The New York Football Giants would be paying Ereck Flowers $12 million if they picked up his fifth-year(2019)option. So even if things worked out with their high draft pick, they would be paying a comparable price.With the cap going up and dearth of quality left tackles that is a reasonable deal for Solder. Comparing top of market deals with previous seasons is silly. The best tackle on the market next year will get more likely then the year after again, it's generally how the market works for premium positions
Add to that, this was a team that had their two starting tackles allegedly quit on them the last week of the year. They missed out on Andrew Norwell, but plan B might work out well with this guard-heavy draft.