(03-13-2024, 07:51 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: Ridley may very well contribute to us receiving a comp pick next year.  Also, the lamenting of having to tag Allen and allowing Ridley to walk is presuming that Allen was ready to sign before the deadline this year or was willing to sign a smaller deal last year.  It's great in theory, but many players bet on themselves for the bigger payday.  It also takes two to tango.  Has it been reported anywhere that Allen was seeking a deal last year and Baalke thumbed his nose at him?

Lastly, a bigger bodied receiver helps us more I think.  We had no problems moving up and down the field last year or the year before.  It was the red zone and short yardage that were our biggest challenges.  A bigger body will help more in the redzone.  Gabe is somewhat of a bigger body, but he's not a well rounded receiver.  He does a couple of things well and is a deep threat.  I wouldn't  pay trade comp and pay Tee a mega deal.  I'd kick the tires on Mike Williams or I'd look to the draft for that bigger bodied guy.  We need a good young WR on a cheap deal in the room anyway.

No. 
Allen's camp very well could have planned the long game for his contract negotiation from the outset -  and signing a deal after 2022 would not have maximized their deal. Can't assume they'd have played ball then or over the last few weeks. Waiting - had it truly been their plan - has proven to be the wise choice and Allen's $$ has gone up because they waited. 
His agent is one of the most respected in the business from what I read. Wouldn't shock me if he indeed encouraged Allen to wait. 

Gabe Davis suits the X position better than Ridley does on paper. I don't know if he's a 1000 yard receiver on this team, but he should produce. He's just got to be enough of a threat to let Kirk and Zay cook most of the time.

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