Gonzo Contract Poll

[mgteich]

Don't just offer it: stick to it. He would net a great deal in a trade. In my mind, there are incipient questions about his physical fragility, his attitude, his toughness: enough to give one pause, but not enough that he won't yield a huge haul in a trade. I don't think we need be at all squeamish about including the trade option in our thinking. If it becomes clear Gonzo is convinced that his compensation ought be at the top of all defensive players irrespective of position rather than at the top of the CB pay scale (my vote: $32.5-35 million) there's no reason to dally-dally. Trade the fragile beast. Top-rank CB's are rare, but very good, serviceable ones are not. It ain't "Apres Gonzo, le deluge." It's "Apres Gonzo, a suitable if lesser alternative." Pick a price and have the Moxie to stick to it.

Trade him and start Woods at corner this year? ROFL