NFL News Dolphins Trading Jaylen Waddle to Broncos

[LightSkinSmurf]

Ugh... terrible news. Denver gonna be a big problem next season.

 

[slash83]

Hopefully NE does right by Maye.

 

[ScottishPatriots]

Outside of the Broncos the biggest winners from this trade are the Pats/Bills, anything that makes a tricky road game in Miami easier and increases the chances of 4-0 against the Jets/Dolphins is a huge benefit.

If we go 4-0 in those games and don't stub our toe in Miami then you don't even have to be that good against the rest of the tougher schedule just 6-7/7-6 and you're at 10/11 wins.

 

[Thunderhead]

Ugh... terrible news. Denver gonna be a big problem next season.

Try the next 5+ years. Denver squarely ahead of the Pats for the foreseeable future after this move.

 

[mayoclinic]

Try the next 5+ years. Denver squarely ahead of the Pats for the foreseeable future after this move.

I'm so mad!
I can't stand it!

 

[Thunderhead]

Hopefully NE does right by Maye.

He's getting the Brady treatment: elevate crap around you.

 

[ScottishPatriots]

Why would the Dolphins even sign Willis?

You bring him in the hope he's a potential solution only to trade away the weapons that give him that chance, they'd of been as well committing to the suck and not bothering with that.

They're like half in to the tank and half out, doesn't make any sense.

Do you want to win some games or collect draft picks and lose?

 

[imahobgoblin]

Extremely annoying that Nix is getting the absolute royal treatment while Maye will be forced to make it work behind an average line with average weapons. ****ing hate the Broncos.

And most of us hate your posts, but you keep posting this trash. If you think for a moment that Pats have not tried to get a legit #1 and fix the o-line, you are an idiot. Vrabel and Wolf have done everything they can to get a #1 WR. You act like they haven't. Calvin Ridley, Brandon Aiyuk, Alec Pierce, Chris Godwin, DK Metcalf say hello.

 

[imahobgoblin]

Why would the Dolphins even sign Willis?

You bring him in the hope he's a potential solution only to trade away the weapons that give him that chance, they'd of been as well committing to the suck and not bothering with that.

They're like half in to the tank and half out, doesn't make any sense.

I feel bad for the guy to a degree, but he is an idiot for putting himself in that position in the first place. He had a show to grow his career and took the money in order to kill it.

 

[KCSVEN]

Denver was/is primed to take a step back this year so a smart move to try to improve the team and avoid that.

Basically, a late 1st and a 3rd for a WR in his prime with 1-year of a cheap cap hit. Win!

Miami wasn't trading in the division but a deal I'd have done for the Pats.
Miami full tank mode for 2027 QB.

Risks:
-He tends to get banged up, not a big guy, I'd wager he will miss at least 1 or 2 games in 2026.
-Performance dropped since 2023 though easily could be a product of the QB.
-Broncos now in the red in 2027 Cap

AJ Brown totally different, I would not have done that trade for Brown but would for Waddle. This Take out the only other legitimate suitor for Brown and a team that clearly chose Waddle over Brown.

Makes a 2nd and 4th for Brown the expected price. Otherwise move on and let Eagle implode themselves.

 

[slash83]

And most of us hate your posts, but you keep posting this trash. If you think for a moment that Pats have not tried to get a legit #1 and fix the o-line, you are an idiot. Vrabel and Wolf have done everything they can to get a #1 WR. You act like they haven't. Calvin Ridley, Brandon Aiyuk, Alec Pierce, Chris Godwin, DK Metcalf say hello.

Trying and landing a 1 are completely different things. Try all you want but failing to do so something year in year out is inexcusable failure to help Maye.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Seems a little rich. Agree that it means AJ Brown is an R1 deal. 100% sets the market.

Denver gets a 4th back.
Assume it’s Miami’s original pick?
If so they improve their position in the 4th, so really it’s a 1 and less than full value of a 3.
Important context.

 

[KCSVEN]

Why would the Dolphins even sign Willis?

You bring him in the hope he's a potential solution only to trade away the weapons that give him that chance, they'd of been as well committing to the suck and not bothering with that.

They're like half in to the tank and half out, doesn't make any sense.

Do you want to win some games or collect draft picks and lose?

Can't believe I'm saying this, but Willis should have chosen the Jets, they are at least trying to get better. Miami was clearly tanking for a QB before they signed him.

Miami is taking a flyer. If Willis shows he's a good QB they can draft a non-QB high in 2027. If not, no harm done and they take a QB. I do question how they will judge him with the lack of talent around him.

 

[palialka]

Too bad we share a division with Jets and Dolphins

Absolutely incredible how they make other teams in the NFL and the AFC better for no reason other than their own stupidity

Dolphins are in rebuild mode so there’re gonna dump guys however they can. They actually got a pretty good haul for Waddle.

 

[gobesmug]

Denver was/is primed to take a step back this year so a smart move to try to improve the team and avoid that.

Basically, a late 1st and a 3rd for a WR in his prime with 1-year of a cheap cap hit. Win!

Miami wasn't trading in the division but a deal I'd have done for the Pats.
Miami full tank mode for 2027 QB.

Risks:
-He tends to get banged up, not a big guy, I'd wager he will miss at least 1 or 2 games in 2026.
-Performance dropped since 2023 though easily could be a product of the QB.
-Broncos now in the red in 2027 Cap

AJ Brown totally different, I would not have done that trade for Brown but would for Waddle. This Take out the only other legitimate suitor for Brown and a team that clearly chose Waddle over Brown.

Makes a 2nd and 4th for Brown the expected price. Otherwise move on and let Eagle implode themselves.

The other factor is Waddle hasn't been a locker problem, where AJ Brown has publicly shown frustration with his coaches.

If Brown wasn't causing problems he wouldn't be available via trade in the first place IMO.

 

[manxman2601]

 

[JayNM]

That's not a bad thing it should be 3/4 wins most seasons, i would much rather have 4 games against them than get the odd good deal.

Dolphins getting Malik Willis then leaving him no one to throw to, Jets and Dolphins do this full rebuild thing every 3/4 years.

Teams do this over and over but the truth is no such thing as a rebuild unless you hit on a quarterback it doesn't matter how many other picks you hit, it's amazing how many of the Patriots problems got hidden because Drake played like an MVP and the minute he didn't play like an MVP the whole thing on offense started to look like a bit of a disaster again.

Yeah, guess i hate being with them in the offseason, but do love in season, you're right

The Malik signing looks insane for sure, too. Like others said, why sign the best QB free agent if you aren't trying to win? Crazy stuff

biggest problem for them is definitely up top. No idea how to select a coeherent GM / HC, and all their players suffer from it. Sam Darnold winning a SB (and playing it well) must ve been a gut shot for Woody

 

[moosekill]

Takes one more Brown suitor off the board. No one left for Philly to trade with except the Pats.

 

[Drunken Cicerone]

Try the next 5+ years. Denver squarely ahead of the Pats for the foreseeable future after this move.

So do we just stop watching until Waddle retires?

 

[Rob0729]

The Bills must be laughing right now. I thought they gave up too much for DJ Moore. But if Waddle could command this much, then the Bills got Moore at a bargain. I would argue Moore has been the more productive WR of the two. If I was ranking the three WRs either traded or likely to be traded, I would put Brown first, Moore second, and Waddle third.

Waddle is slightly younger, but other than one year three years ago he has been mostly hype over production.