What is Rex Burkhead’s role going to be?

[maineman209]

Again I disagree that it's about getting your money's worth. That's that sunk cost fallacy speaking again.

It's about using the assets that you have in a way that makes the most possible sense. What those assets cost to acquire is almost beside the point after they're in your inventory.

Remember Belichick Is a master of economics. He knows how to separate cost from utility and is very good at putting players in a position to succeed.

We're actually agreeing.

My statement was that "... they didn't force (Mingo) into an OLB role in an attempt to get their money's worth." IOW, BB did NOT chase after sunk costs with Mingo.

 

[Sciz]

At the end of Camp last year, the Pats traded a 5th-rounder for Mingo and his $4.1M salary. Mingo never worked out at OLB, playing a total of only 47 defensive snaps for the season. But (to his credit) worked his butt off to be a top special-teamer. I don't think it was the Pats original intention to have Mingo as ST-only, but they didn't force him into an OLB role in an attempt "to get their money's worth."

If Burkhead ends up being ST-only for 2017 for $3.15M, it won't be much different.

They only paid Mingo $675k since they traded for him after the Browns had paid his roster bonus. They did pay Jonathan Cooper's $1.7 million roster bonus and then release him, though.

 

[maineman209]

They only paid Mingo $675k since they traded for him after the Browns had paid his roster bonus. They did pay Jonathan Cooper's $1.7 million roster bonus and then release him, though.

I could swear I saw Mingo listed on Spotrac as having a $4.1m cap hit on the Pats. But then, y'know, Spotrac. I probably should have double-checked on OverTheCap.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I think Burkhead is a better route runner and is a bit bigger.

Bigger for sure. Might be a better route runner. Haven't seen enough of him to make that statement.

 

[rochrist]

That's an example of the sunk cost fallacy. They paid 3.5 million dollar for Burkhead because getting Burkhead cost 3.5 million dollars. They will then use Rex Burkhead in the way that Rex Burkhead makes himself easy to be used. Clearly they think they can get 3.5 million dollars or more of value out of Rex Burkhead. I wouldn't necessarily say that that means they think they can get it all in one place

I wouldn't either, and I wasn't saying that how they would use him is dictated by his price tag. What I was saying is that I suspect that when they signed him to that contract, they /had more in mind for him/ the pure ST work. Obviously, he has to perform.

 

[Simpelton]

I wouldn't either, and I wasn't saying that how they would use him is dictated by his price tag. What I was saying is that I suspect that when they signed him to that contract, they /had more in mind for him/ the pure ST work. Obviously, he has to perform.

We'll see, it's entirely possible that Belichick pursued multiple angles to upgrade at rb and unexpectedly got more than one of the guys he went after too. Depth is always better at such a physically demanding position