Thread: Bear Big Free Agent Decisions; Kellen Davis

Originally Posted by motownbear

I'm not giving a thumbs up or down just indifferent. If he comes at a cap hit two mil or less why the hell not. 2.1 mil and higher a big hell no. I also think a two year deal at a favorable price is fair for both sides going forward. And if he is gone oh well there are plenty of options in the draft

I don't think he'll even cost that much mo. I'd think closer to $1 mil per year with maybe a small bonus thrown in as an incentive to sign.

Originally Posted by lklrlolnlilklsox

Meh, not really. Take a relatively weak TE class and combine it with the the "en vogue" nature of the position right now, and I just don't see a whole lot of value out there. I'd prefer not to use an early pick on a position we just traded a pretty darn good one for a third. I sincerely doubt any of the properly valued guys are going to be able to make the impact in either aspect of the game that Kellen did in this season of one-dimensional use. Tell me TE is one of our pressing needs deserving of a top half pick, and I'll sell you a treasure map to Curly's gold.

Could I get it at a better price if I tell you we don't?

Originally Posted by GSH Monsters

I like the combination of Spaeth and Davis and don't see the TE position as a need right now and see other positions as a must address before the TE especially if he can be signed reasonable JMO.

Exactly. We already have a foolish amount tied up in Spaeth who'll be of less use now that Martz is gone. We've also got Andre Smith and Kyle Adams and all we know about those two so far is that Smith is a monster blocker and Adams can play ST. There are enough warm bodies to make it through the year.

Originally Posted by soulman

Exactly. We already have a foolish amount tied up in Spaeth who'll be of less use now that Martz is gone. We've also got Andre Smith and Kyle Adams and all we know about those two so far is that Smith is a monster blocker and Adams can play ST. There are enough warm bodies to make it through the year.

The question is, though: can Smith receive as well as Kellen Davis? If he can, Davis is expendable because he would be the more expensive option despite being a lesser product.

Originally Posted by Dagan81

The question is, though: can Smith receive as well as Kellen Davis? If he can, Davis is expendable because he would be the more expensive option despite being a lesser product.

Originally Posted by lklrlolnlilklsox

I don't know about that, but I do know he is the best blocker coming out of college that I've seen since Craig Stevens who just signed a 4-year $15M deal, so I see definite value there.

Sox hit's the nail on the head here Dags. Smith was an absolute monster blocker during the preseason. If they hadn't prematurely invested in Spaeth then Smith would have made the active roster.

Right now I see him primarily as competing with Spaeth as an inline blocker but if the this kid can run and catch anywhere near as well as he blocks you'll never hear the words Kellen Davis or Greg Olsen ever mentioned around here again. Smith would rank right up there with Jay Higenberg as one of the best UDFA's we ever signed.

Originally Posted by lklrlolnlilklsox

I don't know about that, but I do know he is the best blocker coming out of college that I've seen since Craig Stevens who just signed a 4-year $15M deal, so I see definite value there.

Thanks for clarifying that. I will be interesting in seeing whether Tice will instruct the quarterback at whatever juncture of the preseason's games to throw to Andre Smith.

Andre Smith. Boy, that sounds like a major football player's name!