Moving on from Beasley

[CPanther95]

I don't care what team he's on, but after his photobomb in London I'd say he deserves a lifetime contract in the NFL.

 

[conner01]

Yeah but why would Beasley re-sign? I wouldnt' sign if I were him coming off a bad year.

More importantly how many players at one position can you have on their second and third contracts
Beasley isn’t coming back unless he’s planning on making min money
Too many high dollar contracts for WR and people want to add more in FA
We could go into the season with 4 WR in second contracts which is bizarre

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

He saves us 3.25 in cap. And Switzer is probably an overall better player if he gets some reps.

Based on what?
Switzer has only shown incompetence

 

[conner01]

Beasley plus a 4th only gets you a 2nd if Beasley is getting an early 3rd worth of value. Which I don't see happening, and said so.

I'd probably take an early 3rd for Beasley, and the team probably would too, unless they have plans for an extension, which is an idea I approve.

Beasley's history with the team suggest he is risk averse and likes things settled. We might get a good contract off him if we offered it coming off a down year, and he is facing a contract year.

He’s gonna get so much money in FA that we will get a great comp pick but no one will trade for him and a pick combined
I don’t buy that
Keeping Beasley another year and dreaming of comp picks is not a strategy
In order for it to work you can’t sign FA and you have to pray they get big contracts

 

[G2]

Beasley is a very good player and you only move on if you have a replacement. Switzer would need to step up and earn the snaps. To just get rid of Beasley simply because we drafted a player is silly.

 

[John813]

Cole is paid properly for what he brings to the team as a slot guy. Limited in routes, but is sure handed and runs the routes well.
Look at the new contracts to slot receivers, his 4mil is chump change now.
Now, if they felt extremely confident in Switzer that's one thing, but you then try to trade and not simply cut Bease

 

[fansince68]

He saves us 3.25 in cap. And Switzer is probably an overall better player if he gets some reps.

What makes Switzer an overall better player? To me Switzer doesn't seem fluid when he runs. I think Beasley's fall in production in 2017 is the reason some calling for a change. Get a vertical WR and a TE with some speed and you will see Beasley thrive again. Overall pedestrian team speed at WR and a poor and predictable scheme is the biggest reasons for the fall in our passing game.

 

[conner01]

What makes Switzer an overall better player? To me Switzer doesn't seem fluid when he runs. I think Beasley's fall in production in 2017 is the reason some calling for a change. Get a vertical WR and a TE with some speed and you will see Beasley thrive again. Overall pedestrian team speed at WR and a poor and predictable scheme is the biggest reasons for the fall in our passing game.

In the one game Switzer really got snaps he looked like Beasley out there
As for being a better player I assume that’s based on ST
But as a receiver I don’t know that he’s better but I think he can be just as effective in the slot
Switzer is just as quick and is faster

 

[Verdict]

What makes Switzer an overall better player? To me Switzer doesn't seem fluid when he runs. I think Beasley's fall in production in 2017 is the reason some calling for a change. Get a vertical WR and a TE with some speed and you will see Beasley thrive again. Overall pedestrian team speed at WR and a poor and predictable scheme is the biggest reasons for the fall in our passing game.

As bad as Dez is, Witten is a huge liability in the passing game. They can double Beasley because he is the most dangerous receiver we have. Witten can't get depth of route because he is too slow.

Dez can't catch a ball, or run a route. Witten can't get to the sticks. If you get Beasley any help whatsoever I think you will see his production go way up.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I've seen this idea pop up in quite a few threads lately. I'm not sure what spawned this. Admittedly with being in vacation last week and some other personal business, I haven't been as plugged in as usual, but where did this come from?

Did a coach or FO person allude to something I missed? Is it people just wanting change for the sake of change? Do you believe the difference in play between Switzer and Beasley is negligible and therefore are ready to pass the torch?

Can someone shed a lite light and share their opinions on this? I sincerely don't get it. I like Beas. I like his attitude, his work ethic and his skill set. He's one of the few real "gamers" we have on offense.

So, clue me in, please.

