I suspect that's the truth. The Steelers want to move on with Gilby at LT and they likely want Max as a backup and he's not interested. The thing is, he'd be the perfect backup to help the young guys a la Charlie Batch on the sideline.
I think we felt losing Hines and Potsy the past offseason. This year, we're gonna miss Max, Casey, and Charlie just as much and I'm not sure anyone realizes it yet.
I don't care how he does it, I want my LT to protect my QB. I don't care if Adams or Gilbert beats him out, but I like having Starks on the roster because he can protect the QB. He'd be a valuable backup at worst. Guy Whimper is a terrible pickup. In the only season he started every game, he was a league leader in sacks given up. Starks is very smart and plays hard. He has only had a few poor games in the last few years. Signing Starks for about 1 to 1.5 million would be a very good investment. Whimper may pan out, but given his history, I doubt it.
Even if Bill Belichick was getting an atomic wedgie, his face would look exactly the same.
Pretty sure Guy Whimper received no guaranteed money. I'm also pretty sure he's just a body to be used for OTAs and Training Camp. He will be cut before the season starts if someone else shows they are more capable.
This doesn't preclude another signing after June 1st. And no, I don't think its Max Starks.
Max > Gilbert
Max$ < Gilbert$ ???
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