For a guy that is an "adequate-at-best blocker" and catches 25 passes a year, his salary for 2019 and 2020 seem pretty high at $4,475,000 and $4,975,000.
His receiving stats for 2017 and 2018 are:
G GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
14 12 25 272 10.9 29 1
16 14 24 235 9.8 27 2
I understand that he is not a receiving TE (although he is sure handed); but nothing he is doing seems to justify his salary. He is a versatile player and I like his game. But, how far off is Simonson or a free agent from Ellison?
He's healthy? I'll cut Ellison and others For Eifert. Hes only 28.
I'd agree, but Shurmur seems to love him. He had him in Minnesota, which will help him avoid the axe that all the other Reese signings seem to have over their head. Hell, last year after Engram got hurt, Shurmur dared to make the following comparison:
And he also said this
So, I'm willing to bet that Ellison is not going anywhere.
He's healthy? I'll cut Ellison and others For Eifert. Hes only 28.
I like the way you think but eifert will probably explode into a million pieces the next time he cuts or gets tackled. This guy is beyond injury prone.
That said, he is overpaid.
Or Jared Cook, who is completely useless here as we have Evan Engram already in that role.
FFS. He does his job and he doesn't screw it up. You need guys like that on a football team, not everyone is going to be a superstar.
Overpaid? Probably, but most of you are about 8 years in the past when it comes to contracts anyhow.
This is the correct answer.