rmcjacket23
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Problem is... Andrews and Boyle both become FA's at the exact same time, which is after the 2021 season, and Hurst's 5th year option is for 2022. And the Ravens would need to decide on Hurst's option after the 2020 season, since you have to make the choice before year 4 begins.at the moment no - but the 5th year option right now for a TE is not particularly expensive - if they change how the 5th year option is calculated for Hurst's potential 5th year then we probably dont end up picking it up but if it's on the current terms my guess is itll be about 6m for that 1 year which isnt that bad at all if he plays at a decent level this upcoming year - it would be similar money to boyle but 2 years after boyle signed his deal - the only reason you might not exercise that option is if you want to save that cap space for a mark andrews contract
I would certainly think, barring a change from now, that they'd prioritize long term deals with Andrews (obviously) and Boyle, over even a relatively cheap 5th year option for Hurst. 2020 will be a banner year for the TE market (Hooper, Henry, Kittle all up for deals now or soon), and the TE market could explode. It could easily cost $15-20M a year to keep Andrews in two years, and if you'd want to keep a 28-29 year old Boyle longer, it'll probably cost more than what we paid him the last time.
Option may not be prohibitive, but if they're using it, I doubt its unless one of the two other guys isn't in their long term plans.