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re: Andre Johnson for Ryan Mallet?
Posted on 1/21/14 at 5:28 pm to supatigah
Posted on 1/21/14 at 5:28 pm to supatigah
You don't seem to be factoring in at all the PR implications of trading AJ, and the owners influence on any such decision.
I am completely with you in regards to AJ's "value" as a player, including his age, production, contract, position, etc...
I don't get your perceived value of Mallet. At best he's Matt Schaub (trading for backup QB), at worst he's Matt Cassell. Neither is anywhere close to what the Texans brass would desire. I get that you're getting cap relief, but you would be paying WAY too much for it. Both in terms of talent and PR.
There is literally ZERO chance that Bob McNair would ever approve of a trade sending AJ another team, much less another team in the same conference that reapeatedly raped them over the past 3 season. McNair is loyal to a fault with shitty players (Carr, Schaub, Kubiak). He's not letting his only potential HOFer go to another team for financial considerations.
Plus...I'm giving Tom Brady a (STILL)top 6 WR weapon to compete against me with? And in return I get an unproven backup QB and some cap relief?
I am completely with you in regards to AJ's "value" as a player, including his age, production, contract, position, etc...
I don't get your perceived value of Mallet. At best he's Matt Schaub (trading for backup QB), at worst he's Matt Cassell. Neither is anywhere close to what the Texans brass would desire. I get that you're getting cap relief, but you would be paying WAY too much for it. Both in terms of talent and PR.
There is literally ZERO chance that Bob McNair would ever approve of a trade sending AJ another team, much less another team in the same conference that reapeatedly raped them over the past 3 season. McNair is loyal to a fault with shitty players (Carr, Schaub, Kubiak). He's not letting his only potential HOFer go to another team for financial considerations.
Plus...I'm giving Tom Brady a (STILL)top 6 WR weapon to compete against me with? And in return I get an unproven backup QB and some cap relief?
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Posted on 1/21/14 at 5:55 pm to MSMHater
I understand and most of that was addressed in this thread
Rest assured AJ will be cut next offseason when his dead money drops. Loyal or not, no way a 34y/o WR gets $17 mm in 2015. So in reality all of this is about one season and paying him $16mm. The dead money makes cutting him impossible so trade him or pay up.
Does a pro bowl season from AJ make that much of a difference? Is a $16mm 33yr/o WR producing a recent pro bowl level a necessity or a luxury for the 2014 Texans? Is mallet more or less of a risk than any of the top QB prospects? BOB may hate mallet for all we know and Lombardi and the Browns make a stupid offer to NE for Mallett instead.
I laugh at those in this thread that act like this is a preposterous scenario. It is admittedly very unlikely because of the financial side from NE's perspective and the PR side from Houston.
Schaub is definitely sunk cost
Joseph may be sunk cost
foster may be sunk cost
Cushing may be sunk cost
Watt's mega deal is looming very large. Some cap relief for 2015 may be more important than mcnair's loyalty. I don't get the impression BO'B will share mcnair's loyalty to past their prime players with huge cap numbers.
Rest assured AJ will be cut next offseason when his dead money drops. Loyal or not, no way a 34y/o WR gets $17 mm in 2015. So in reality all of this is about one season and paying him $16mm. The dead money makes cutting him impossible so trade him or pay up.
Does a pro bowl season from AJ make that much of a difference? Is a $16mm 33yr/o WR producing a recent pro bowl level a necessity or a luxury for the 2014 Texans? Is mallet more or less of a risk than any of the top QB prospects? BOB may hate mallet for all we know and Lombardi and the Browns make a stupid offer to NE for Mallett instead.
I laugh at those in this thread that act like this is a preposterous scenario. It is admittedly very unlikely because of the financial side from NE's perspective and the PR side from Houston.
Schaub is definitely sunk cost
Joseph may be sunk cost
foster may be sunk cost
Cushing may be sunk cost
Watt's mega deal is looming very large. Some cap relief for 2015 may be more important than mcnair's loyalty. I don't get the impression BO'B will share mcnair's loyalty to past their prime players with huge cap numbers.
This post was edited on 1/21/14 at 5:56 pm
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