Hekker / trade block / Renegotiated
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Please don't trade away my Oregon boy.
Seriously though. From reports I saw, our other punter hasn't looked good in preseason. And I also suspect Jonny could outkick coverage any time he wants but is the best at getting it inside the 20 with no return.
Seriously though. From reports I saw, our other punter hasn't looked good in preseason. And I also suspect Jonny could outkick coverage any time he wants but is the best at getting it inside the 20 with no return.
Riley Dixon a couple years ago. Before that, Andy Lee was the first in like a decade. Might be missing one recent, but that's what I remember.
Wouldn't surprise me if Belichick did. Hekker was one of the players Coach B went out of his way to praise prior to the Super Bowl, iirc.
He's not worth a high pick, but wouldn't surprise me if he sent that 6th back to the Rams for Hekker.
To be clear, I do NOT want the Rams to trade/release Hekker.
On so many punts last year, you could see that Hekker was trying to not outkick the coverage as opposed to really trying to flip the field as in years past. In unrelated matters, our coverage teams just sucked last year...
Jake Bailey just had an All-Pro year for the Pats and is on a rookie contract so I'd guess they probably won't.
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If the Pats wanted him and the Rams had him on the block, seems he would have been a part of this Sony M deal.
Not sure what the underlying motivation is here.
Do we really need the cap space right now, such as to pay Sony Michel? Or do the Rams think the other guy is just better at this point?
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You have somebody on the roster you feel can do the job just as well and save money in the long run while also adding a pick or two after just trading two? Hekker has been a great Ram and we all love him. But the last three or four years he’s gotten more expensive and declined a bit. I’m in no way advocating it but it’s a possibility and I get it.
Sony Michel was a 1.8 cap hit. Already added to OTC. $6m remaining cap with pennies to come off during cuts.
I don't know if management feels a current urgency to unload Hekker strictly for an improved CAP situation, but should they see him as true trade bait that may improve the team's odds for a deeper play-off or Super Bowl run, then I would be hard pressed to not approve of such an action. jmo.
They already have dead cap hit of 1.2 mill in 2021 whether he is on the team or not, that's a realized hit.
The dead cap going forward is 1.1 mill
His salary of 3.75 mill is what can be salvaged, but either way if Hekker is gone, the "punter" cap for 2021
- dead cap realized 1.2 mill
- Bojo Cap hit 1.02
Total- 2.22 mill
Hekker salary 3.75 mill - Total punter hit 2.22 mill, "Savings" of 1.5 "ish" with a 2022 cap hit of 1.1 mill coming
I can see moving on. It could be time.
I'll bet the Rams don't plan to punt as often with Stafford now handling 3rd downs this year.
I'll bet the Rams don't plan to punt as often with Stafford now handling 3rd downs this year.