(05-04-2021, 03:33 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(05-04-2021, 03:03 PM)ATLjag Wrote: Atlanta needs the cap room and has let it be known that players may be had if the deal is right.  With the drafting of Kyle Pitts, having a good blocking TE (Lee Smith) on the roster, and declining the 5th year option on Hayden Hurst, Hurst may be a ripe trade target.  Hurst is a hometown Jacksonville product, is a productive TE with 56 catches last year, can in-line block sufficiently, and is affordable with about a $2m base salary on his remaining 1 year rookie deal.  Hurst is 27 years old.  Some sports radio people, in Jax and Atlanta, speculate a 4th or 5th round pick in next year's draft would likely acquire him.  Last year, the Falcons acquired him in trade from the Ravens using a 2nd round pick.

With only 1 year left on his deal, I would like to see an extension if they were to use a 4th or higher.  However, if they were to use a 5th or lower, I would gamble on his production and re-sign him if warranted.

I'd rather spend a 5th on Hurst than use a 3rd on Ertz.