Are we over-rating CJ Uzomah?

[OSUfan]

(03-13-2022, 07:55 PM)BurrowTheGoat Wrote: Let me start this off by saying I LOVE CJ and he is an A+ locker room guy and leader. However, I fear we may be over-rating him and I think paying him a top 10 TE contract would be a mistake. When he is on the field he is the defenses 5th priority behind Chase, Higgins, Boyd and Mixon. I think we could easily match his production with a much cheaper option or even a 2nd or 3rd round rookie. I worry if we dish him out 8-10m a year we may not spend that money on a solid olinemen which would be much more valuable. The scarcity in the TE market this off-season is going to mean he WILL get some decently big offers. As painful as it is to let him go I think paying him and not spending that money on a OL, DT or CB would come back to haunt us.

I believe you could be undervaluing what he brings to the team beyond the field. He is more than an A+ locker room guy. He is a catalyst and a spark plug and if he is being looked at by a defense as a 5th option then those 4 options ahead of him are some damn good players.