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Would You Trade Draft Capital for a #1 WR???


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13 minutes ago, Navy_football said:

I wouldn't give up draft capital for a #1. This defense is devoid of talent in crucial positions. And this is the draft to greatly improve that side of the ball. We've gotta stop thinking we're smarter than everyone else. Draft defense heavy in a defensive draft. Draft offense heavy in an offensive draft. We did that last year, just gotta get away from those damn RAS scores - and injured players. Side note - I honestly think we could have drafted Ladd and XL last year if we would have held put. Ladd at 33 and XL at 39. 

We don't need a #1 WR. We need weapons. Guys that know what to do with the ball in their hands. I just don't feel like we have that right now. Bryce looks like the most elusive player on the team. That is not a good thing. We can find weapons 3rd - 5th rounds. Now that I think about it, I don't want Bryce thinking he has to force the ball to any player - see Diontae Johnson. That's not his game and I don't think he has the velocity to force passes like Penix and Nix. 

Draft BPA. Fortunately/Unfortunately we need EVERYTHING right now. With a heavy focus on defense early. 

Probably deserves its own thread but if Bryce is starting to become the QB we expected him to be, then we need to draft receivers that works best for him. And since he gelled with Thielen from the start, that's telling me Bryce mainly needs guys who actually know how to play the fundamentals of the position. Run the right route. Catch a well placed ball. It's probably why Bryce and XL aren't meshing yet while he has done better with Coker; XL came in much more raw and inexperienced.

Best comparison would be Brady for all the seasons he didn't have superstar receivers. His targets were simply intelligent and reliable players. 

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17 hours ago, tukafan21 said:

First of all, Higgins, Godwin, and Allen are all FA's, so draft capital isn't in the equation.  Beyond that, Higgins is going to want Top 5 money if he were to come here, Allen is well past his prime at this point, and Godwin is coming off another injury and is about to turn 29 so he just doesn't make sense either to give big money to.

 

Not a fair comp at all, you have to compare Higgins at $35M AAV vs $25M AAV to Godwin.

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1 hour ago, outlaw4 said:

Probably deserves its own thread but if Bryce is starting to become the QB we expected him to be, then we need to draft receivers that works best for him. And since he gelled with Thielen from the start, that's telling me Bryce mainly needs guys who actually know how to play the fundamentals of the position. Run the right route. Catch a well placed ball. It's probably why Bryce and XL aren't meshing yet while he has done better with Coker; XL came in much more raw and inexperienced.

Best comparison would be Brady for all the seasons he didn't have superstar receivers. His targets were simply intelligent and reliable players. 

I agree those kind of players are needed, but shouldn't discount the importance of guys that can make something out of nothing. That's not always a QB's responsibility. And it shouldn't be. It makes it too difficult to win games when everything on one side of the ball depends on the QB. A strong running game and receivers that can make big plays are absolutely necessary to be successful. That's how you keep defenses honest. 

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12 hours ago, Zaximus said:

Trade for Wilson if it makes sense, and honestly I'd probably trade a first.  He's a 24 year old proven WR1.  If he indeed wants out, I would trade our first for a proven player and give him a deal.  If WR is indeed a big priority for us then you do this deal as long as it makes sense.  It really helps that Bryce turned it on the second half because it may make signing a receiver easier as well.  Higgins scares me though with the injuries.

I mean in this scenario the Jets take Tet and we happily give them #8 for Wilson and call it a night. We will be tied closely to what the Jets do I think and we also have the help from the Jags, Browns, Titans, and Raiders that they will likely do something idiotic before our pick in April as well.

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2 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

I have a better question for the class. Would you trade Horn for Wilson straight up?

Hell yes. A WR who’s put up 3 straight 1k yard seasons on a dysfunctional Jets team, or a corner who’s never played a full season. 
 

I would also trade pick 8 for him straight up. Graham and Carter will be gone by 8 so no other defensive player would be worth it over getting Wilson.

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I would say I wouldn't care about getting rid of this #8, provided one of the better guys doesn't make it to us(McMillian, Graham, Johnson, etc). But I mean that for a top flight WR, not just a "could be top flight WR."

I mean like Garrett Wilson, Tee Higgins, etc. 

But all future firsts are off the table and nothing more in the first three rounds, IMO. No more insane trade rapes like we have been subject to during the Tepper era. 

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