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Future of Ryan Ramczyk
Posted on 7/7/23 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 7/7/23 at 12:58 pm
Listening to Underhill’s pod today and he mentioned that the knee injury RR has is degenerative and will not get better. He’s been on load management in practice for 2 years now despite being in his 20’s.
His dead cap hit this year and 2024 is cost prohibitive. In 2025 it drops to $18mm, then a big drop to $8mm and $2mm in 2026 and 27.
I think the end is really near for Ramczyk and that’s a bummer. He was on a 100% hall of fame path in 2019 and now I think there’s a good possibility he’s off the team by age 31.
His dead cap hit this year and 2024 is cost prohibitive. In 2025 it drops to $18mm, then a big drop to $8mm and $2mm in 2026 and 27.
I think the end is really near for Ramczyk and that’s a bummer. He was on a 100% hall of fame path in 2019 and now I think there’s a good possibility he’s off the team by age 31.
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Posted on 7/7/23 at 1:20 pm to DBG
Hope Underhill is wrong on this one. Ram has been a great RT.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 1:24 pm to DBG
This tracks PFF data, IIRC, which says he's already in decline. It sucks. Injuries are a bitch.
Ram having to retire quickly is one variable that scares me re: our cap shenanigans. All it takes is one of those events not in the plan and we have to blow it all up.
Ram having to retire quickly is one variable that scares me re: our cap shenanigans. All it takes is one of those events not in the plan and we have to blow it all up.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 1:31 pm to SlowFlowPro
His play has fallen off. Idk if PFF agrees but the eye test says he has. I got slammed for saying he shouldn’t be in the Saints long term plans but it’s alarming af when a 28 year old is on load management every week.
It does suck
It does suck
Posted on 7/7/23 at 1:33 pm to DBG
"Taysom, you're needed in the Olineman room"
Posted on 7/7/23 at 1:55 pm to DBG
I agree and I listened to the pod but I'd say you have to include the context that Nick still rated him the 2nd best player on the team headed into the season. I don't think he does that if he thinks what he's heard means he won't ever be good again
Posted on 7/7/23 at 2:05 pm to Rand AlThor
Agreed. He’s still definitely a top tier RT for right now. But it’s something you have to consider with his dead cap hit having a pretty sharp decline in a couple years.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 2:26 pm to DBG
I will lay money on Ram's longevity over say MT's.
Posted on 7/8/23 at 12:58 am to DBG
This has been known for over a year now. It showed in his play last year, he definitely isn’t as quick as he used to be. It’s bad enough now that he doesn’t practice during the season anymore; he just rests during the week so he can play in the game. The Saints would like that contract they handed out back but at the time he was well worth that deal as he was the best RT in the NFL. Now we just have to hope he has a couple more solid seasons left in him before his body breaks down. I think we might end up seeing Trevor Penning be the heir apparent at RT. He will stay on the left side right now but he just looks like a RT to me. Either way I expect the Saints to draft another OT with one of their top picks in the next couple years.
This post was edited on 7/8/23 at 1:17 am
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:41 am to LSUPilot07
quote:
The Saints would like that contract they handed out back
The problem is we have to keep restructuring that contract every year.
If we didn't manage the cap the way we do, he'd likely have been cut this offseason and we wouldn't have the albatross hanging over us.
This post was edited on 7/8/23 at 7:42 am
Posted on 7/8/23 at 11:43 am to SlowFlowPro
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The problem is we have to keep restructuring that contract every year.
If we didn't manage the cap the way we do, he'd likely have been cut this offseason and we wouldn't have the albatross hanging over us.
Do you ever stop?
He definitely would not be cut this off-season. You are just making shite up in your mind.
Posted on 7/8/23 at 12:41 pm to DBG
quote:
He’s been on load management in practice for 2 years now despite being in his 20’s.
Knee issue aside, damn near all the elite vet OTs are on load management schedules. Not a bad thing imo
Posted on 7/8/23 at 6:04 pm to SlowFlowPro
You’re a broken record, man. Cap hasn’t meant shite to this team in over a decade.
Posted on 7/8/23 at 6:44 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
albatross
How many times a day do you use this stupid fricking word
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:43 am to goatmilker
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Hope Underhill is wrong on this one. Ram has been a great RT.
Underhill is the biggest homer pumper that covers the Saints. It pains him to report that about Ram, means he’s in quick decline and probably done.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 1:07 pm to Geauxldilocks
quote:Therefore the Saints should relocate.
Underhill is the biggest homer pumper that covers the Saints. It pains him to report that about Ram, means he’s in quick decline and probably done.
Sorry, didn’t intend to make your next point for you.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:22 am to drizztiger
When he's had enough he will retire and walk away
rumors were out there last year that he may walk away
rumors were out there last year that he may walk away
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:46 am to DBG
Sounds similar to Jamaal Brown’s career
Posted on 7/22/23 at 7:29 pm to DBG
even with him being banged up the way has been and is, He's the best we've got until proven otherwise.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 6:38 pm to DBG
That's terrible news
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