Would you trade Burrow for Watson

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(01-14-2021, 01:41 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: But those moves didn't save money. If they were worried about cap space, they wouldn't have traded a 2nd round pick in a WR heavy draft for a 10+ million AAV WR. They wouldn't have traded away a 10 million AAV LT and then trade for and sign a 22 million AAV LT. They wouldn't have taken on a 10+ million AAV RB as part of their attempt to get rid of a WR who was about to cost them 20+ million AAV. Those moved don't really shed money. They just shift where the money is spent.

That's exactly what they did.  They let go of their best player outside of Watson for a RB and a much smaller contract.  The move with the Left Tackles was more of a panic move to "win now" as they were a playoff team and thought with a better option at LT they could have gotten over the top.  Wrong.  You can criticize the moves all day long (and they should be) but in the end, Watson's contract is a huge issue compared to a rookie deal.  

Honestly, if I am the Jets, though, I would think long and hard about taking Watson and giving up the #1 overall pick if Houston would throw in another pick, like the 2nd rounder.  The Jets can't afford to miss on a QB.  A sure thing in Watson would be tempting for that train wreck of a team.