PFR’s No. 1 wide receiver available, Allen Robinson will be set to see a bevy of offers once the tampering window opens on Monday.
While Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports the Jaguars would love to retain the wideout they didn’t opt to use the franchise tag on, they will have immense competition. The Browns and Bears may be the two most aggressive pursuers, per La Canfora, but the Ravens and Panthers are also in the mix for the fifth-year receiver.
The Ravens missed out on a Jarvis Landry trade and may be set to revamp their receiving corps. The Panthers just traded for Torrey Smith. Neither of these teams can compete with the Bears or Browns in terms of cap space, with the Panthers sitting at less than $25MM and the Ravens at barely $4MM. JLC describes Baltimore and Carolina as expressing interest but maybe not on the level of Cleveland and Chicago’s.
Cleveland did add Landry and has outside receivers in Josh Gordon and Corey Coleman. However, neither of those players were acquired by this regime and, with Gordon’s rampant off-field issues and Coleman’s injury struggles, it’s possible the front office wants more help in addition to Landry. The Bears have a bigger need at wideout after its previous corps struggled with injuries and production. The Browns hold more than $82MM in cap space, and the Bears are sitting on just more than $50MM.
Robinson doesn’t have the cleanest track record as far as staying on the field, but his dominant 2015 season (14 touchdowns, 1,400 air yards) understandably would have teams teeming with interest.
Please tell me Niners will offer him a contract. He’s exactly what we need
I would like to have him but at the same time I don’t feel it’s the biggest need. We get Garçons back and Taylor proved to be a pretty good slot receiver and built chemistry with Jimmy G especially on 3rd down. I think we need to get a RB if we don’t bring back Hyde, strengthen out O Line and add a LB more than we need a WR. Also should draft a CB just Incase one of those guys get hurt.
We need a big body WR, unless we sign Pryor for cheap and try to build up his stock again
I’d rather take a shot with moncreif than Pryor
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In this article it doesn’t mention the 49ers but I am seeing on Rotoworld and Twitter that the 49ers are very much in on him as well. Wonder who ends up with him, I don’t think he will stay with the Jags, the Browns could get him but I find that hard to believe after getting Landry, the Bear and Ravens seem to be the two teams who need him the most and as 9ers fan I know we could use him and he would only help but he isn’t a big need in my opinion. I think a big TE like Graham makes more sense for the Red Zone. For the 49ers the o line, RB and LB are bigger needs.
I think what Lynch did last year as his first year as GM and what he will do in future will make other back office folks fear his work in a respectful type of way
I think it’ll be between the Bears and 49ers. They both have cap space, need, and offensive-minded head coaches. The Ravens have almost no cap room and the Browns don’t have a glaring need at WR.
Would love for my Browns to get him, but wonder how healthy he really is.