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Except for apparently if you spend too much time on a MB, your kids will be born with an innate ability to navigate and operate it lol

That’s amazing and I think this post should be pinned for that reason alone!

Pittman would be such an amazing pickup, not really that ‘burner’ but an all around great WR. Had a drop rate of 1.3% last year and over 100 catches 🤯 We would have to clear 60+ million to make it happen, but still.

It does annoy me to no end that we drafted/developed him and now he’s gone. Even if he wanted to come back, he’s the backup behind Von Miller. EDIT: Likely gone, these stories are false more than they are true.

He also got hurt. I think they restructure and commit longer, he’s a good player and a solid TE1b

Does only the 6.4 count against the cap?

Who won that trade? Who TF do you think won that trade? Made that S&$@ up.

Huge news, puts us at maybe 43 over the cap? We can work with that. We will be around 20 over after Allen restructures.

Last year? Dude was injured 80% of the season.

As it should be, if he gets extra money that doesn’t impact our ability to sign other players, who cares? Or unless I’m mistaken and his cap hit wasn’t 6.4 this last season?

Is it still bad judgement if he never sees the big money? He made 6.4m last year, he hasn’t made the big numbers yet in his contract.

Respect to him

And many of us recall Beane alluding to details that he withheld from the team about that night, and was released after.

Right, I get SOME contracts we have our hands tied. Knox’ isn’t one of them. We have one thread where fans are convinced we can work with Diggs extension, which is in year 1 and has 70 in guarantees. However, Knox’s deal of significantly less value? Nope, concrete. He’s still going to get plenty of snaps as in his traditional inline TE role as Kincaid plays off the line A LOT. It’s not a stretch to say he can still be a 40-50 catch guys.

Not really, Kincaid played like 70% of his snaps off the line and in the slot. Knox will get plenty of snaps as the in line TE.

Just started book 5 of the Dark Tower series

Interesting, they already have a good punter.

But arguing about a contract is dumb, because there is always something the team can do to adjust the money.

In the 7 games after his injury, Knox posted 10 catches (11 targets) 97 yards, 2 TDs 1 drop. 9 first downs. Post injury Dawson Knox was absolutely fine.

He can still easily get 3-5 targets a game. 51 to 85 targets a season. He caught 61% of his passes last year, 61% of 85 targets is 51 catches. Thats a career high, and puts him in the top half if TEs statically. There is a path for production in this offense for Knox, without taking anything away from Kincaid and Shakir.

It’s easy to sit here and think about Knox’ 2023 season, look at his 2024 cap hit, and complain. If you actually look at the 20 top paid TEs for next season, it looks nearly random. Dawson Knox is far from the only ‘bad contract.’ I think everyone on this MB would feel better if Knox was 17-20th highest paid TE in the NFL. He would definitely be better than most of the TE’s he’d be neighbored around. 17-20 TE money is still 8.5-9m per year range, that’s just a 5m pay cut, totally do-able. I’d like to see them restructure this year to lower the cap hit, making larger commitments to 2025. If 2024 is another bust for Knox, eat your medicine and move on, they can still save some money. If Knox has a nice rebound season as a still featured TE1b, then you can extend his contract past 2025, spreading those commitments out again.

Last season he was the 15th highest paid TE at 6.3, unfortunately he dealt with injuries all season. Next year he’s slated to be 5th at 14.3m but that ranking drops after FA and I’m sure he restructures. A 4m pay decrease drops him into the 13-15 range, which was fair for a starting TE.

I’m no cap expert, but yes I believe we can lower his cap hit in 2024, which increases his guarantees for 2025. I may be wrong though.

He forced his way on to micromanage the whole NFL 😁

Knox contract looks bad on the surface, but the nitty gritty details leave some room for flexibility. We can restructure this season, which basically guarantees next year, and save some cash. He’s a solid #1, great #2 TE. He isn’t a top end paid TE, although his pay for a #2 (or 1B) is high. TE1 money wise, he is middle of the pack.