Hunter Henry sticking around
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Yup, the thing with rookie tight ends, even the ones who end up being good, is that they usually suck pretty hard at the start of their careers and may have trouble getting on the field if they struggle to block and that sort of thing. Happy to have a guy that you know will be solid.He’s not dynamic and can’t block, but he’s a solid receiver/dependable vet presence at the position. They really need to add talent to the TE room, like every other position on offense, to be sure, but being able to hang your hat on his production is nice.
If he’s only due 16M in guaranteed money (probably the signing bonus plus the first year salary), then he will be easily cuttable after the second year anyways.He's very fungible but there was a serious lack of talent available at TE and the draft class is below average after Bowers so the signing makes sense in a vacuum. Probably a year longer than I would have liked to see but not the worst signing.
Yeah, I think in a better offense, Henry will look better (shocking!). There are skills there and if he can exploit some better matchups if/when we get some other guys in, his numbers should pop a bit.He’s not dynamic and can’t block, but he’s a solid receiver/dependable vet presence at the position. They really need to add talent to the TE room, like every other position on offense, to be sure, but being able to hang your hat on his production is nice.
Seemed like he was described as blocking type when they first picked him up, then it turned out he had the skills you describe as well.More of a stretch the field deep threat.
I was being sarcastic, based on that one goofy play against the jets. I think he’s more of an in line blocking type.Seemed like he was described as blocking type when they first picked him up, then it turned out he had the skills you describe as well.
He had fewer yards and YPC but more TDs last season and actually one more catch. I’m not sure his 2023 was conclusively worse than his 2022 and at least from the eye test he looked a lot more spry last season.This is a fair deal for Henry, the guys making 13 million per are all substantially better players than him and he's also coming off his worst season.
Sure there is.There is no reason to front load a deal when you carry over any unused cap space.
I think Kraft and company like to keep the cash outlay spread out.
Eh, TDs to me are contextual, don't really like them as a measure of production unless we're talking about a player that's consistently above or below average at getting into the endzone.He had fewer yards and YPC but more TDs last season and actually one more catch. I’m not sure his 2023 was conclusively worse than his 2022 and at least from the eye test he looked a lot more spry last season.
But as I said, they won't do that.But as Ale said, you can carry over unused cap space.
They'll probably use a chunk to extend guys and restructureBut as I said, they won't do that.
They'll still spend it. If they don't get enough good players to spend it on this season, they won't bank it. They'll spend it on lesser players if they don't frontload they guys they got.
You think the Krafts wouldn't hear Felger Nation screaming at them for being cheap if they don't spend to the cap? They spend to the cap every year. They'll spend to the cap this year.
I agree, they probably will.They'll probably use a chunk to extend guys and restructure
yeah, I meant it more that I think they aren't going to just sign scrubs to sign them. I think the optimal strategy is the one they have been on so far...I agree, they probably will.
And I would frontload those extensions and restructures for the same reason.