Some Observations

[Silas]

I would love to see Bailey get his number called and pair up with Austin.. He'll it's taken this long just to see Austin get seriously involved in the mix and even then they didn't throw much to him.

 

[demiurge]

I'm thinking some core guys like Finnegan won't be here to see it bear fruition.


The ONLY core guys on this roster right now are JL55, Bradford, Chris Long, Quinn, Janoris, Brockers, Austin and Stacy. Finnegan not only is not a core guy, he never was EVEN when he was brought in as a free agent. He has under performed, period.
And you are right, Finnegan probably will not be here to see the next steps, unless he takes a paycut and moves to safety full time. Saffold very well might have gotten himself at least a 1 year deal from the Rams if he can fully buy in to being a RG.

I think the coaching staff considered him a core guy and a team leader. That was underscored when he got off to a great start last year with 4 fast picks, but I agree over the course of the year he underperformed. At this point we don't need the price tag for the amount of value given - $10 million is way too much for what we are getting. Especially with the mental errors and lack of discipline.