(03-07-2025, 09:12 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(03-07-2025, 06:40 AM)JagFanatic24 Wrote: Engram redefined the TE position around here and they move on from him. I don’t get this one.

Youth movement. They're going to add players who will be here more than just one more season.

It's a young man's game for sure, but your whole roster can't be that way if you expect to be any good.  I get Kirk's trade/release and I'm not necessarily so against Engram being let go.  I do think Strange showed out well enough last year when he got his opportunities and expect him to take another step forward this year, however, Engram's release jibes with a new GM wanting his own guys as much as he's able to do that.  Hopefully, there is a plan behind this move more than Gladstone just thinking "just get the prior GM's guys out of here so my success isn't tied to him."  This decision will be interesting to see how the ramifications play out this season i.e. does Engram go ball out elsewhere while we struggle somewhat offensively by not having enough weapons for Trevor.

I just hope it's not the "get the prior GM's guys out of here" mindset driving decisions is all.  Releasing an aging vet doesn't necessarily mean that though.  Engram will be 31 in September after all.  Not the end of the road, but not a spring chicken either.  I'm not sold on Gladstone enough to trust him jettisoning some of our younger guys that have decent draft capital invested in them if he decides to start doing that too.  I hope he doesn't.

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