WR Mike Thomas Signed

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(03-23-2020, 07:42 AM)TJHoushmandzadeh Wrote: Hate to disappoint you but how many announcers are going to mispronounce Mike Thomas?


I was thinking along the same lines. I like Erickson but thought he had a somewhat disappointing year last year and failed to take the opportunities he got. Maybe he has enough goodwill from his Specials Teams work with newly promoted Assistant Head Coach to hang on but they are almost certainly going to draft a WR and he's at the bottom of the roster where they want to get younger and quicker. He'll have a battle on his hands as the likes of Willis, Morgan and whoever they draft will have the allure of untapped potential whereas we know what Erickson is now.

He's a cap saving of $1.8m with $166,668 in dead money.

Yep.
Erickson was actually decent last year stepping in for injured WRs. He put up 529 yards.
However, he's a slot receiver and the Bengals already have Boyd and Ross who can play slot.
Some might think to just get rid of John Ross and keep Erickson, but Ross put up 506 yds and 3 TDs in just 8 games where Erickson was available for all 16 games.
Plus, as you said, Erickson would return a cap savings of $1.6 mill whereas Ross's full salary ($5.5 mill) is guaranteed and as such no cap savings if cut.