make them that way? Same with MT's regime JMO>