I feel like he’s somehow getting worse
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I feel like he’s somehow getting worse
It'll add depend on the structure and if they decide to keep in line with flattening the cap hits a little more. I'd expect this to be slightly more on the backloaded side, but not to the extent we previously have. Maybe a $2M guaranteed base salary with the proration of the guaranteed money being a bit under $3M. Keeps the year 1 cap hit around $5M, putting years 2 and 3 in the $6-7M range.
All assumption, of course.
MarkAndrewsOurSavior
Veteran
6m a year for one of the best blocking TEs in the league is fine, I just hope the way we worked it out is that we can cut him after the next 2 years if hurst develops into what he CAN be
The other news that came out is that we will not be re-signing Maxx Williams.
So, expect him to be at the presser with Boyle today if previous history is any indication lol
I have a lot of knowledge of salary cap and cap structure as I've done a lot of research on it through the years. That being said, I don't know what the typical salary is for a blocking tight in in the NFL. I do understand that Boyle is one of, if not the best blocking TE in the league and extremely important in Roman's scheme. That being said, 18m seems high, but I'll wait until I see the structure of the contract before I criticize.
RL52TheGreatest
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Sucks that we're not keeping Maxx. Yet another wasted 2nd-rounder...
They probably realized what Dwayne Allen's market value was going to be and decided not to let Boyle hit free agency.
One of my favorite follows on Twitter, Dev from RSR, actually did a good job explaining his value beyond just the blocking. He's not your typical inline blocker in the sense that he pulls so often like an OL. He lines up in the backfield too, so there's a lot of versatility in his game. Thus, he's a huge part of the game plan (as we've seen numerous times) and will likely help Roman disguise what he's doing at times because Boyle can do everything as a blocker. It's not often a blocking TE factors into what teams do, but it seems the Ravens feel that he's another wrinkle teams have to factor when game planning.
I think it’s the other way round most likely - I think Boyle probably wanted to see if he could get a better offer in free agency but the ravens bringing Allen in meant the offer wouldn’t necessarily be on the table waiting for him if he didn’t like what he saw in free agency and realised the ravens had made a competitive enough offer for him to stay
Edgar
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We do keep three TE's on field at times. But in all likelihood this signing means a little bit less of mark Andrews and Haydn Hurst together. More often than not, the two will be splitting time.... a shame, as Hurst is a first round pick and Andrews play has been first round worthy.
The few times that we have had both rookies at or near the line of scrimmage together were very interesting to watch and I felt those two in near constant snaps going forward would prove quite a problem for defenses.
The few times that we have had both rookies at or near the line of scrimmage together were very interesting to watch and I felt those two in near constant snaps going forward would prove quite a problem for defenses.
Charm City
Pro Bowler
I hope there's a "if you get busted for PEDs again, your contract is void" clause
I understand that, but bringing Allen in and talking to his agent, they knew what Boyle's price would be on the open market...to an extent.
I still believe with Hurst at 100% we are going to see both of them on the field quite a bit. It's not any different now than what it would have been. If we lost Boyle, we would have had to sign someone else to replace him.
www.twitter.com/FilmstudyRavens/status/1103655915708928001
How important is Nick Boyle to the @Ravens run offense? TE snap counts for Lamar Jackson's 8 starts: Boyle: 308 Andrews: 204 Hurst: 176 Williams: 140 Boyle caught 9 of 10 targets in Jackson's starts and 14/27 in Flacco's.
Good tweet regarding Boyle
How important is Nick Boyle to the @Ravens run offense? TE snap counts for Lamar Jackson's 8 starts: Boyle: 308 Andrews: 204 Hurst: 176 Williams: 140 Boyle caught 9 of 10 targets in Jackson's starts and 14/27 in Flacco's.
Good tweet regarding Boyle
Edgar
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Id prefer to see the pass catchers coached up inline. We could have in mind the idea of three TE sets with Andrews and Hurst taking turns splitting out
Charm City
Pro Bowler
We see Boyle as a key weapon.
Yeah, his blocking is pretty pathetic overall, but that's okay. Just consider him a big slot WR, basically.
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
If it's only $10 mil guaranteed over the course of three years, that's not a bad contract.
This to me tells me two things.
1. We are going to be running a lot of 3 TE sets in some capacity, establishing us as a power run team. Boyle has proven he can play the FB position too. So he's likely going to see a lot of time there. And so can Hurst, so they'll be switching off.
2. Hurst and Andrews will be splitting time in the slot as well.
It's not a bad move if you break it down. But he doesn't deserve a press conference.
Actually he improved significantly from his college days.
This to me tells me two things.
1. We are going to be running a lot of 3 TE sets in some capacity, establishing us as a power run team. Boyle has proven he can play the FB position too. So he's likely going to see a lot of time there. And so can Hurst, so they'll be switching off.
2. Hurst and Andrews will be splitting time in the slot as well.
It's not a bad move if you break it down. But he doesn't deserve a press conference.