Kiwibrown Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, Thomas5737 said: To be honest, OBJ/Landry isn't quite what it sounds like. Landry is an effort guy who drops some easy ones and makes tough catches but physically is closer to a 3rd down RB than an WR. Useful but not like a top guy in the league or really close. Still appreciate him though. OBJ now is probably middle of the pack physically among #1 WRs but he drops a lot of easy ones and doesn't always fight for position or the ball. When his mind and body are right he can still be very fun to watch but that isn't something that you expect week in and week out. No one wanted Higgins. DPJ was a late round pick. No, Wide receiver isn't a team strength and it wasn't last year either. I don't think it has to be, we can be good enough offensively with what we have when healthy but I'm not sure management will see it that way in terms of contracts. The problem becomes we are using 15% or more of our cap for mediocre results. Bad economics. We need to get out of one of those deals and get better bang for our buck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candyman93 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, Thomas5737 said: I’m not sure management will see it that way in terms of contracts. That’s the other ugly elephant in the room. They’re making 30+ mil combined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDawg Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Actual productivity is another reason we can't let emotions or Landry's feelings get in the way of any decisions relating to OBJ on our team next year. I'm great if he comes back and is a healthy contributor. I'm also fine if some other team would like him and we get some value for him. Same with Landry, whether Beckham is here or not. The production just isn't there. I know injuries are a real reason, but I don't see these guys in the long-term plans here. Obviously our WR situation is a total mess on paper if both of these guys are not around. So I'm not saying let's just ship them both out without some real contingencies or acquisitions before the dump. And I don't want them to just lock in at WR in the 1st round either. Just saying, I'm cool if we consider our options. Landry is making a lot of money to gimp around and drop passes all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I’m more likely to keep Landry than OBJ, but neither are really showing much right now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtmmike Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I remember what it was like before Landry and Obj no thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas5737 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, mtmmike said: I remember what it was like before Landry and Obj no thanks Well the last 7 games before we got OBJ we were 5-2. We were fine with Landry/Higgins/Perriman. Edited November 4, 2020 by Thomas5737 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtmmike Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Thomas5737 said: Well the last 7 games before we got OBJ we were 5-2. We were fine with Landry/Higgins/Perriman. I said without Landry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtmmike Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, Thomas5737 said: Well the last 7 games before we got OBJ we were 5-2. We were fine with Landry/Higgins/Perriman. 2017 we were 24t in offense before the raiders game we were 2nd in the afc in points scored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas5737 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, mtmmike said: I said without Landry You said Landry and OBJ. Before either of them were here we had Kizer so they wouldn't have mattered much either way. Our problem much of the time since '99 was QB. I think we'd be fine without Landry/OBJ. Not saying I want that to happen but if we save 30 million by letting them go we should be able to bring in decent replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawgpoun8017 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 19 minutes ago, Thomas5737 said: You said Landry and OBJ. Before either of them were here we had Kizer so they wouldn't have mattered much either way. Our problem much of the time since '99 was QB. I think we'd be fine without Landry/OBJ. Not saying I want that to happen but if we save 30 million by letting them go we should be able to bring in decent replacements. You would think that but remember Cory Coleman Brian Robiskie Mohammed Massaqoui Jared Payton Ricardo Louis Vince Mayle Greg Little Carlton Mitchell Paul Hubbard Syndric Steptoe Travis Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawgX Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 47 minutes ago, Dawgpoun8017 said: You would think that but remember Cory Coleman Brian Robiskie Mohammed Massaqoui Jared Payton Ricardo Louis Vince Mayle Greg Little Carlton Mitchell Paul Hubbard Syndric Steptoe Travis Wilson I forgot about half of those guys and would have preferred to keep it that way. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawgpoun8017 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 2 hours ago, DawgX said: I forgot about half of those guys and would have preferred to keep it that way. Hey my point was that this organization really doesn’t have e strongest reputation when it comes to drafting Wide Receivers no matter what the regime is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas5737 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Dawgpoun8017 said: You would think that but remember Cory Coleman Brian Robiskie Mohammed Massaqoui Greg Little I think those are the only ones that were towards the top half of the draft and even then Coleman is the only real bust. Yeah, the 2nd rounders didn't pan out but that isn't all that surprising and I wouldn't be held captive by past regimes as far as determining what is best for the team now. If we let go of OBJ/Landry there is no reason not to sign a free agent or two. We don't have to rely solely on the draft. Or we can keep one or both, whatever is best for the team I don't really care. I just don't think it would set us back much either way. We aren't getting the production from OBJ that you would expect no matter who is to blame. Landry is nice but he is limited compared to other WRs at his pay scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawgpoun8017 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Thomas5737 said: I think those are the only ones that were towards the top half of the draft and even then Coleman is the only real bust. Yeah, the 2nd rounders didn't pan out but that isn't all that surprising and I wouldn't be held captive by past regimes as far as determining what is best for the team now. If we let go of OBJ/Landry there is no reason not to sign a free agent or two. We don't have to rely solely on the draft. Or we can keep one or both, whatever is best for the team I don't really care. I just don't think it would set us back much either way. We aren't getting the production from OBJ that you would expect no matter who is to blame. Landry is nice but he is limited compared to other WRs at his pay scale. Idt you can call anyone on that list higher pick or not a success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas5737 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Dawgpoun8017 said: Idt you can call anyone on that list higher pick or not a success Josh Cribbs. Did he make your list? Josh Gordon almost worked out. None of them are from the last 5 years either. I also don't think we have to use just the draft to replace them. For 30 million you should be able to get some combination of: AJ Green/Perriman/Golladay/Fuller/Hilton/Pascal/Watkins/Godwin/Josh Gordon! etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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