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DCowboyz said:
I like it. Good replacement for Beasley. Better replacement.
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Agreed. If he can stay healthy, he's immediately better than Beasley was. The prove it deal he's on is also beneficial to us. I'd still like to see the guaranteed details, but, regardless, this is a very good contract to have him on.
 
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Furboy said:
Just to vouch for Cobb, he's being brought in to replace Beasley, and we're saving $1 mil over what we intended to pay Beasley had he stayed. Yes, Cobb has a bit of an injury history, and that was likely factored into the contract. Plus, while the announcement says 1 year $5 mil, I don't believe we saw what the guarantees were for it. So, it's quite likely that there are some incentives built in should he stay healthy. I'd like us to get a safety and DT as well. However, Cobb is a good move for us. Still lots of time to get the safety and DT. I fully expect us to draft a S and DT anyway. However, we've got a lot of time to see who comes available. Personally, I'd like to see us get Justin Houston next, if we can get him on a decent deal.
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Yes, there isn't any player in this price range and position that would not have some baggage. Cobb can help this team win. There is some injury risk, but the position was not going to get filled without some risk.
 
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Reverend Conehead said:
Yes, there isn't any player in this price range and position that would not have some baggage. Cobb can help this team win. There is some injury risk, but the position was not going to get filled without some risk.
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Why are we only going for players in this price range? that's the issue.
 
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mattjames2010 said:
Replacing your starting slot receiving with an often injured slot receiver is not a good replacement - it could be argued it's a downgrade. I'm fine with letting Beasley go, he's replaceable, but this is another Hurns and Austin signing. These dudes aren't going to do anything for us. Cobb will be injured by week 3, and who is up after that?
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I suppose that's why he's on a 1 year deal. I expect us to get a late round or UDFA slot receiver to stash on the PS, and I've mentioned several times recently the chap i've got in mind. Additionally, we have an unknown in Cedrick Wilson. I expect him to make some noise at slot. So, we've got lots of options. However, if Beasley and Cobb are both healthy, I'd take Cobb every time as to who is the better receiver.
 
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Reverend Conehead said:
Yes, there isn't any player in this price range and position that would not have some baggage. Cobb can help this team win. There is some injury risk, but the position was not going to get filled without some risk.
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Agreed, and, as I said to mattjames, we've got a lot of time. I suspect that Cedrick Wilson will play a big role, and I expect us to draft or get a late round slot WR like the Hawaiian WR I keep on about as insurance. If something goes wrong with Cobb, I'm sure there are details in his contract to sort out that problem.
 

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Love this deal. Obviously Cobb's best days are behind him, but he's a good pair of hands in the slot and should outproduce that contract.
 
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mattjames2010 said:
Why are we only going for players in this price range? that's the issue.
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I suspect it has something to do with the fact that we are going to need to resign Cooper, Dak, and Dlaw soon, and the year after next, probably Zeke. So, I suspect we shall still continue to be frugal so that we can still build a rather formidable team while still being able to keep those 4. Oh, and then maintain other chaps that we will want to keep. Plus, I think we'd go ballistic if we got a player on a massive contract and that player ended up doing complete squat for us. Does the name Brandon Carr mean anything to you?
 

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Furboy said:
I suspect it has something to do with the fact that we are going to need to resign Cooper, Dak, and Dlaw soon, and the year after next, probably Zeke. So, I suspect we shall still continue to be frugal so that we can still build a rather formidable team while still being able to keep those 4. Oh, and then maintain other chaps that we will want to keep. Plus, I think we'd go ballistic if we got a player on a massive contract and that player ended up doing complete squat for us. Does the name Brandon Carr mean anything to you?
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We'll be extending (or franchising) Jaylon Smith and Byron Jones by next off-season, too.
 
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Furboy said:
I suspect it has something to do with the fact that we are going to need to resign Cooper, Dak, and Dlaw soon, and the year after next, probably Zeke. So, I suspect we shall still continue to be frugal so that we can still build a rather formidable team while still being able to keep those 4. Oh, and then maintain other chaps that we will want to keep. Plus, I think we'd go ballistic if we got a player on a massive contract and that player ended up doing complete squat for us. Does the name Brandon Carr mean anything to you?
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Carr spent 6 years here as a #1. We can talk about the deal, but he certainly played well enough to hold down the job. He also went on to play well for Baltimore as well. The problem with Carr is, he was never supposed to be the #1 guy - that was supposed to be Claiborne.
 
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I like this move, he is an upgrade over Beasly because he can play on the outside if you need him to.
 
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