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"Why not 7 WRs"
Simple answer would be that depth might be more needed at another spot than a 7th or even a 6th WR. You can't just look at any one position in a vacuum.
Feels like Brown/Doubs/Boutte are far and away their top 3. If no one pays a real price worth moving Boutte for then they should keep him even if he's not in their long term plans. To keep all of KWilliams/Douglas/Hollins/Chism behind that trio feels like overkill. Chism seems like someone who can be brought back on the practice squad anyway. And if he gets claimed I wouldn't lose sleep over it, but that's just my opinion - I don't think he's a serious NFL receiver.
I think it's easier to keep 6 WRs if they run with just Henry and Raridon at TE. Hollins could be your pseudo third TE with a guy like Dippre and/or Arkin on the practice squad and getting gameday elevations sometimes.
IMO the cost-benefit analysis of potential trade returns will mean Boutte stays. Chism won't make the 53-man roster and will be signed to the practice squad. KWilliams, Hollins, Douglas will be 3 guys fighting for 2 spots and KWilliams would have to be a mind-numbing failure to not earn one of them. So really it will be Hollins/Douglas fighting for 1 spot with the potential both stay if a 3rd TE doesn't make the team.
Simple answer would be that depth might be more needed at another spot than a 7th or even a 6th WR. You can't just look at any one position in a vacuum.
Feels like Brown/Doubs/Boutte are far and away their top 3. If no one pays a real price worth moving Boutte for then they should keep him even if he's not in their long term plans. To keep all of KWilliams/Douglas/Hollins/Chism behind that trio feels like overkill. Chism seems like someone who can be brought back on the practice squad anyway. And if he gets claimed I wouldn't lose sleep over it, but that's just my opinion - I don't think he's a serious NFL receiver.
I think it's easier to keep 6 WRs if they run with just Henry and Raridon at TE. Hollins could be your pseudo third TE with a guy like Dippre and/or Arkin on the practice squad and getting gameday elevations sometimes.
IMO the cost-benefit analysis of potential trade returns will mean Boutte stays. Chism won't make the 53-man roster and will be signed to the practice squad. KWilliams, Hollins, Douglas will be 3 guys fighting for 2 spots and KWilliams would have to be a mind-numbing failure to not earn one of them. So really it will be Hollins/Douglas fighting for 1 spot with the potential both stay if a 3rd TE doesn't make the team.
