04-10-2024, 01:55 PM
(04-09-2024, 06:21 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Oh, I have always been on board with the fact that you shouldn't have a highly paid QB and two highly paid WRs on the same team because it'll make it way too hard to field a complete team. I was very vocal about wanting them to trade Tee last offseason before the draft while people were still trying to convince themselves that they were all going to take discounts to stick together.
I'd honestly consider throwing that thought process out because Jefferson is just like two tiers above Tee and it almost makes it tempting, but I honestly haven't thought about it much though because it's impractical and improbable.
I just know that truly elite players (like top 3 player at their position) in their prime just pretty much never hit FA. Not even a Jefferson or WR specific thing, just a universal thing in the NFL. Guys who are that elite and still young have way too much value to ever let walk in FA for a comp pick so it's not done, they get retained or traded.
All understandable, actually makes me think it is possible when I didn't think so.
We are in a better spot than a lot of teams and we have the connection with JJ more than anyone else.
(04-10-2024, 09:21 AM)Ell Prez Wrote: Do we have all those things now? Nope. Are we a better team with JJ or Tee plus the drafted players we don’t give up through draft picks? Impossible to know, but JJ is one of the best players in the league. Now we could argue, if we’re going to trade for a blockbuster player, let’s go after OT or DL. Sure, but that wasn’t the scenario presented and also JJ at least makes some plausible sense, as he turned down his last contract offer, they have no QB, and the obvious connection to JB and Chase.
The thing is we need those first round picks to build up those things. For example, I think both Amarius Mims and Byron Murphy are
extremely special players in the trenches that can only be had in the first round this year. We would be throwing away possible future
All Pros for JJ, but hey, I understand as JJ is currently the best WR in the NFL.
JJ is proven, no matter the first round pick they are not. So I understand being really excited about a possible trade here and TLL makes
me now think it is much more possible. PDub had a good spill, but I wasn't taking it too seriously until now.
