Bring Sanu back !!!

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(09-02-2020, 07:40 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: 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.

But for all we know from recent events is AJ will be out the entire year and Ross will miss significant time and Mo was a Punt 
Returner at Rutgers and it wouldn't be anyone but Erickson he would be fighting for a roster spot with.