Connecting the Dots on our Trade Target

[Happy Panther]

We did nothing at the deadline last year. Tepper seems to be a build though the draft guy. Maybe I will be surprised.

[UncleWillie]

Could be A.J. Green since he's from South Carolina and this will likely be his last contract or Josh Gordon.

[Snake]

17 hours ago, TheRed said:

The only way I can see us making this kind of move is if the Greg Little concussion is far worse than the staff is letting on.

 

17 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

This. Unless we have real concerns about Little's ability to continue playing football, I'd really rather not trade a 1st or 2nd round pick for an aging, injury prone LT.

Two concussions in the matter of a month isn't really concerning to you guys. Next one and he's out a mandatory year... 

[Shocker]

Trent Williams is a great player and 31 isnt crazy old at all.  He is worth a second and maybe a four year deal worth some cash.  Question is...do we do the deal?  Doubtful with Little in the wings unless they think his concussions will continue.

[LinvilleGorge]

Here's the other thing with Williams, he's been holding out because he wants a big money deal. If you want to actually get him on the field, not only are you going to have to offer significant trade assets, but then you're also going to have to back up the Brinks truck for an injury prone player on the wrong side of 30.

Like I said before, the only way we should even consider it is if we have serious concerns about Little's football future.

[Snake]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Here's the other thing with Williams, he's been holding out because he wants a big money deal. If you want to actually get him on the field, not only are you going to have to offer significant trade assets, but then you're also going to have to back up the Brinks truck for an injury prone player on the wrong side of 30.

Like I said before, the only way we should even consider it is if we have serious concerns about Little's football future.

Williams just wants out of Washington is all I've heard. Not that he was asking to be paid more than everyone else. 

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Snake said:

Williams just wants out of Washington is all I've heard. Not that he was asking to be paid more than everyone else. 

Ah, I forgot about that whole fiasco about how he felt his injury situation was handled terribly by their medical team.

[TheRed]

46 minutes ago, Snake said:

Two concussions in the matter of a month isn't really concerning to you guys. Next one and he's out a mandatory year... 

Who said it isn't concerning?

His contract runs out next year with a cap hit of 14.7 million. If you think we aren't going to have to give the guy a new contract you're living in a fantasy world. You and me would want to get paid too. That's the business of the league. In a normal year that might not be a big deal, but you may want to educate yourself and look at the free agents we have coming up in 2020.

Or you could just keep quoting me with stupid poo.

[Snake]

4 minutes ago, TheRed said:

Who said it isn't concerning?

His contract runs out next year with a cap hit of 14.7 million. If you think we aren't going to have to give the guy a new contract you're living in a fantasy world. You and me would want to get paid too. That's the business of the league. In a normal year that might not be a big deal, but you may want to educate yourself and look at the free agents we have coming up in 2020.

Or you could just keep quoting me with stupid poo.

Are we not looking for a LT? Do we just keep sending Cam out to slaughter every year? Or did I miss your fantasy where a top 10 LT falls to us in the draft. 

[TheRed]

2 minutes ago, Snake said:

Are we not looking for a LT? Do we just keep sending Cam out to slaughter every year? Or did I miss your fantasy where a top 10 LT falls to us in the draft. 

I'm not totally against a possible OL acquisition, but the harsh unflinching reality is we are not one player away from competing with the best in the league right now. If that historic and embarrassing beatdown from the 49ers with all that time to prepare can't convince you of that then we really don't have anything to talk about.

[Snake]

Just now, TheRed said:

I'm not totally against a possible OL acquisition, but the harsh unflinching reality is we are not one player away from competing with the best in the league right now. If that historic and embarrassing beatdown from the 49ers with all that time to prepare can't convince you of that then we really don't have anything to talk about.

It's not about one player. It's about filling a void. Just like the Pats do and SF did right before our game. Sanders changed how we were going to defend them. Thus allowing the play action to work. Funny how that happens. 

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, Snake said:

It's not about one player. It's about filling a void. Just like the Pats do and SF did right before our game. Sanders changed how we were going to defend them. Thus allowing the play action to work. Funny how that happens. 

What are we going to do about that void on the DL next year? McCoy is only on a one year deal, KK is a potential cap casualty, and Poe will be on the last year of his contract. They're all also over 30.

[TheRed]

Just now, Snake said:

It's not about one player. It's about filling a void. Just like the Pats do and SF did right before our game. Sanders changed how we were going to defend them. Thus allowing the play action to work. Funny how that happens. 

The Patriots didn't get to where they are along the OL overnight. Four years ago Brady was getting pummeled by Von Miller in the AFC championship.

I think we can make strides with the offensive line but I'm skeptical we will see much if any signicant difference that could catapult us to the postseason this year.

As concerning as protecting the QB obviously is, we are not going to win much with the state of this run defense.

[Snake]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

What are we going to do about that void on the DL next year? McCoy is only on a one year deal, KK is a potential cap casualty, and Poe will be on the last year of his contract. They're all also over 30.

And exactly why it would be smart to try to win now. Because the next few years are not going to be in the green without major restructuring of contracts.