03-22-2020, 03:33 PM
Glad there's a thread on this, as it has come up elsewhere.
I believe his 5th year salary is guaranteed for injury only, so if we trade him we clear the whole thing with no cap hit.
Naturally, like all trades it depends on what we're offered. But I do think it makes sense. What if you could trade him for a 3, and use that cap space to bring in Daryl Williams? Or Derek Wolfe and Alec Ogletree? Even if we just turned around and spent that same pick on a CB it would make sense.
And look, in NFL terms 2017 was forever ago. What if the coaching staff is thinking that almost zero ball production means not a good CB (but other clubs remember his combine and think they can teach it to him). I mean they were lauding Phillips for his ball production and saying we need to get him on the field more, then signed a bunch of CBs to play ahead of him! So cut Dre and save 8.3M or trade WJIII and save 9.5M? That's the question.
I believe his 5th year salary is guaranteed for injury only, so if we trade him we clear the whole thing with no cap hit.
Naturally, like all trades it depends on what we're offered. But I do think it makes sense. What if you could trade him for a 3, and use that cap space to bring in Daryl Williams? Or Derek Wolfe and Alec Ogletree? Even if we just turned around and spent that same pick on a CB it would make sense.
And look, in NFL terms 2017 was forever ago. What if the coaching staff is thinking that almost zero ball production means not a good CB (but other clubs remember his combine and think they can teach it to him). I mean they were lauding Phillips for his ball production and saying we need to get him on the field more, then signed a bunch of CBs to play ahead of him! So cut Dre and save 8.3M or trade WJIII and save 9.5M? That's the question.
