Brandon Schreff, OG, Washington Redskins
A few days ago I made the case that the Seattle Seahawks needed to try and find a way to sign Schreff, the stout right guard currently playing for the Washington Redskins.
Even with making that recommendation, it does not mean that it comes without a certain level of risk.
In what is a thin guard market this off-season, Joe Thuney and Schreff seem to be the cream of the crop. Other players, such as Graham Glasgow and Gret Van Roten, are generating interest as free agency beckons. But Thuney and Schreff are going to garner the most attention. According to Sportrac.com, Schreff could be looking at a market value of $12.4 million dollars per year, given recent deals given to guards such as Andrew Norewll, Cordy Glenn, Zack Martin and Trai Turner.
Schreff may command that on the open market, but teams should go into such a deal wide-eyed. First up are injury concerns. Schreff missed half of the 2018 season with a torn pectoral muscle, and last year he was placed on injured reserve in December due to shoulder and elbow injuries. Schreff has also allowed 13 sacks over his 65 games played in the NFL. Now, not all sacks are created equal and some of those could be attributed to him but have other reasons for the quarterback hitting the turf, but it is something to consider.
(For comparison’s sake, Thuney has allowed seven sacks over 64 regular season games, and has never givens up a sack in ten post-season games).
Schreff is still a top-flight guard, and should command a great deal of interest on the open market. But teams should do their due diligence on him, and also explore whether some of the other guards such as Thuney, Glasgow or Van Roten make more sense.