If you were in Moton's shoes...

[Davidson Deac II]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Reasonable. And thanks for actually addressing the premise of the thread.

I definitely believe that if he becomes a free agent, his agent will look to sell teams on his left tackle potential. That's just smart business.

And like a lot of others, I'm disappointed that we haven't made a move to keep him already.

Fwiw, if I were Moton, I would say I am good were I am at, and I am ok with making 8 million instead of the 10 million I might make if I moved to left (don't actually know what the $ difference is between the two positions).  

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Davidson Deac II said:

Fwiw, if I were Moton, I would say I am good were I am at, and I am ok with making 8 million instead of the 10 million I might make if I moved to left (don't actually know what the $ difference is between the two positions).  

I think a lot of us probably would settle. And it's probably true that a lot of NFL players would too.

If course, that's why they have agents.

[The Natural]

The real question is do we let Curtis Samuel leave without giving him a shot at QB? If you're Samuel I don't think your agent let's you sign a contract for a WR knowing how much money QB's make.

[Icege]

Delete this thread immediately.

I will not have you miscreants jinxing us retaining our best OL when only Little, Daley, and Paradis are set to return next year.

[Panther'sBigD]

Moton is a sharp guy. He has a business degree, so I would imagine he'll be thoughtful about making the right choice for himself and his family. What that is, who knows? In my opinion, barring catastrophic injury, he's got a longer shelf-life, thus more earning potential as a proven, stud RT than as a possibly decent LT. 

There are other factors that might pull him away or keep him here: Did he move his family here? Are they happy? Does he buy into Rhule's vision for the team? Does he factor into Rhule's long-term vision for the team? 

I hope he stays here. 

[AceMan]

I thought this thread was going to be about whether Moton will re-sign here or leave...

 

Prepare for him to be the highest-paid RT in the league if you want him to stay

 

 

[Leeroy Jenkins Ph.D.]

Ok, 3-D chess time.  Here me out. We move Moton somewhere that he is going to struggle. Whether that be LT or hell, even center.  This way we continue to lose games and make re-signing him cheaper!  It's a win-win. 

[Leeroy Jenkins Ph.D.]

Look, Moton... Buddy.  We really want to see what you got as a TE and punt returner......

[Snake]

I say we pay him no matter what. He's going to cost us but he's worth it. 

[Mr. Scot]

11 minutes ago, Leeroy Jenkins Ph.D. said:

Ok, 3-D chess time.  Here me out. We move Moton somewhere that he is going to struggle. Whether that be LT or hell, even center.  This way we continue to lose games and make re-signing him cheaper!  It's a win-win. 

If you're going that route, you could also try putting someone like Chris Reed at a position where he's going to struggle...like guard.

[MasterAwesome]

57 minutes ago, Leeroy Jenkins Ph.D. said:

Ok, 3-D chess time.  Here me out. We move Moton somewhere that he is going to struggle. Whether that be LT or hell, even center.  This way we continue to lose games and make re-signing him cheaper!  It's a win-win. 

That's sadly actually a less nonsensical theoretical than what OP keeps trying to argue for.

[AU-panther]

22 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

...and the Panthers were unwilling to give you a shot at left tackle, would you take this offseason to see whether another team might?

I think he is probably more worried about getting paid too dollar, which he should, than he is about moving to LT.

Honestly I’m a bit disappointed we haven’t extended  him yet but that is a topic for another day.

[tailg8or]

Y'all do realize Hurney is still our GM ... Moton will happily  stay at RT and become the highest paid RT in league history.