01-04-2019, 11:37 PM
I only consider trading AJ if we are going into full rebuilding mode. And as a fan I hope that's not the case. Our offense stutters without Eifert, and is crippled without AJ.
The only free agent WR who might have a chance to replace AJ's stats is Golden Tate who is also 30 and probably will command $10-11 million per year as a replacement. Is $4-5 million a year worth it?
There are some talented WRs in the draft this year, but none who have the notoriety AJ had coming out. There isn't even a consensus WR worth a top 10 pick right now. If the plan is to get weaker at WR to get stronger at another position, then we still need to get 2 more contributing WRs, because Boyd is the only viable receiving option. And 2 mid level WRs might create enough open targets for the QB.
In the end, getting rid of AJ seems to create more headaches than it solves. It makes more sense to cut Burfict and Dre and Nickerson and use that $14.2 million next year (and just over $21 million in 2020) to shore the line and LBs next year. Those cuts would let us keep our all pro and still have $68+ million to spend
The only free agent WR who might have a chance to replace AJ's stats is Golden Tate who is also 30 and probably will command $10-11 million per year as a replacement. Is $4-5 million a year worth it?
There are some talented WRs in the draft this year, but none who have the notoriety AJ had coming out. There isn't even a consensus WR worth a top 10 pick right now. If the plan is to get weaker at WR to get stronger at another position, then we still need to get 2 more contributing WRs, because Boyd is the only viable receiving option. And 2 mid level WRs might create enough open targets for the QB.
In the end, getting rid of AJ seems to create more headaches than it solves. It makes more sense to cut Burfict and Dre and Nickerson and use that $14.2 million next year (and just over $21 million in 2020) to shore the line and LBs next year. Those cuts would let us keep our all pro and still have $68+ million to spend
