'21 MN OL Joe Alt (Notre Dame Signee)

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[NorthDakota]

Why is Joe playing RT?

 

[Riddickulous]

Why is Joe playing RT?

They already had a franchise LT in Rashawn Slater.

 

[dublinirish]

lol

 

[NorthDakota]

They already had a franchise LT in Rashawn Slater.

Then why take Joe? Seems like a wasted pick to take an elite LT when you already have one.

 

[Riddickulous]

Then why take Joe? Seems like a wasted pick to take an elite LT when you already have one.

They had bigger needs but apparently Harbaugh thought he was too good to pass up.

 

[NorthDakota]

They had bigger needs but apparently Harbaugh thought he was too good to pass up.

Right - but if he's good he's just gonna leave in 5 years to go get LT money, no?

 

[jprue24]

Right - but if he's good he's just gonna leave in 5 years to go get LT money, no?

Slater is in the last year of his contract, Chargers removed a lot of his leverage with Alt. Doesn't mean they won't pay him, they just have more options now.

 

[dublinirish]

problem for chargers is their interior OL is still bad, in a perfect world theyd have another RT, slide Alt to LT and play Slater at Guard

 

[GoldenToTheGrave]

Then why take Joe? Seems like a wasted pick to take an elite LT when you already have one.

Because right side DE's get paid too.

 

[CanadalovesND]

Slater is in the last year of his contract, Chargers removed a lot of his leverage with Alt. Doesn't mean they won't pay him, they just have more options now.

They picked up his fifth-year option this off-season. He’s under contract thru 2025.

 

[jprue24]

They picked up his fifth-year option this off-season. He’s under contract thru 2025.

Thank you, I absolutely saw "thru '25" and then saw that it was for $19M in '25 on spotrac.

Came right in here and said last year of his contract.

 

[CanadalovesND]

Thank you, I absolutely saw "thru '25" and then saw that it was for $19M in '25 on spotrac.

Came right in here and said last year of his contract.

With today's cap, you can move money around to free-up cap space for all your stars. However, it's not like every star player, or those with some beefy deals, will be immune from being a cap casualty.

The Chargers have invested a lot into Herbert. Samuel Jr. will be needing a new contract. Bosa & Mack have huge cap hits, but Mack has been around forever, and I can't seem him playing at that salary in a few more years.

Harbaugh is a guy that wants elite OL play. Something tells me if he has his wish, assuming both play at the level they are capable, Slater and Alt could be mainstays on the Chargers OL for many seasons to come.

 

[jprue24]

I agree both staying the most likely option and that Harbaugh has every intention of keeping both.

Alt is tied up thru '28 at what will be a cheap..ish price. I would be surprised if they didn't take a good look at spending Slater's money elsewhere and moving Alt over. Same surprise if Harbaugh didn't find a 3rd tackle, good enough to be the 2nd tackle.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Why is Joe playing RT?

I’m sorry but you sound like a child asking that question lol. Sorry

 

[NDVirginia19]

Was Harbaugh a cheating scumbag at SCUM? Yes, absolutely. Do I still love him as a coach and am I happy I can root for him to succeed now? Yes

 

[dublinirish]

Was Harbaugh a cheating scumbag at SCUM? Yes, absolutely. Do I still love him as a coach and am I happy I can root for him to succeed now? Yes

same boat. whats annoying in the NFL is that whenever a team establishes a dynasty like the chiefs are now often the other 3 teams in the division will just become super passive and have that "we'll just wait until the dynasty runs its course" rather than try and compete. Think of the Bills, Jets, Dolphins during the Pats multiple SB era. At least the Chargers are actually trying to do something now and building a team culture that is different to whats there and and they will definitely be a team that will put up a fight

 

[ulukinatme]

Was Harbaugh a cheating scumbag at SCUM? Yes, absolutely. Do I still love him as a coach and am I happy I can root for him to succeed now? Yes

I can root for him to succeed for Alt's sake, but that's as far as I'm willing to go for a former scUMbag.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

 

[T-Boone]

It’s going to be fun to be able to tell people we (as in me and also ND) picked him out of high school.

 

[arrowryan]

Welcome to the NFL, Mr. Alt

 

[rtrn2glory]

Just got cooked.... By the best DE in the game currently

 

[SaltyND24]

Just got cooked.... By the best DE in the game currently

That jump by Watt should be illegal. You time it that well, you're beating anybody off the edge...That was ridiculous

 

[irishff1014]

 

[GoldenAura]

 

[NDPhilly]

Kicking ass so far at LT. Slater, the Chargers pro bowl LT is out for the season, so Joe has a giant opportunity this year.

 

[arrowryan]

Slater isn’t getting his job back

 

[ndcoltsfan2010]

Slater isn’t getting his job back

I doubt it. Alt has been stout!!!

 

[DomeFieldAdvantage]

Been flipping channels, but from the snaps I saw, it damn near looks easier for him than it did at ND.

 

[GoldenToTheGrave]

And some people thought it was stupid for LAC to draft another tackle so high...