{"id":9031,"date":"2020-02-09T02:38:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T02:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=9031"},"modified":"2020-02-09T02:50:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T02:50:42","slug":"6-best-offensive-tackles-hitting-the-market-this-offseason-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/6-best-offensive-tackles-hitting-the-market-this-offseason-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Best Offensive Tackles Hitting the Market this Offseason Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If\nyou\u2019re a team with a dire need to build or rebuild an offensive\nline (and we all know who you are), there are plenty of options\navailable via trade and free agency this offseason. Of course, at\nthis position, depending on the age of the available tackle, it\u2019s\ngoing to cost you. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back\nbefore free agency hit the NFL, the offensive tackle was an underpaid\nposition. The guys that carried, threw or caught the ball could hold\nout for big contracts, but the casual fan had no clue how valued\noffensive linemen were to the their respective teams until they were\nforced to pay market value. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nwere more offensive linemen making $10 million or more last season\nthan any skill position player. Only defensive linemen, in total,\ncould claim more guys making eight figures. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nare a lot of star players available with money and competition from\nteams willing to spend more the only thing keeping a squad from\nadding them to their roster. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. TRENT WILLIAMS, LT, WASHINGTON REDSKINS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

6-5,\n320 pounds, 31 years old, Last PFF Grade: 89.1<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williams\ndidn\u2019t play a down in 2019 after a dispute over a tumor diagnosis\nwith the Washington Redskins. He felt the team trainers misdiagnosed\nhis tumor and it caused a permanent fracture with the team. He vowed\nto never play for them again and kept that promise so far. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nRedskins, of course, eventually tossed Williams on the trading block\nand that\u2019s where he still sits. Since he\u2019s of no value to\nWashington on his couch, they should make him an economical trade for\nany team in need of a seven-time Pro Bowl left tackle. Which should\nbe everybody. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where\nhe should end up: Los Angeles Rams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nRams and current left tackle Andrew Whitworth have announced they\u2019ve\nworked a deal for his return for the 2020 season and that\u2019s the\nonly reason he\u2019s not on this list. Whitworth took a step backward\nlast year, but is still an NFL starter and the Rams\u2019 best option at\nLT. That all changes with a trade for Williams. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los\nAngeles has made no effort to protect its draft picks when it comes\nto trades and my guess is that the Skins would cough up Williams for\na third rounder. He already knows head coach Sean McVay, his former\noffensive coordinator and, more importantly, McVay knows Williams.\nBringing him in moves Whitworth to right tackle, moves RT Rob\nHavenstein to left guard and reshuffles the entire Rams line into a\nsignificantly better unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. JACK CONKLIN, RT, UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

6-6,\n308 pounds, 25 years old, PFF Grade: 78.0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conklin\nwas a home run former first round pick out of Michigan State for the\nTennessee Titans in the 2016 draft and is in danger of hitting free\nagency simply because the team has so many players it has to pay and\nonly so many franchise and transition tags it can use. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For\nthat reason, Conklin will enter the open market and the Titans will\nhave to bid with everyone else to retain his services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where\nhe should end up: Tennessee Titans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nthe Titans will have to spend money to keep their team intact, they\nhave plenty. They currently have the 14th<\/sup> most available\nsalary cap money in the NFL and as long as they can work long-term\ndeals with quarterback Ryan Tannehill and running back Derek Henry\n(both of whom should be retained), there should be plenty of cash\nleft over to bump Conklin\u2019s salary up to where it belongs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A flurry of blind side blockers populate Part 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 BEST OFFENSIVE TACKLES HITTING THE MARKET THIS OFFSEASON PART 2<\/a>
6 BEST OFFENSIVE TACKLES HITTING THE MARKET THIS OFFSEASON PART 3<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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