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I am not super hung up on Henry, if they want to keep him that is fine. I just think he showed signs of decline. That said, I can also see them adding a solid TE and still keeping Henry. I see Likely as a key add not as much due to his receiving skill but also because he is a good blocker. That has been a weakness for NE's tight ends in recent years. Henry cannot block for crap.
Thats 6 holes immediately that you need to fill. 12 draft picks and maybe 4-5 FAs max. Thats a lot and you now need 2 guards. Rough.
Kyle Williams is a guy who consistantly beat the CB of the line when given the chance to play. He is young and will only get better. We need another guy like him. We need more OLine help obviously. Will Campbell looked like a highschool kids playing against all pros. When he wasn't a turnstyle, he was flat out run over. Way overmatched. You can look to move him inside, but he just did not look strong. Edge is another area for improvement. Defense played great, but we need a guy on the edge that can get to the QB. Finally, TE could use an upgrade. Pretty pleased with the team and did not expect more than 5-6 wins and just wanted them to build on last year. Great season and i am confident in the front office to make the moves they need to.
Yeah we went through it more later in the thread, this is more of an exercise and not something you'd expect them to do all of. Realistically they would not cut some of these players unless/until they had a replacement for them in hand already. Some, they might opt to restructure or extend instead of cut, etc.
21 mil for Diggs seems like a no brainer. He ain't worth 21 million.
In this market, a 1,000 yard receiver is worth that much. Remember, 7 or 8 years ago the likes of Christian Kirk were getting $17m.
If you can find people for half the initial cap hit. I mean is doable but you have a limited pool of players to choose from and then that pares down to a much smaller number of those who will fit the culture.
the worst analysis of the season
He is up for an extension now. I could see a trade deal where NE acquires AJ Brown and the Eagles get Boutte plus picks in return. That might make the trade come down from a 1st round pick to maybe a 3rd and a future 2nd or something, and it also fills the roster gap for them that the loss of Brown creates. They still have Devonta Smith there as their WR1, so slotting Boutte in to replace Brown makes some sense for them, and he would be cheap for the next couple years if extended which alleviates the pain of eating the AJ Brown dead cap when he is traded.
and a franchise RT, RG, C, TE, LB, EDGE rusher and safety.
I agree, posters are answering the question that they want to discuss. That's certainly fine.
It would have been significantly closer, though you're right that I was hasty in saying they would win. I overestimated how bad they were and underestimated how bad Maye was initially.
That is the free agent market today. Many of these players may not be available.
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