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Re: Speculation thread (pure opinion)
I understand your thought process - I don't agree with it - because it doesn't make sense to hurt the team in the short term for long-term gain, especially when you're trying to win now. Imagine the offense without Welker considering a lot of the uncertainty surrounding some of the new guys, it's just too big of a gamble. I'm guessing the Seymour trade should have at least been a good example when you think of how it affected their defensive line that season. Don't get me wrong, they got decent compensation, but I don't think anyone can deny it hurt them that year.
Needless to say it would be a dangerous trade, and I think they should maximize the $9.5 million by getting as much out of them this season as they can. With him on the field, it's going to make everyone better
If you're wondering about 'why now?' It was due to thinking that they may be able to maximize their value if/when someone lost a WR due to injury who may overpay, and/or some added time in the past month (post 16 July date) to try and get a deal done.
I certainly agree that it is not likely that they will trade him, and I definitely hope they do not.
I think the pieces are there this year to make a serious run, however the argument could be made that he will never be 'this' valuable again as he is today due to another year of age + the likelihood of lessened stats, and that is why I have been thinking about it lately. The Irsay tweet along with some other very speculative factors allowed me to further explore the matter to see what others were thinking.
I understand your thought process - I don't agree with it - because it doesn't make sense to hurt the team in the short term for long-term gain, especially when you're trying to win now. Imagine the offense without Welker considering a lot of the uncertainty surrounding some of the new guys, it's just too big of a gamble. I'm guessing the Seymour trade should have at least been a good example when you think of how it affected their defensive line that season. Don't get me wrong, they got decent compensation, but I don't think anyone can deny it hurt them that year.
Needless to say it would be a dangerous trade, and I think they should maximize the $9.5 million by getting as much out of them this season as they can. With him on the field, it's going to make everyone better
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