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The Dolphins were already tampering with Brady (and he was playing along) a month before any of the Antonio Brown stuff
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The Dolphins were already tampering with Brady (and he was playing along) a month before any of the Antonio Brown stuff
That doesn’t work.
Maybe I’m overvaluing Pickens.
1) You are. You're also undervaluing pick #4.
Does Pickens's instability and being a FA in 2026 concern you?
I don’t love Pickens to begin with.
Agreed. Cost control is not being factored in enough. Whoever is available at #4 is under a rookie contract for at least the next four seasons plus the fifth year team option plus the franchise tag for a sixth year if needed. Williams and Pickens are both on the final year of their deals, the difference is Williams is a first round pick therefor the Lions can (and most likely will) pick up his fifth year option and they'll have him at an affordable price for the next two seasons. He also doesn't have the attitude problem that Pickens has. And Pickens will be looking for a new contract as he's a free agent next year. I'd much rather have Williams by a considerable amount, but I also don't think Detroit is looking to move him. Pittsburgh would love to rid themselves of Pickens. I don't think we should be helping them with that. Pickens is a talented pass catcher but he's a ****ty football player (terrible attitude, doesn't block, gets no separation).
I said in another thread somewhere this morning that I'd look at something like:
Agreed there Ross I mentioned kirk myself and someone mentioned that he's an older WR with injury history...we can say that about basically every WR that's available.. Diggs, Deebo, kupp dor example.
One of the worst trades in patriots his sanu.. I know he got hurt with the ankle and was never the same player. He had his best days with the Bengals. Yes Josh was phenomenal earlier in his career and was a physical specimen. But he couldn't stay on the road to sobriety. I hope he's doing well.
I am guessing he will tell them to kick rocks for preventing him from finally hitting the open market, yet again, and that he refuses to sign or play on the tag. He will sit out all the way up til week 10 if needed and then only play 8 games, still get his money from the Bengals, and then hit the open market next year. The Bengals, knowing this is the eventual outcome and only getting 8 games from him on the backend won't really benefit the team much, will eventually rescind the tag or otherwise trade his rights for a (future) 3rd round pick.
I think they'll come to a deal or trade him, probably sometime after the draft.
Yeah, that's part of the problem. By that point, many of his potential suitors will have made other signings and there will be few teams still in a position to make a mega-deal for a WR in May/June. That will hurt his market which is why Higgins will be mad.
I think it gets resolved sooner. Bad move if they wait to trade him after teams have spent their cap. They’ll go all out negotiating the next two weeks and if no agreement is reached to keep him long term, they’ll give him permission to negotiate with other teams.
This lowers our chances a team like the Chargers might be willing to part with their first but we won’t part with 4, we may part with next years first.
I would take those numbers 24/7 over what we currently have.
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