Anytime a highprofile player is released, you have to ask yourself “Why?” (Teams don’t let quality LT’s go for no reason).

What may all boil down to is: What would the trade off be between Gandy and Jones? (How do the 2 compare in terms of skill-set, age, motivation, health etc.)? How would each fit into the requirements of the system?

Plus – What would each of them cost? Conceivably, could we afford both? Who’d be the odd man out (Oliver Ross? Vallejo? E Brown?)

In short, what would the risk be in relation to the potential reward?

In this respect, what do we really know/don’t know?

it happens I don’t see it as the beginning of a complete overhaul of the OL. I think in this scenario Gandy gets released and Jones takes over at LT. I don’t take anything that Pasquarelli says very seriously but if it gives us some relief under the cap I’ll give the report the benefit of the doubt.

28 starts over the past three years. Why would there even be talk? People gave us crap about the supposed injury proneness of Beanie. Why would we even look at this guy?

but have read some reports on how LT is not his natural position, the latest written by Michael Lombardi… it would be unfair to judge him only on his SB performance, but eventually a move will be make to replace him, so if Grimm and Whisenhunt feel is for the better of the team then I think we should do it

But that is a great picture, he looks like a monster!

Anyone have any reason why Willie McGinest shouldn’t be picked at LB? I just read that he’s still a FA.

honestly, levi jones is a manbeast when he’s healthy, but the gentleman has a glass knee.

it is very much of a toss up if it would pay off though. are the cards willing to bet on mr. jones?

i don’t think so.

If the Cards were to lock up Levi Jones, would they then go one step farther and recruit Levi Johnson from Alaska in order to lock up all the Levis in America.

(Note – One of the best and most unsung Levis played for Yale in the late 1940’s. First Yale Captain of Afro-American heritage. Name: Levi Jackson).

I think Urban summed it up best by saying that if Jones wanted to play for cheap and compete for a job, he’d already be here. He obviously still thinks that he’s a very good player, maybe still Pro Bowl caliber, and should be paid like one, not to mention guaranteed starting job. Maybe those expectations lower as camp nears or maybe some team throws decent money at a guy with that much talent. Either way I think we’re playing it smart right now and there’s really no pressure on the front office to get this done.

Just for the grins though, how does this line look (from left to right): Jones, Wells, Sendlein, Brown and Gandy.

Link

The Cardinals remain interested in former Bengals offensive tackle Levi Jones, according to his agent, Kenny Zuckerman, but Jones is not close to signing with any team just yet…….Jones obviously would like a starting job and a corresponding salary, but that opportunity hasn’t presented itself yet. The Cardinals are among 10 to 12 teams that have expressed interest, Zuckerman said. “They (the Cardinals) wanted to sign him a while ago but it’s not in his best interest unless the contract they gave him guarantees that he would be paid commensurate with how much he was going to play,” Zuckerman said. In other words, if Jones becomes a starting left tackle, he doesn’t want to be making a minimum salary.

At least it sounds like he’s willing to compete for a starting job. Maybe they could do some kind of incentive based contract that rewards him for every start. That would be a way to ensure that he gets paid “commensurate to how much he plays” and gives the Cardinals some protection in case he blows out the knee again.