Now that we’re a few weeks removed from the season and emotions have calmed a bit, I’m a bit more open to the idea of letting Henry walk.
It would obviously still suck to see him go initially, but if we could save that money and invest it into further beefing up an already-talented defense? It might actually be one of the more sensible things we could do.
Honestly, we’re probably just a piece or two away from fielding a truly elite defense, and I think an elite defense + a decent QB in Ryan Tannehill still gives you a pretty good shot at this division, and possibly a pretty decent standing in a drastically changing AFC.
Just looking at this year’s super bowl participants is what got me to thinking: we sure as hell don’t have a Patrick Mahomes waiting in the wings, but I think we could definitely emulate what the 49ers were able to do with a few good moves. Just some offseason food for thought.