02-14-2022, 03:19 PM
(02-14-2022, 03:10 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Keeping the defense honest. If the team wasn't good enough with Higgins, Boyd last season, removing Boyd isn't going to move things forward.
The guy is as reliable as they come with catching and that is valuable. If they replace Boyd with Irwin or Mike Thomas, you think the other team is worried about who covers him?? They have to account for Boyd and can't just toss some scrub out there to cover him. It spreads the defense right...that was the entire off-season mantra of why we had to draft Chase. So if that mantra was true, you can't back pedal from it now.
CJ shouldn't break the bank, but he is a vital piece that does so many little things, right. Blocking, team chemistry, and making clutch catches at times. He is the spark plug.
All good points.
I think I can rebut this by saying if Joe has time DBs cannot cover Chase and Higgins very long. I would happily take Trent Taylor at slot if it meant an elite upgrade on the oline. Boyds 4 receptions are not that big on an impact - he is talented and was a priority - we simply drafted better at different positions to warrant $10M on a slot with less than 5 catches per game at a position with more available players, other RB maybe? Tons of fast guys - poor man's Randall Cobb out there.
Slot and TE are the lowest salary priorities in this offense in my opinion - And RB is close. Joe with an excellent line can make any slot, TE and RB look good with star WRs running downfield.
