09-02-2020, 07:40 PM
I love Sanu. I think he's terribly underrated. I'm not saying he's anywhere near elite or anything like that. But I think he's a little above average in skillset. Then you couple that with the fact he's known to be a hard worker, great in the locking room, and an unbelievable blocker, and I think he could be an absolute steal for someone to grab on the cheap.
All that said, I don't want him back here this year. I know that might sound crazy with everything I just wrote. But are WR room is CROWDED.
You know we have to play AJ and Boyd if healthy. That's a given.
It's also imperative that we can get Higgins some serious reps so he can hopefully start to build into legit starter and build a long-term role with Burrow.
Then you have Ross. Ross' salary is almost fully guaranteed so it makes no sense to cut him. And it makes little sense to pay him 5 mil to just rot on the bench. Even if Higgins takes his "#3 spot" I think you can find him reps with his unique skillset. He does have value.
Lastly, you have Auden Tate. This dude has earned a spot here. Even if he doesn't play a ton this year you really don't need that from your 5th option anyway. He's a younger guy who could develop, and should stick for that reason alone. Not to mention he could pose a unique Red Zone option.
So what you're left with is adding Sanu to this group and that gives you your 6 active guys. There's not enough balls to go around. He's either going to come in and leapfrog a bunch of guys and take reps from some of the younger ones, or he's goign to sit there being completely under-utilized. Neither are ideal IMO.
Sanu, while a really decent player, just doesn't have a long-term future here. And it makes little sense to throw him into such a crowded room.
Now... if next year we move on from AJ and Ross (very likely), then I could see bringing him in as a veteran presence and legitmate option.
All that said, I don't want him back here this year. I know that might sound crazy with everything I just wrote. But are WR room is CROWDED.
You know we have to play AJ and Boyd if healthy. That's a given.
It's also imperative that we can get Higgins some serious reps so he can hopefully start to build into legit starter and build a long-term role with Burrow.
Then you have Ross. Ross' salary is almost fully guaranteed so it makes no sense to cut him. And it makes little sense to pay him 5 mil to just rot on the bench. Even if Higgins takes his "#3 spot" I think you can find him reps with his unique skillset. He does have value.
Lastly, you have Auden Tate. This dude has earned a spot here. Even if he doesn't play a ton this year you really don't need that from your 5th option anyway. He's a younger guy who could develop, and should stick for that reason alone. Not to mention he could pose a unique Red Zone option.
So what you're left with is adding Sanu to this group and that gives you your 6 active guys. There's not enough balls to go around. He's either going to come in and leapfrog a bunch of guys and take reps from some of the younger ones, or he's goign to sit there being completely under-utilized. Neither are ideal IMO.
Sanu, while a really decent player, just doesn't have a long-term future here. And it makes little sense to throw him into such a crowded room.
Now... if next year we move on from AJ and Ross (very likely), then I could see bringing him in as a veteran presence and legitmate option.
