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[PadresPanthersFan]

37 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Yea I’d rather just draft a dude with a late pick than trade for a guy we know sucks.

Why not both? Jt plus Mayer plus a late round te. 

Thomas is hopefully gone forever. Tremble is ok but unspectacular and a fa. 

We actually have the luxury of many late round picks. Trade 1 for Mayer. Draft a te. 

Still leaves us with 7 picks and a stocked young te room

[jfra78]

2 hours ago, PadresPanthersFan said:

Why not both? Jt plus Mayer plus a late round te. 

Thomas is hopefully gone forever. Tremble is ok but unspectacular and a fa. 

We actually have the luxury of many late round picks. Trade 1 for Mayer. Draft a te. 

Still leaves us with 7 picks and a stocked young te room

So basically draft 2 TEs?

[Jon Snow]

[Waldo]

Cough cough don't draft a blocking TE high.

No idea about the personal reasons but this guy is a TE #2 max. I would rather have that on a rookie deal. On the flip side could he be worse than Thomas at anything?

[kungfoodude]

39 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Cough cough don't draft a blocking TE high.

No idea about the personal reasons but this guy is a TE #2 max. I would rather have that on a rookie deal. On the flip side could he be worse than Thomas at anything?

We could also draft a guy of that caliber on a much smaller contract deal.

[PadresPanthersFan]

6 hours ago, jfra78 said:

So basically draft 2 TEs?

We need 2 tes if we don't resign tremble.  And Mayer is a several year vet so it's not like we'd have 3 rookies in the te room. 

Just spitballin here

[Waldo]

6 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

We could also draft a guy of that caliber on a much smaller contract deal.

That's what I meant when I said would rather have that kind of player on a rookie deal. Vs a guy coming off of it is what I didn't say.

Again, if the team wasn't in such need of meaningful talent then overpaying a little for an older blocking TE the coach could trust wouldn't be unusual. Giving up more than 1 pick is just dumb given the situation for us tho and there is still repairing what that last cap guy did before they can hit normal opperating IMO. Spending money like the peak Saints with so little talent was not a good combo.

[ECHornet]

6 hours ago, jfra78 said:

So basically draft 2 TEs?

We only have 1 rostered for 2025 that is above practice squad level. 

[ECHornet]

1 hour ago, Waldo said:

Cough cough don't draft a blocking TE high.

No idea about the personal reasons but this guy is a TE #2 max. I would rather have that on a rookie deal. On the flip side could he be worse than Thomas at anything?

He’s on a rookie deal for two more years. Mayer would be a great pairing with Sanders. 
 

Mayer is 23yo. We’re rebuilding. It makes a lot of sense. 

Edited March 1 by ECHornet

[Waldo]

18 minutes ago, ECHornet said:

He’s on a rookie deal for two more years. Mayer would be a great pairing with Sanders. 
 

Mayer is 23yo. We’re rebuilding. It makes a lot of sense. 

Or just draft a guy with that pick and get 4 years on a rookie contract. Nothing about this team screams close to contending. Just build with young healthy guys who have a larger windows on rookie contracts. This guy was drafted in the 2nd so I'm guessing they don't let him walk for a 5th like some are assuming. A blocking TE shouldn't be in the first 3 or 4 picks with this team and it's lopsided needs.

[ECHornet]

Here’s what we’d be on the hook for the next two years:

 

We won’t find much cheaper options. He’s a pretty perfect compliment to Sanders. He’d be what Ian Thomas was supposed to be all these years. 
 

I’m for it. I’d give up a 5th and 6th for him. Those are likely fringe roster spots anyway. 

[WhoKnows]

Why not let the Raiders release him? He's been mediocre at best and they probably would rather draft a backup to Bowers with upside. If we actually want to improve the TE room, Mayer sure doesn’t seem to be the way to do it.

[ECHornet]

Mayer easily clears Tremble imo. We likely can’t resign Tremble for less than we would be paying Mayer after a trade. Win win in my opinion. 
 

Sanders/Mayer TE room is easily our best since Greg. 

[Whoops]

I would wait till after the draft to have this conversation. Draft is deep with talent at the TE position.