JOSH SITTON>>>LOCK HIM UP>>>>PACKER PERSON

[Patler]

Depends how much of it is guaranteed, and how much would be earned in the first 3 or 4 years of the contract. $7 million/year can be configured a lot of different ways, and I'm not sure all of them would be palatable to the Packers. For example, I'm not sure the Packers would be too interested in paying out $25 million cash in the first two years, like they would if it has close to $20 million in signing bonus. If they can work in some injury/old-age protection for the team by having roster bonuses and/or higher salaries the last couple years makes a lot of difference.

The interesting aspect is that the big money deals for guards have been quite long term contracts (7 years). Changes the dynamic a bit.

[Guiness]

Me too. Sitton is a stud. Shit, if you can replace guards, move him to RT. I'll bet he'd be in the top 2 or 3 RT's in the league too. Big, good feet, nasty, consistent. I don't think he'd be a bad LT if you wanted to put him there.

In order, his best positions are probably:

RG, RT, LG, LT, C

I don't think he'd be bad at any of them and probably great at three of them.

Sitton's a great RG, but it's quite an extrapolation to say he could play all 5 positions. He played RT in college, so I'll buy that even though he hasn't played a snap of it in the pros. I don't know, however, that he has the feet to play LT, or the ability to make line calls as a center. I think you belittle those positions to say you can just plug him in there. He's played exclusively RG since getting here, I've never heard of him taking any snaps, practice or live, at any other position.

[Lurker64]

I think having Sitton play anywhere other than guard would be wasting his best attribute: he moves exceptionally well in tight spaces.

[smuggler]

Sitton is a top-3 guard in the league, right there with Carl Nicks and Chris Snee, Mankins and Evans. He won the NFL Alumni award for best offensive lineman in 2010. According to the NY Times, he is the best in the business. http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2...ards-in-n-f-l/

He will be hard to sign, but he might just be worth it!

[Tarlam!]

All I can say is I hope TT signs Sitton long term.

[ThunderDan]

I think having Sitton play anywhere other than guard would be wasting his best attribute: he moves exceptionally well in tight spaces.

That's what I was thinking! Playing in space at T is completely different than playing in short quarters at G.

Some people have talked about Sherrod at G and I think that would be a huge mistake. To my eye he is a T and T only.

[Tarlam!]

To my totally untrained eye I support the idea of having the best 5 OL in their best positions at the same time.