Tyler Boyd

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(02-15-2022, 06:12 AM)casear2727 Wrote: This seems to be an emotional fan response. We can all love TB, that doesnt mean his salary makes sense when we have very bad linemen. Patriots fans loved all the guys Belicheck cut in order to go to multiple Super Bowls.  How many WR3 do you think NE had making $10m a year?

This is a very hard business because of cases like TB.  His priority has changed which results in over paying for less production.  I would also point out that Tee and Chase no longer need a mentor like TB. They both have time in the league and now Super Bowl experience. They have passed TB on the priority list.  These 2 and Burrow are all bigger stars and there is only one football to go around. With our wideouts and running back we simply do not value the slot as much as the Chiefs or Rams, and Boyd isnt Hill or Kupp.

Fans like you would hate me as a GM, but I would make sure that dollars are allocated to our top priorities:
#1 Protecting Burrow. Oline, oline, oline 
#2 Providing Weapons for Burrow. WR1, WR 2, RB, TE, and WR3/Slot in that order.
#3 Defense

And with our roster I would not let RB, TE or WR3/Slot prevent the defense from getting it's needed resources.  

I think both you and LeonardLeap make fantastic points for both sides of this.

I agree with LL that we should "go for it now" and why trade a guy if you don't have to.

That said, I also agree with you that IF we're strapped for cash, I wouldn't mind trading Boyd for a lineman, or to clear space to sign one.

For me, it's just a question of will we actually need the money? At first it seems like $70 million will be plenty to reshape the line...but Fred recently listed all the players we'll need to bring back or replace, and it was a longer list than I initially thought.

I still think we should have enough, but it's very possible we'll only have enough to make a couple semi-decent signings. Depending on how things go, I'd be open to trading Boyd. You can't get too emotionally attached to players, and he is overpaid for being a guy that often disappears for long stretches.