I agree with this. no reason to jump the gun to save a few mil that could be an even bigger risk if he turns out to be a 1 year wonder
You double-down and verify the truth beyond the shadow of a doubt. Yup, dive in deeper and say whatever you must say to avoid admitting how stupid the statement was. By your definition, I hope the Texans defense is "horrible" this coming season and finishes #2 in the NFL.
Tell us you don’t watch football without telling us you don’t watch football. You really missed Spags’ scheming and how they have some young dudes that work that scheme really well.
Then you let him walk, and realize how good he had it with CJ. We've seen Nico before CJ. Absolute garbage, you really think he improved that much? Can find a cheaper replacement easily.
And injuries. Nico is a good wide receiver if he can stay on the field. We do need depth at the position. We don’t yet know if Tank can take the beating and Nico is a wild card in terms of injuries. It is a dilemma. Do you extend now and save some money or wait another year and if he stays healthy see the price go up?
Good is relative. If you were to look around nfl where do you think he would rank as far as recievers go? I'm not sure he's top 20 and he wants to be paid like top 5 I'm sure.
I think Nick is going to be very diligent with the wide receiver room and forecasting a percentage of the salary cap as well. Right now, it would make sense to pay Nico on a slightly shorter deal since we have a star quarterback on a rookie contract. However, in three years, we will have to extend the contracts of Stroud, Tank, and Anderson. The Chargers and Jaguars had one of the highest-paid receiving groups (wide receivers and tight ends) in the NFL, but their productivity wasn't optimal (irrespective of any injuries). Meanwhile, teams like the Vikings, Lions, and to a lesser extent, the Bengals have managed relatively well - constantly topping up and not overpaying that 3rd tier. Ideally, you need to have a top 8-10 receiver (top tier) and then spend high-end draft capital (day one or two) in later years. Over the past 6-7 years, we've seen a trend where receivers, if you draft the right one, have been able to step in immediately while being cost-controlled. In contrast, the average annual value of contracts for middle-tier wide receivers often doesn't reflect their actual value. For example, Ridley has a ridiculous contract for a receiver who isn't quite tier one. There's no hard science to it, but you need to have a star receiver and draft a day one or two prospect every couple of years to manage the cost to a certain percentage of the salary cap.
Spoiler In no particular order: Justin Jefferson Tyreek Hill Ja’Marr Chase Cooper Kupp CeeDee Lamb Davante Adams Brandon Aiyuk AJ Brown Amari Cooper DJ Moore Amon-Ra St. Brown Puca Nacua DK Metcalf Devonta Smith Jaylen Waddle Garrett Wilson Chris Olave Stefon Diggs Keenan Allen Mike Evans Others: Nico Michael Pittman Jr. Deebo Samuel George Pickens Terry McLaurin Tyler Lockett Chris Godwin Tee Higgins Zay Flowers Calvin Ridley DeAndre Hopkins Jaxon Smith-Njigba Jordan Addison Courtland Sutton Christian Kirk Tyler Boyd Rashee Rice Marquise “Hollywood” Brown Drake London Jayden Reed Mike Williams Jerry Jeudy Gabe Davis Romeo Doubs Christian Watson Coming soon: Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze Miss anyone? https://www.profootballnetwork.com/best-wide-receivers-nfl-rankings/ Nico 19, Tank 25 https://thegameday.com/nfl/power-rankings/wr/ Nico 22, Tank 35 https://espnanalytics.com/rtm (“These ratings, updated weekly, use player-tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats to evaluate every route a pass catcher runs and scores his performance in three phases of the game, from 0 to 99.”) Nico 3(!), Tank 10(!)
