I'm not surprised that we're interested in him, I mean his presence at LDE helped DeMarcus Ware get 20 sacks this season and 14 the previous. He would definitely help Kampman out. His size allows him to be flexible enough to play at DT in the 4-3 too.

However, im pretty sure that Ted Thompson is just gauging interest, to see what a guy like Canty would be earning so he can find out the market value for that position. Chances are he will be far too pricey for us but at least he would have a good idea what to expect.

We all knew that DE was a position we are going to look at in free agency since there are so few top quality 3-4 DE's in the draft. It's an important position that needs quality and depth.

Igor Olshansky is probably the 2nd best DE available in the draft, he's only an inch smaller than Canty which is insignificant but he would come at a much better value which i'm sure Ted Thompson is aware of. I think Olshansky and interested teams are waiting to see what Canty would get so they can figure out what sort of offer would be acceptable for Olshansky.

"Megatron" wrote:

Cantys near-deal with the Redskins included guaranteed money of about $20 million. That suggests he could be in a for a deal that averages $7 million to $8 million and has guarantees in the $15 million to $20 million range.

Aaron Kampman's contract with the Packers is for four years and $21 million.
It's a good deal for both sides because Kampman will make $12 million guaranteed. It's the rare contract is structured in a way to make it better for the player than it appears.

Olshansky is... lazy. we don't need that. I'm sure Ted doesn't want that. He'd rather spend a little less or spend a little more on a player that works hard all the time.

"bozz_2006" wrote:

Yeah, i would put him in that group too. It's funny that a small paragraph from jsonline.com about Olshansky's so called laziness can cause such a massive change of opinion about him from packer fans.

We all put him in our mock drafts and all of a sudden nobody wanted him cos a small paragraph said he was lazy.

I found that funny to be honest and decided to treat that rumor with a pitch of salt.

"Megatron" wrote: