(02-18-2024, 06:50 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote: I support bringing Zay Jones back.  In today's NFL, $4.1 million isn't a ton of salary cap money anymore.  It will be less than 2% of our salary cap in 2024.  It's unlikely that we would find a better receiver for the price in free agency and I would prefer to use our draft to upgrade our other needs.  In regards to Washington and Cooks, I'm generally positive, but I also recognize that they only had 132 and 38 receiving yards last year.  Rookies do sometimes improve (Walker, Lloyd), but they can also stay the same or even regress (Fortner).  I give it another year to see if Washington/Cooks develop.  Hopefully they do and can take over in 2025 when Zay's contract has expired.  In 2024, I keep Zay as a stopgap.

While I agree, the nagging knee injury (hammy?) give me pause. I'm definitely looking beyond 2024 with respect to his roster spot - if we have someone that shows they are capable, he's easily tradeable at that price. Considering that big contracts to QB and Allen (et all) on the horizon, we are going to need to get cheaper at a lot of spots, and WR is one of the easiest to fill with younger, more affordable options.

I keep him presently, but he may not be around by late August. Just the business of the shield.

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