Curran: "In my estimation... [Gonzo would like to] be treated as if he's at the table in 2027." [previous title: "say goodbye to gonzo"]

[Ross12]

The real problem with trading Gonzo is the fact that you're left without him on your roster. Picks are nice, but now you go into 2026 with your outside corners being iffy. Davis is solid but gets banged up a lot, and is getting older. You can play Marcus Jones outside if you want to, but he's small. Then you just have Woods, Prunty, Canada, and I guess Vildor if you call him up from the practice squad. Maybe one of those guys grow into the role but that's a gamble. The safety play should be good and should help protect them to a degree, but it's a far cry from what you would've had with an elite lockdown CB on the field, and all the picks you get for him won't help you this year. At the same time, not having to pay him mega bucks and only needing to pay Maye next year gives you back a lot more room to breathe on your salary cap. So there are pros and cons long-term, but it's a huge problem for the immediate future.

 

[PatsFanInVa]

Am I the only one ready to move on from Gonzo?

Will he continue being a thorn going forward?

Someone posted a rumor a while back that Detroit was willing to trade Sam LaPorta, 1st and 2nd 2027 picks and their 2028 1st for Gonzo.

If that offer is in the table I am all over it and will help Gonzo pack.

I watch the NFL for entertainment, not this Gonzo saga.

Honestly, I want him in our defense, but that "want" isn't an inflexible need. That is quite an offer, and I doubt it's reality. But if it is, does Vrabes turn that down?

Anyway, it's all in the mix, all the information is of dubious value, and it keeps the wheels turning until next season. I'm not sick of the "rumor tracking" nature of these types of threads, but I am baffled by guy that show up spouting how sick they are of a cheap owner. He's an owner managing a business. Surprise, it's not just the players that have to look at it that way.

My take? The whole, "hey maybe he'll play maybe he won't" storyline is generated by "he hasn't said he will play." Well, neither have most of the other 52 guys. The difference is, nobody is trying to make up clickbait based on absence of a post saying HEY EVERYBODY I'M PLAYING!

 

[rochrist]

How do you know what Gonzo says is true?

How do you know if Ann Maye really makes cookies from scratch?

Well, honestly, exactly that. We have no idea who is telling the truth, what the offers are, what the contract language is, none of it.
Which is why it's premature to start in on the 'greedy ******* ship his ass out of town' nonsense. I do know that over the years, aa bunch of this kind of stuff has turned out to be not so flattering to the Krafts in the end.