Hekker / trade block / Renegotiated

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Prior to the draft, I thought it was highly possible that Hekker would be gone. But after he was hanging out at the draft complex beach mansion party, I thought he was just ingrained in the fabric of the team. Guess that really doesnt matter
 
If the Rams are looking for trade partners they should be looking at the bad offenses around the league, where a guy like Hekker has shown he can bail you out and flip the field when nothing is going right.
Jets Giants Bengals Broncos etc.

I'd settle for a 5th, basically recoup the Sony Michel deal and call it done, or get them to toss in a RB prospect. I'd still like to see us pick up another back before week 1. Put Jones on the PS and go with Funk as your RB4.
 
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SuperMan28 said:
I always liked him. I was at the game, dang near front row, when he sealed the game with a fake punt. It was SEA Vs STL. Special teams brilliance was the theme that day. World beater SEA took home the L, as they should.
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Ok SuperMan, I've been authorized to offer you your former Rams fanhood for a limited time. Simply turn over Creed Humphreys for Johnny Hekker and we got a deal....shake?
 
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Loyal said:
Ok SuperMan, I've been authorized to offer you your former Rams fanhood for a limited time. Simply turn over Creed Humphreys for Johnny Hekker and we got a deal....shake?
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You throw in Donald, I'll throw in Kay Adams (Chiefs sideline reporter), and it's a deal!

(Look! She does Yoga!)

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jrry32 said:
Last year was arguably the worst of Hekker's career, but he was still a dominant Punter in the years before that. My take is and was that he wasn't trying to boot the ball like he could because our coverage was so terrible that it might get returned for six. That all said, that Bojorquez kid has one incredible leg.
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To back this up, I looked at Hekker's start of the year versus his finish. Over the first eight games, he averaged 47.5 yards per punt (typical of Hekker's average during his career). Over the final eight games, he averaged 43.9 yards per punt. In the eighth game of the year, Miami returned a punt for a TD. And over the first half of the year, our punt coverage team never looked up to snuff. My theory is that Hekker didn't try to boom the ball over the second half of the year like he did in the past to protect our weak punt coverage team (and porous special teams coordinator).

So I'd be very hesitant to get rid of him. I think he still has it. But to be fair to Bojorquez, he did average 50.8 yards per punt last year. He just doesn't have Hekker's precision.
 
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If he was going to be traded, I would think the Sony Michel deal today would have been the time to do it.
Bill A Cheat loves J Hek
 
dieterbrock said:
Dallas cut Hunter Niswander, who was pretty good last year ("statistically" better than Hekker) so there definitely is a potential spot there.
Doesnt do all that much for cap savings as he already cost them 1.2 mill in cap space for 2021, and would cost them another 1.1 in Cap space in 2022, despite "saving" his salary of 3.75 mill
CAn he really garner more than a 7th round pick?
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They (Dallas) could restructure his deal
 
Memphis Ram said:
Wouldn't that be roughly $2.8 million which includes his replacement (Bojorquez)?

According the overthecap.com, the Cap Savings for moving on from Hekker is $3.75 million (post June 1st move)
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Key is next yr... Whatever this yrs savings is gets rolled into next yrs cap along with next yrs savings. So its is significant relief for next yr when they will need it.
 
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jrry32 said:
To back this up, I looked at Hekker's start of the year versus his finish. Over the first eight games, he averaged 47.5 yards per punt (typical of Hekker's average during his career). Over the final eight games, he averaged 43.9 yards per punt. In the eighth game of the year, Miami returned a punt for a TD. And over the first half of the year, our punt coverage team never looked up to snuff. My theory is that Hekker didn't try to boom the ball over the second half of the year like he did in the past to protect our weak punt coverage team (and porous special teams coordinator).

So I'd be very hesitant to get rid of him. I think he still has it. But to be fair to Bojorquez, he did average 50.8 yards per punt last year. He just doesn't have Hekker's precision.
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I get the feeling that Hekk never got over the ST coach firing. Doesn't help that the next guy they brought in was shitty. But it's just something I've been thinking for a while.

Hekk might feel like his best was brought out by Bones. Plus Dallas having that need at the position hopefully he'll get to end up there. I'd like to see a happy ending. IF all this is real of course.
 
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