Can't clue you in, mate. But, egads, I can't name a more popular player other than Zeke and Lee. The diff is Bease played all last season, while Lee usually takes half the season off and Zeke is/has gone through growing pains.
Letting Bease walk would be a HUGE mistake, both fanwise and production-wise.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

As bad as Dez is, Witten is a huge liability in the passing game. They can double Beasley because he is the most dangerous receiver we have. Witten can't get depth of route because he is too slow.

Dez can't catch a ball, or run a route. Witten can't get to the sticks. If you get Beasley any help whatsoever I think you will see his production go way up.

Nice analysis, ruffian!

 

[cern]

The coaches need to challenge themselves to come up with plays using both Beasley and switzer at the same time. Should create mismatches.

 

[KJJ]

When the Cowboys drafted Switzer as high as they did that told me the writing was on the wall for Beasley.

It certainly didn’t tell me that, Beasley was coming off a career year when we drafted Switzer. The Cowboys seem to be trying to copy the Patriots with the use of our TEs and WRs. We drafted TEs high to try and mimic the Gronk/Hernandez combo. The Cowboys saw some Welker in Beasley. The team appeared to want to pair Switzer and Beasley in certain sets to be our Amendola and Edelman. I don’t think the plan was to move on from Beasley but to add another element to our passing attack with Switzer.

 

[cern]

Switzer was drafted because of his punt return and kickoff return abilities. Two areas in which we were sorely lacking.

 

[Alexander]

 

[buybuydandavis]

He’s gonna get so much money in FA that we will get a great comp pick but no one will trade for him and a pick combined
I don’t buy that
Keeping Beasley another year and dreaming of comp picks is not a strategy
In order for it to work you can’t sign FA and you have to pray they get big contracts

I didn't say no one would trade for him, I said I didn't see Beasley with 1 year left on his contract bringing a 3rd in value in trade, which is what your scenario required. Try arguing against what I actually say instead of a straw man.

Beasley should get over what he is getting now in free agency. Hard to say how much, with how nutty WR contracts have been. I expect he brings in a 4.

And you may not have noticed, but churning players for comp picks is obviously a big part of the strategy around here.

 

[BlindFaith]

patriots have been successful playing both amendola and Edelman. we could do the same with Beasley and switzer. assuming our oc can come up with something new.

The small shifty guys out of the slot run a lot of option routes. That's why they get open.

But doing that means that they and the QB have to read things the right way. Dak isn't there yet.

The guys in NE have been doing it a very long time. And is really what sets Brady apart from almost every other QB. His football IQ is off the charts. He basically knows what the defense is going to do before they do it.

 

[BlindFaith]

Yep it is kinda like putting a sack of poop on someones front porch lighting it knocking and then running off a lil ways and watching what happens

When it comes to some fans, it's like putting that bag of poop down, running away and then watching your wife open the door and stomp it out. Doh!!!

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

It certainly didn’t tell me that, Beasley was coming off a career year when we drafted Switzer. The Cowboys seem to be trying to copy the Patriots with the use of our TEs and WRs. We drafted TEs high to try and mimic the Gronk/Hernandez combo. The Cowboys saw some Welker in Beasley. The team appeared to want to pair Switzer and Beasley in certain sets to be our Amendola and Edelman. I don’t think the plan was to move on from Beasley but to add another element to our passing attack with Switzer.

Yeah I don't believe they will do anything. They will not be doing any 2 tight end sets....they won't be doing any two slot receiver sets.....none of it. Don't even let them fool you into thinking they will do that. How many times last season did we see Switzer and Beasley on the field together?

 

[KJJ]

Yeah I don't believe they will do anything. They will not be doing any 2 tight end sets....they won't be doing any two slot receiver sets.....none of it. Don't even let them fool you into thinking they will do that. How many times last season did we see Switzer and Beasley on the field together?

Don’t remember Switzer and Beasley on the field together but I’m sure they had a few plays together. Saw them working on it in training camp. Drafting Switzer wasn’t about moving on from Beasley who had a career year in 2016. The TEs we drafted in the second round weren’t about moving on from Witten, it was about adding another element to the passing game. That never worked out. Switzer didn’t do much at all in the passing game last season, only having 6 catches for 41 yards. Although he had one great return he struggled in the return game as well. The jury is still out on him.