(12-14-2024, 12:15 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(12-14-2024, 12:08 PM)rpr52121 Wrote: In no order, TE's in the NFL right now:
George Kittle
Travis Kelce
David Njoku
Brock Bowers
Trey McBride
Sam LaPorta
TJ Hockenson
Dallas Goedert
Dalton Kincaid
The Ghost of Mark Andrews

I could understand the argument of a Top 10 TE, but not top 5. Especially since Engram is generally an average blocker at best. Plus he is now 30 at a position where injuries can start to pile up, especially if your value is speed/athleticism based and which makes you an above average pass catcher. Most TE's who age well, do so because they upgrade at blocking.

Sure he is being paid a reasonable contract for his production, but his cap would be the 3rd highest TE in the league for 2025. Plus that they will have a lot of money tied up in a other position groups that need to be fixed. Having a potential replacement in Strange on a very cheap contract, it makes total sense to consider cutting Engram and using that cap to help either OL/DL.

Leadership is good and all but that cannot be the reason you keep a guy on a 3 win team that is arguable one of the 10 worst passing attacks over the past 19 games.

Unless they go to Engram, trying to extend/restructure him for say 2-3 years, basically buying out his last few expected productive seasons at a cheaper rate and hopefully lessening that cap hit for next year. The issue with that is the Jags already have ~$50 million dead cap in 2027 due to void years. So looking forward they have figure out how to build out this roster with cheaper good talent.

Plus if the culture is so bad right now, how is Engram that much of needle mover there? Consistent franchise culture comes from the top down, FO and Coaches.

Get out of here with logic.

The same logic they had when the got rid of Calais Campbell and Daryl Smith.  If Engram can't come back 100% then cutting him is the right move because of the injury but if he will be able to make a full recovery this 3-11 team lacks talent and we don't need to get rid of one of our best players on top of eating the dead money.  31 for a TE isn't that old either.  Zack Ertz is 4 years older than Engram and both have about the same style of play woth Engram being a better blocker and Ertz is still a good TE when healthy.  Travis Kelce is 5 years older and still really good when healthy.  His healthy should be the only reason for him possibly getting cut.

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