02-23-2025, 10:32 PM
(02-23-2025, 09:39 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Josh Palmer: spotrac projection 3yr/$12.8m
Tyler Boyd: 1yr/$3m
Trade for either Noah Fant (1yr/$9m) or Kyle Pitts (1yr/$10.9m) for a Day 3 pick.
None of them singularly replace Tee, but each do their part while also keeping scrubs off the field by there being 3 NFL-caliber players being added, so we don't see Charlie Jones or Cam Grandy caliber players taking offensive snaps. Burrow also would get the most talented TE he's had in his career thus far regardless of which one of the two we get.
That's ~$15-17m in cap space this year for the 3 of them, leaving you with $9-11m left from the Tee $26m tag number to put towards signing OG Trey Smith or DE Josh Sweat.
We lack top end talent. We have plenty of average players. You want to get rid of a top talent and replace with Palmer or Boyd? And replace geisicki with Fant or possibly Pitts? I’d take the flyer on Pitts but Fant no thanks. Just resign Gesicki.
And you make all these moves to free up $11M, but lose tee?. How about we sign Tee, cut Hubbard and Cappa and use that savings to sign Trey Smith. We’re now no doubtful a better team than 2024.
