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Last offseason, we wrote that Becton was a major gamble. The Chargers hinted as much when they built an out into his contract that let them escape the two-year deal this offseason. He had a major injury history and only one quality year after switching to guard in Philadelphia, after all.
Seumalo has been more of a proven commodity over the course of his career. He hasn’t had perfect attendance by any means, but he’s been steady in locations like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Ideally, spending some of that more than $100 million in cap space on a Seumalo-type player and pairing him with a high-value draft pick aimed at fixing another spot on the interior offensive line would be a smart move.
Seumalo, a high draft pick and a returning Zion Johnson on a new deal would be a pretty solid way to address the offensive line in front of Herbert, giving the interior a respectable outlook to go along with the elite tackle tandem of Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater.
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