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In the NFL people get a hurt a lot, as it turns out it's a violent sport. We run a 3 WR set that requires 3 talented WRs to be on the field, but odds are one or more are likely to get injured, so you draft guys In the later round that can sub in. I know everyone thinks we gave up the farm(a 4th and 6th round pick) but the fact is Carroo is cheap. He will never earn more than 1 million against the cap on his initial contract, so cap wise we have a cheap back up for 4 years. If he blows up and forces his was on the field, then that is a beautiful problem to have.
There is also the Devante Parker reason to have Carroo on the team. The next 2 years we have real choices to make on him. In 2018 we have to decide if we pick up his 5th year option. That is a choice to pick up a nearly 10 million dollar option. If he improves this year and becomes a true #1 then it's a no brainer, but if he has another 700 yard 4 td season, or worse, or struggles with injuries again, well then you have a dilemma. If he doesn't make that choice easy keep in mind we have nearly 10 million dollar cap hit with Kenny and will need to spend 11-14 million to keep Jarvis, so that is a lot on the books for WR. Having a guy on the roster who knows the offense with .9 million dollar cap hit will be very handy if we do move on.
Well done Dajesus! the revisionist historians love to play with the details.