03-07-2025, 03:22 PM
I kind of agree. Seems counterintuitive to dump the only high-end player on the defense. However, if you lookout it from the perspective of Al rebuilding it from the ground up with handpicked players, it stings a bit less.
Trey will potentially give them another 16 million of cap and a likely day 2 pick to work with. They need a lot of linemen. They need multiple linebackers. Is the defense currently close to being good as is? I really doubt it. Lou took a minute to let established veterans fall off of the branch. Maybe letting Trey go is more proactive than reactive.
Only problem is, I have difficulty associating the word "plan" with this front office. All 3 big name guys that want deals seem to be experiencing super-reactive responses from the FO. A plan would have been paying these players before the cap went up and the positional market exploded. They failed that test miserably. They are waiting til the last minute on a guy like Chase that is a no-doubt keeper.
So, basically, there could be a really well thought out plan for the defense. It could solidify a good, young defensive core for the next stretch of the Burrow era.
Or they could be doing what we've always seen them do. Reacting, not giving a shit about league wide trends, and being generally unable to meet big moments as an organization.
I hope like hell it's the first option.
Trey will potentially give them another 16 million of cap and a likely day 2 pick to work with. They need a lot of linemen. They need multiple linebackers. Is the defense currently close to being good as is? I really doubt it. Lou took a minute to let established veterans fall off of the branch. Maybe letting Trey go is more proactive than reactive.
Only problem is, I have difficulty associating the word "plan" with this front office. All 3 big name guys that want deals seem to be experiencing super-reactive responses from the FO. A plan would have been paying these players before the cap went up and the positional market exploded. They failed that test miserably. They are waiting til the last minute on a guy like Chase that is a no-doubt keeper.
So, basically, there could be a really well thought out plan for the defense. It could solidify a good, young defensive core for the next stretch of the Burrow era.
Or they could be doing what we've always seen them do. Reacting, not giving a shit about league wide trends, and being generally unable to meet big moments as an organization.
I hope like hell it's the first option.
