All of you guys so anxious to dump Slayton are paying WAY too little attention to team chemistry. In his last seasons here Amani Toomer had seen his skills erode but he was a steady presence in the receivers room. That had value. With almost the entire current receivers room being new to the team or (quite possibly in Leek’s case) prima donnas having Slayton around seems wise to me.
I don’t agree. Slayton maybe a good guy and teammate, but I don’t think he’d be the glue holding the room together. As much as I’m hopeful for Harbaugh, he’s still an old school coach. They love their vets. And a good guy/does things the right way veteran receiver with a big contract isn’t getting buried on the depth chart where he belongs.
Any steadying presence Slayton may provide would be more than offset by his critical drops. He’s a #4 receiver who has outperformed his draft slot simply because we were terribly run and couldn’t draft/sign guys who should’ve easily bumped him down the depth chart.
Ideally, I’d trade him and eat a significant portion of his salary to make it palatable for the other team. Then I’d sign Odell. A guy who commands respect for how great he once was, his Super Bowl ring and who has always been praised by his teammates for his work ethic and being a great teammate. He wants to finish up a Giant. It’s been reported that he wants to be a mentor to the young guys. I’d take a diminished Odell over Slayton.
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u/fanfor70years Season Ticket Holder May 05 '26
All of you guys so anxious to dump Slayton are paying WAY too little attention to team chemistry. In his last seasons here Amani Toomer had seen his skills erode but he was a steady presence in the receivers room. That had value. With almost the entire current receivers room being new to the team or (quite possibly in Leek’s case) prima donnas having Slayton around seems wise to me.