Sample over Uzomah?

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(07-21-2021, 12:22 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Then why pay Uzomah over 6 million dollars?  We could have saved 5.3 million by cutting him this year.

If you're right, and Sample does see the majority of the snaps, then this is a terrible use of cap management.  You don't leave 5+ million to sit on the bench when you could have spent that money fixing other problems (OL, LB, etc.)

I personally wouldn't be comfortable with a depth chart of Sample-Shrek-Moss.  If we cut CJ, we would realistically have to bring in another FA TE for depth.  Cethan Carter has a cap hit of $2.7 mil this year, so you're realistically looking at resigning him and bringing in another player of his caliber at another position group.  

What I think will likely happen is PT will be determined by the matchup.  Against teams with good DL's and pass rushers, we will probably see Sample more, while we will probably see Uzomah more against teams with suspect cover LB's.