Keep Tee Trade Chase

[kevin]

(09-22-2023, 04:03 PM)Burrow Sass Wrote: Let me start by saying I love me some Tee, however I'd hate to see a  repeat of the Jessie Bates type of situation where we make him play on the franchise tag one more year, piss his hard assed agent and Tee Hig off, and end up getting notta for his true value, which I believe is high. How about we try to trade him to Arizona mid -season for their second overall pick in next year's draft, choose either the best OLine prospect or Marv Harrison Jr., thus freeing up Jamar Chase contract extension money? Thoughts?
Who Dey

NO

You want to trade Higgins during this season for not even a 1st round pick or a starting player.  Some 2nd round pick.  I can't see trading Higgins, and if Higgins was traded, I would expect a heck of a lot more in return than a second round pick.  

You can't compare Bates to Higgins.  Bates is an average safety who wanted to be one of the highest paid safeties ever in NFL history.  It would have been stupid to give an average safety that kind of money.  There is a limit on how much you can pay a safety, and Bates went over it.   Now Higgins would be the #1 WR on many teams, and he still might be better than Chase on this team.  A WR like him is worth more money than Bates.  Bengals let Bates and a few others go because they plan on having Chase and Higgins for Burrow to throw to long term over many seasons. 

Really, a second round pick.   Not even Paul Robinson for Charlie Joiner or later Charlie Joiner for Coy Bacon.  Not even a 1st round pick or a number of picks.  One lousy second round pick for one of the best WR's in the NFL.   That is a Big NO.