Educate a dumb fan like me..why no intrest in Trent.?

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(07-17-2019, 05:40 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Paying someone like Trent would be acceptable for a 2-3 year contract.

The money will still be there for AJ and Boyd next year.
AJ's money is on the books right now for $15 mil. So giving him a few more will be easy.
Boyd's money will come from Cordy Glenn's $9.5 mil contract expiring and then a little extra needed.

Then next year there is also Dennard's $4.5 mil back in the fold if we elect to not retain him.
Also another $4.5 mil in dead money comes back into the fold (Burfict $1.8 mil, Iloka $1.2 mil, Walton $.5 mil)
And there should be another increase I in the Annual Salary Cap.

So the money is not the Issue. If we signed Trent to a nice deal we still have enough left to keep both WR's.
Also Trent would be the LT for 2-3 Years and Jonah would become the RT and move to LT when Trent's contract is up, buying us time to draft a RT and develop him.

It's not a move that would save the year, but it would setup the next few years for OL Stability. And again, not having the money is not the issue, it's getting MB to part with that money and a pick that is the issue.

You can't punt Boyd's contract to next year.  He will sign for much cheaper this year due to the fact that he hasn't made monster money yet and doesn't have financial security if he gets injured this year.  He will cost a lot more if he tests the open market after having another great year.  Also, Glenn is still under contract next year.

The killer though is Andy, Mixon, and WJIII are all in contract years next year, and will need extensions.  If Andy isn't the future, then you need draft capital to move up and get your next QB, so you can't deal premium picks for a 31 year old T, especially when you just drafted your franchise LT.