Sure, how do you consolidate protection on an OL where every back-up is a rookie (or Ducasse)? You put in a blocking TE who hasn't played TE or even offense in college!!! This is really a head-scratcher. Could it be we are actually much more cap-fucked than we thought?
For next year? Yes. The $8.5 million will be a huge help next season. I really don't think that's the reason why we're not signing a cheap blocking TE.