Re-signing TE Dennis Pitta

[JoeyFlex5]

No reason to do any of that; reason being: either a team wants a player at a certain price and is willing to pay or let the player go to seek his money elsewhere. Franchise tag is a double-edge blade.

it was a joke lol. doing all that would just be ridiculous

[blackandpurplesacks]

Apparently a Daryl deal is pretty close

It would appear that way as McClain is about to be cut. Would't cut McClain without getting Daryl back.

 

.Jeff Zrebiec ‏@jeffzrebiecsun 6 mins

The #Ravens will release fullback Vonta Leach and LB Jameel McClain, per sources. Not official but should be soon.

[Dnyce215]

Pitta contract could be done early as monday.

[BOLDnPurPnBlacK]

Guys - you've got to think about this realistically.

Pitta has the right to fight the designation. If you were hired at your job and paid minimum wage, but then after a year were asked that for 75% of your work hours to perform a task that has a higher pay grade... are you telling me you wouldn't have an issue with that? Hey I'm making minimum wage here, yet all the other guys that I work with 75% of the time are making way more than me? There is a point to it.

HOWEVER - here is the resolution. Yes, Pitta should be allowed to have himself designated as a slot WR. But, the NFL is a pay for performance business, kind of like a commission type role. He may be a WR, but based on his production hes not a great one. So, you let him win the designation as WR, don't tag him, and then re-enter negotiations treating him as a mid-to-low tier WR (a #3 at best) instead of a very good tight end.

The owners should all agree to do the same for any of these guys. A guy like Jimmy Graham is justified in doing so bc production wise he does fit the bill of an elite receiver. Guys like Pitta, sure they can justify it, but the result based on their production is that they just aren't very good receivers.

Let him win his little battle, and then pay him like a receiver with his production deserves.

[BmoreBird22]

Guys - you've got to think about this realistically.Pitta has the right to fight the designation. If you were hired at your job and paid minimum wage, but then after a year were asked that for 75% of your work hours to perform a task that has a higher pay grade... are you telling me you wouldn't have an issue with that? Hey I'm making minimum wage here, yet all the other guys that I work with 75% of the time are making way more than me? There is a point to it.HOWEVER - here is the resolution. Yes, Pitta should be allowed to have himself designated as a slot WR. But, the NFL is a pay for performance business, kind of like a commission type role. He may be a WR, but based on his production hes not a great one. So, you let him win the designation as WR, don't tag him, and then re-enter negotiations treating him as a mid-to-low tier WR (a #3 at best) instead of a very good tight end.The owners should all agree to do the same for any of these guys. A guy like Jimmy Graham is justified in doing so bc production wise he does fit the bill of an elite receiver. Guys like Pitta, sure they can justify it, but the result based on their production is that they just aren't very good receivers.Let him win his little battle, and then pay him like a receiver with his production deserves.

The problem with this is he isn't a WIDE receiver. He's a slot receiver. He doesn't split out wide.

The good tight ends actually make more than the best slot receivers. Gronk makes $9 million a season and I'm sure Graham will get that or more. Best are listed as tight ends. Now, Wes Welker, the best slot receiver and most productive slot receiver in the NFL, made $6 million per season. Do we believe Pitta is as good as Welker? No. So, if he wants to get paid as a slot receiver he'd make like $3-$4 million. He'd be smarter to get paid as a pass catching tight end since they make at least a million or two more than that, if they're good.