When Pierce got nearly $30m the writing was on the wall for the new receiver market. This is why you jump to extend a guy like Jamo as soon as you can
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He may have, JJ canāt hit the side of a barn. Lol
I just think 40 plus million for WRās is out of control. I might just let them hit free agency. Get my comp pick and draft another top rookie every 4th year or 5th year.
It reflects their impact on games though. And not just their production, but the way they allow you to run your entire scheme. Without legit threats running through the defensive backfield, the entire thing can bog down. I think thatās why youāve seen the shift to almost having to have a good WR2, whereas back in the day you were good with only 1 good WR.
I really think their impact on making offenses actually function is underrated by most people. Clearly not the league, though, or the people with their fingers on the purse strings.
However I think due to this importance it can cause a few to be overpaid, just like you see at QB pretty regularly (Tua, the first Daniel Jones contract, Bortles, etcā¦).
You and I were banging the table for him
Such a great player.
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I guess I just feel lke WRās are more replaceble. Some rookies every year seem to hit the ground running. Iād much prefer to pay big money to positions that are harder to find. Like offensive tackles and edge rushers.
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That was a big Tell for sure. It was no hesitation on their part either. That level of respect is eye opening.
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A lot of them donāt though, thereās just so many overall that volume-wise it seems like a lot hit. But I suspect itās not at a rate higher than any other position overall.
Now I will say that colleges are churning them out nowadays, so when they donāt work you can go back to the well pretty quickly. The supply is great, but the demand is just as great.
And again, hitting the ground running is relative. Burden looked great with the ball in his hands and everyoneās really hyped about him, but he didnāt play a high volume of snaps because he struggled in the other areas of WR play (especially for Ben). His blocking was far below average, and he regularly ran the wrong routes, at least according to the Bears fans I trust (and that was a part of his draft profile).
So, did they replace whatever blocking or route-running they lost? Well in the Bears case yeah, but they sucked. But if itās this hypothetical WR youāre letting go for a comp pick, probably not. Or maybe youāre letting him go because despite the numbers he put up, he wasnāt a good blocker/route-runner (thatās what happened to Tyreek in KC).
Obviously Burden played well enough for them to move on from Moore, but that is as much to get a look at him to see if his blocking and route-running will improve. Itās also partially a bet that it will, coaches are notoriously confident they can get the most out of guys.
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Yeah there were a few of us. And while many thought he wasnāt a fit because āwe already had a slotā in ARSB, I think in hindsight itās pretty clear that his interchangeability with ARSB - who has since gone on to play a lot more snaps outside - would have worked like a charm.
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Yea tons of variables for sure. If heās a true star, you gotta pretty much pay him. But Pierce getting 30 millā¦ That is some crazy pills stuff IMO
I donāt like that one either, but thatās the Tua outlier type I was talking about earlier.
I get that he opens up the offense as a deep threat, but you can find cheap guys like MVS to do that. He needs to offer more, and Iāve seen some Colts fans say he will. Weāll see. Feels like a Christian Kirk contract to me, which was another overpay. Or Golladay.
Basically, donāt pay FA WRs.
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Alec Pierce is a dawg. Donāt sleep on him
Dude heās white. We all know white men canāt jump. 
I agree but trading them before they hit FA would be better. You would recoup a lot more than a 3rd roun comp pick. Like KC did with Hill.
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But how long will it be before him or Jamo is demanding a contract extension
Why would he do it first and not ARSB?
If Iām Puka, Iām not going near the field until there is a comparable deal on the table. Heās easily shown enough ā¦ why even consider risking that kind of money?
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Thereās something about JSN I canāt take seriously. I donāt think heās as great as it looks. Thereās a good 10 WRās iād take over him. But he did have a massive season and his team won a SB. Itās kind of like the QB situation. You have to over pay or lose them.
Yeah, Puka is about to break the bank. But IMO Puka is way better.
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Agreed, especially considering the injury history and the fact that heās been playing for relative peanuts, unlike JSN who at least got that 1st round money.
Itās his size and the fact he plays out of the Slot or Backfield and is schemed up to get open.
Itās the same Knock against St Brown
Thatās whatās Pickens was alluding too
Unless itās a freak of nature like Calvin I never was a fan of drafting WRās early or re-signing them to big money. Very few at least. Only if theyāre special. I think Chase, Jefferson, and Puka are worth it. This is getting out of hand and I just wrote that thereās probably 10 WRās iād take over JSN. And yes, trade. Guys like Waddle who is not top 10 got them a 1st.
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