The signing of Nate Solder, while not the optimum move, does plug a critical hole along the offensive line. In addition, Solder provides a solid locker room presence as well. He protected Tom Brady’s blind side for several seasons, now he’ll do so for Eli Manning.
According to Spotrac, Solder now resets left tackle salary by almost $2 million. Quite frankly, the New York Giants overpaid, but they had no choice. And given Solder’s contract, or Jason Pierre-Paul’s ($17 million cap hit), I take the left tackle’s pact every day of the week.
Recently, I haven’t been on board with everything Gary Myers has put out there, but check out his piece on Solder in the New York Daily News.