The Detroit Lions are reportedly one in all a minimum of 5 groups who’ve expressed curiosity in free agent huge receiver Tyler Boyd, per The Athletic. The 30-year-old receiver is unlikely to return to a really crowded huge receiver room in Cincinnati, the place the Bengals will prioritize retaining their youthful huge receiver duo of Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Boyd, however, seems to be ending an eight-year tenure in Cincinnati, a stretch wherein he was persistently productive regardless of many up-and-down years by the group.
Boyd has a considerably comparable profile to Josh Reynolds, each in construct and in play model. He’s dynamic sufficient to play each inside and outside, and actually stretches the sphere over the center with some stable palms. It is smart that after Reynolds has signed with the Denver Broncos in free company, the Lions are actually tied to Boyd.
Query of the day: Ought to the Lions signal free agent huge receiver Tyler Boyd?
My reply: after all, it relies on the worth, so let’s speak numbers.
Per our sister web site in Cincinnati, Cincy Jungle, PFF has projected Boyd’s free agent contract numbers at two years, $17.5 million, or $8.75 million yearly, with $10.5 million assured.
At that quantity, I’m afraid I’ll must say no. Whereas the contract construction would match Brad Holmes’ short-to-medium-term signing tendency, the worth is a little bit steep for a man who’s a 12 months older than Reynolds and involves Detroit with out the identical chemistry with Jared Goff. On the flip aspect, Boyd’s diminished statistical manufacturing is moreso the product of extra mouths to feed in Cincinnati than a decline in his efficiency from the once-higher finish WR2 or lower-end WR1 that he was.
The most important query mark for me is what position Boyd would play in Detroit. Clearly, Amon-Ra St. Brown is the clear WR1. Nevertheless, the teaching workers has spend the higher a part of the final six months speaking about how they count on Jameson Williams to develop into a bigger position on offense. We noticed on the finish of the season that it meant much more intermediate routes and touches down the sideline, much like what Reynolds usually supplied. That might eat into the goal share void left by Reynolds’ departure, which might make it even much less justified to signal Boyd at that worth.
On condition that we’re nearly a month into free company and Boyd continues to be in the marketplace, although, there’s cause to imagine that he could possibly be had at a quantity decrease than PFF’s projections. If Boyd have been out there at, say, $11-13 million over two years with someplace nearer to $8 million assured, I’d be much more desirous to see him within the Honolulu blue and silver.
What do you suppose? Ought to the Lions signal free agent WR Tyler Boyd at his PFF projected worth? If not, what worth would you be okay with signing him at? Vote under and tell us within the feedback.
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