Currently Marcedes Lewis has a 2015 salary of $6.65 Mil with another $150,000 in workout money.

 

All of this for a glorified Blocking TE.

 

If the Jags can sign a Pass Catching TE, might they replace Marcedes Lewis with a more affordable blocking TE like

 

Lee Smith - TE - Bills - 6'6" 265 lbs - 28 in Nov 2015

 

He currently is a UFA and should cost less than 2 Mil/Yr.

 

Doug Marrone and Nathanial Hackett both know this guy since he helped make their running game go.

 

Does it make sense to pay a premium to keep Marcedes when we can get his replacement for perhaps a 1/3 of the cost and get a younger talent to boot?

 

The Jags could try and see if they could get a draft pick for him, perhaps a 5th or 6th Rd pick, or they can cut him outright. His salary is a bit high but perhaps he would lower this salary for the team he was traded to say like the Raiders with JDR. Marcedes is a West Coast guy, maybe he needs to finish his career on that coast.

 

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

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