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Jourdan Rodrigue does not believe we are getting rid of Tory Smith

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One would assume it would be an easy way to free up 5 million for a cap strapped team, however we do need insurance/vet leader in case DJ or Samuel goes down. We will have to see the contracts coming up in free agency to see if that’s a good decision or not. Thoughts?

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Another coach who gets paid as a player that is an underperformer at their job. Not really surprising given that our HC is doing the D coordinators job and the D coordinator is doing the D line coaches job. 190 yards and 2 TDs for $ 5 million? Hopefully just another 'smokescreen', it's just hard to tell with this bunch.

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Carrying Torrey Smith at a $5M cap hit when all $5M of that could be cleared at the stroke of a pen would be beyond idiotic. I'm okay with bringing him back as depth, but it would have to be at a figure substantially less than $5M. We hold all the leverage here. He has $0 guaranteed in that contract and he wouldn't get anywhere close to $5M on the open market. I'm talking about bringing him and his agent in and working out something a lot closer to veteran minimum than $5M or thanking him for his services and wishing him the best of luck.

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2 minutes ago, Untouchable said:

Not smart for a team with a lot of holes and little cap space.  Not surprising though.

Time will tell. It’s just her opinion, but it will be interesting to see what type of contracts are thrown out in free agency this year, even for players with production like a Tory Smith. No doubt DJ, Samuel and Wright need to be wr1, WR2, and WR3 but if one goes out for multiple weeks we have to get someone who can perform. I’m sure the team would prefer a vet to fill that role, and free agency soon will tell if that’s a good move or not. I can’t imagine how much cash Funch will get in a few days compared to his talent/maturity level. 

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1 minute ago, Hotsauce said:

Get rid of TD,  but keep Torrey? Wow

Absolutely this. Not only was TD a cornerstone of the franchise, but he's still a much better football player than Torrey Smith. AND we could've likely gotten him back for less than Torrey is scheduled to make.

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I absolutely have to stop caring about what this franchise does.

Shouldn't have traded for him last year, but we did....then we carried him on the roster...which we shouldn't have...but we did...now we are likely carrying him again with zero dead money...at that price?

Simply stunning.

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10 minutes ago, Asurfaholic said:

Do you trade one hole for another? Are we 100% set on WR and can afford to let go a known leader? 

Paying 5 mil for a backup WR isn't smart.  I get the leadership role and the coaching staff has shown a liking to having that one vet in the room so I know why they'd do it but you have Jarius Wright for that already or find a cheaper option there (even if its cutting and resigning Smith at a lower rate).

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Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

Carrying Torrey Smith at a $5M cap hit when all $5M of that could be cleared at the stroke of a pen would be beyond idiotic. I'm okay with bringing him back as depth, but it would have to be at a figure substantially less than $5M. We hold all the leverage here. He has $0 guaranteed in that contract and he wouldn't get anywhere close to $5M on the open market. I'm talking about bringing him and his agent in and working out something a lot closer to veteran minimum than $5M or thanking him for his services and wishing him the best of luck.

That should have been done before last season when we had the same leverage. 

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