Did You Know... (AJ Green)

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(05-29-2020, 02:38 PM)Synric Wrote: 1.) Why would a team give up a first or second round pick for a "older, expensive, injury prone" WR?

2.) The same reason a team would give up a high draft pick is the same reason you can argue the Bengals should resign him. AJ Green is one of the better players in the league.

1.) Do I really need to answer this?  The answer is supply and demand.  And you see it every year at the trade deadline.

A team that feels it has a true chance at contending will make bold moves when they feel needed.  If there's a player who they feel like will put them over the top then it's often considerd worth trying.  If they have a guy go down to injury there aren't many available guys to bring in.  There's no Free Agency in November. There's no draft in the middle of the season.  They can't go down to Wide Receiver tree and pluck off a starter.

This is why you see a guy like Mohomed Sanu go for a 2nd rounder in the middle of the year.  You have a team desperate for help, while in the middle of contention.  With limited options they'll overpay.

2.) Entirely different situations.

The team trading for AJ Green is sacrficing a pick to try to win now.  The dollars spent is a partial season's salary.  If AJ Green were to be traded in week 10 then he would essentially be a 7 million dollar rental.

Just because a guy has trade value in a sellers market doesn't mean by comparison he should be worthy of a muti-year deal with 25+ mil in guarantees.