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we obviously saw highlights of him throughout the season. Hes not done. We cant blame him because the offensive line didnt even give the quarterback time to even find a WR. The system basically had to be built on quick, short passes. And quite frankly, no offense but Hasselbeck isnt a long pass type guy. Luck experienced the worst of it at the beginning of the season. Even TY Hilton struggled....

 

Whatya say guys, give him another chance? Or you can just let him go...Im sure the Patriots would LOOOOOOOVE to pick him up.

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If Andre took a serious pay cut and accepted an incentive laden contract, THEN I'd be fine bringing him back.

 

But future Hall of Famers like this are not often willing to do that.

 

So, I wouldn't bring hm back on his current deal,  but I'd be willing under a vastly restructured contract.

 

But I think that's a long shot......   a real long shot.

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With some good play design we can make use of him for sure. Oh and it would help if they threw him the ball when open. However I often wondered what things what look like with Jaylon Strong in his place. We probably need to cut bait and pick up a big body young guy who has enough zip to get deep when needed but can also wrestle the ball away in short spaces and red zone. A faster Anquan Bolden type of player.

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7 hours ago, bap1331 said:

we obviously saw highlights of him throughout the season. Hes not done. We cant blame him because the offensive line didnt even give the quarterback time to even find a WR. The system basically had to be built on quick, short passes. And quite frankly, no offense but Hasselbeck isnt a long pass type guy. Luck experienced the worst of it at the beginning of the season. Even TY Hilton struggled....

 

Whatya say guys, give him another chance? Or you can just let him go...Im sure the Patriots would LOOOOOOOVE to pick him up.

 

 Andrew can`t get him the ball so he would be crazy to come back. 
 Spend the $5M towards a pass rusher or a C, a Guard or a CB. 
 So not even close. NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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7 hours ago, CR91 said:

Nah. We save 5 million if we release him

 

Yes, we save 5 million in cap space. (He still counts 2.5 million against the cap in dead money in 2016) But that means AJ will have been paid 10 million dollars for his services this past year.  Not a bad payday for one year in the twilight of a career.  If he stays, he gets 5 million more as base pay, and counts 7.5 million against the cap.

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Just now, ColtsBlueFL said:

 

Yes, we save 5 million in cap space. (He still counts 2.5 million against the cap in dead money in 2016) But that means AJ will have been paid 10 million dollars for his services this past year.  Not a bad payday for one year in the twilight of a career.  If he stays, he gets 5 million more as base pay, and counts 7.5 million against the cap.

 

not to mention the colts need to see what their ROI is on dorsett if he was worth his first round pick status 

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Just now, crazycolt1 said:

True but how many worked out? I guess when an ex Colt needs a finale pay check Belichick is happy to cut um one.

 

well wayne and addai didnt make it past TC, gonzo either I think. collie had his moments

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I guess I'd have to know what we replace him with.

 

It looks like we normally carry 5 WR's on the active roster with one filling KR duties. If we keep it in-house, currently we have 6 if you count Josh Stangby. Quan did pretty good at KR (#17 in league) but I don't see any stats on how he did as a WR.

 

Based upon production it appears we already have our #1 and #2 (TY @ #16 & Donte @ #50 in the league) where Andre was #87 in the league. Don't think I'd want to spend $5M for a #3 WR.

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