Yes.Does this give us salary relief?
If BoB wants him gone, too, he was probably a problem behind the scenes in some combination of effort/football IQ/attitude.What a huge disappointment he was. Possibly not all his fault.
Darnell Washington, please.So besides HH, what other TEs are in the building? Sokol?
Go draft Kuntz.
Quite possibly. I'm happy that they are sweeping out the closet. The talent level on offense needs a lot of upgrades.If BoB wants him gone, too, he was probably a problem behind the scenes in some combination of effort/football IQ/attitude.
Yes. I just meant a late round flyer.Darnell Washington, please.
Only if they also draft somebody who can block. Otherwise you're just re-creating the same problem.So besides HH, what other TEs are in the building? Sokol?
Go draft Kuntz.
Yep. Agreed. But here's the thing. You take a bunch of swings, and sometimes you're going to miss. It happens. Glad they were able to get something for him (the pick is largely irrelevant but the cap savings....$4.4 million isn't nothing).Seems like the smart move, but man, I hate realizing losses. What a bad signing and utilization of a player.
Yeah, I’m happier for that 4mil and not seeing him look lost out there. As some intimated above, there is some chance he was also a victim of the terrible coaching situation: some players need that more than others for whatever reasons.Oh, thank you, Jeebus
Hopefully more Gronk/Hernandez and less Keene/Asiasi.Deep TE class too, could likely double dip.
Even more crazy when they barely used Pitts last yearTrading for a no-block TE when you already have Kyle Pitts seems dumb. The Smith and Smith reunion might be a short one.
Seems like it could to lead to some fun offensive flexibility, especially if they have a 3rd competent TE, but it's probably not a great plan.Trading for a no-block TE when you already have Kyle Pitts seems dumb. The Smith and Smith reunion might be a short one.
well they didn’t really have a qB last yearEven more crazy when they barely used Pitts last year
I think when possible you want to simplify your cap calculations. If you know you can move Jonnu you do, so that you now know... "okay I have this much to play with, plus this much if I cut Henry".Any read through on timing of this with regards to free agency and increasing cap space? Or should we assume they are just happy with the extra space regardless of timing?
Yeah, super disappointing tenure in Foxboro. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Boy, I know I'm not alone in this, but I had such high hopes about that signing
Just a small note on why Miguel is so much better than all the lazy reporters. The reason that there was 3.6 million in savings not the full 4.4 million that everyone but Miguel reports is that he understands how the cap works. You always have to take into account when a player drops off the 51 that another player comes on, and that player makes at least $750,000.
One point to understand that part of the $18 million that they "save" in 2024 is about $6.4 million that was pro-rated signing bonus, which just got tacked on to the 2023 cap. In other words, the cap cost for Smith's bonus for 2023 just went from $6.4 million to $12.8 million. (The net number savings from 2023 comes from the fact that they don't have to pay him his salary and a roster bonus in 2023 now. But, of course, they don't have the player.)Saving 18 mill in cap space in 2024 is amazing given that he was a sunk cost. Plus Bill loves the 7th round and before this he had no 7th round pick.
I agree, he just sucked and there wasn't really that much to get excited about when he was signed other than the big number (so BB must have big plans for him!). One of the worst signings BB has ever made.IDK if they didn't know how to use him that well. Felt like they ran several plays a game to just get him the ball like little screens and he just didn't deliver. Never felt like he could get open downfield. Obviously the Pats offense has been a mess during his career here, but he just didn't seem to be very good.
He wasn’t very good in the McDaniels offense eitherI'll echo the sentiment that I was excited by the signing and disappointed it didn't work out. Part of me thinks he just wasn't worth it, part of me thinks that was exacerbated by being used poorly in the Matt Patricia offense.