definitely considerations….
but also I think if beane could have hindsight he might pause on whether he’d sign that deal based on the role Knox fills. I don’t think he’d argue it is tremendous value for constructing a full 53, even if he thinks he’s a good player
I think it’s all a bit relative… by giving him 10M a year you set an expectation. Especially on a team that’s paying qb already.
If looking for an offensive role player that’s not a boundary WR…. would you rather Dawson Knox, at TE2 or a premiere RB? Say Henry or perhaps a very real choice between Knox and cook?
his actual play has never been considerably better
a lot of the variance year over year is change of luck when you look at the rates of off target throws etc… being pretty consistent
when in doubt on a third down in a playoff game and it CERTAINLY wasn’t forceful…. Leave the flag in your pocket for “it might’ve bumped but wasn’t clear”
if he has called the right game management moves - time outs, 4th downs, etc… and the team is motivated… I really don’t care if it’s a slog or a shootout personally
he still has to prove he has a full playbook and such as the mid point.
i would want a very vet offensive assistant in there still if he’s going to be OC under a guy like Flores
Meh.
after 1 year as qb coach with the panthers debacle, and 1 year as qb coach in Minnesota I’m not sure you turn McCown loose as an OC under a defensive head coach yet.
Grigson wasn’t great last go around.
and Flores is a dicey pick on his own.
Sounds like I’m all for it!
i often advocate staying put for elite talent but in that draft you have to think watt-Quinn-cam Jordan-Kerrigan-liuget would’ve all profiled very well with this regime. Feels like a trade back year with the willingness to land several guys depending on who was around in if you could fall to the teens.
and if you didn’t need a qb what a crazy first round that was… cut out the qbs and just very few busts.
and of the 13 DT/DE/edge in the first, Corey liuget, nick fairley and Adrian clayborn are the only non pro bowlers?