Why would Philly even agree with that though?
Are we offering so much that another team wouldn't maybe offer better in a month when he's actually available?
It doesn't make sense that Philly would be afraid they couldn't get a 2028 first or 2027 second from some team when they decide to trade AJ Brown. The guy's a stud.
Looking around what do other #1 1000 yard WR's with a bad QB go for? It seems we would be paying much more than people think to get Philly to agree to a trade a month in advance.
I guess this shows why I started the poll.
We get opinions from "I don't want an expensive WR with bad knees" to "he's a stud so beware of someone else upping the offer".
My opinion kinda takes in both points: we will have to pay a lot for him, so given his age, and the miles on his tire, and his big contract, IMO we're better off not doing the deal. It's better for our future to keep our draft capital and/or young players.
Unlike some others, I'm perfectly happy going into 2026 with the current WR room.
To me, Brown is a luxury, not a necessity.
Yet, given both the media buzz and the draft actions of both teams, I feel confident that there is a deal in place.
Why Philly would agree to a firm deal weeks ago is because (a) Brown was on the market for months and no one else was meeting their asking price and (b) we probably did meet that price, under the stipulation that they couldn't back out because we were going to draft knowing we had a deal for Brown.
In essence we'll have paid a premium price for Brown to lock in the deal early, which is exactly what your last sentence said.
Also, if we did this, it's because our coaches and front office people rate Brown so highly that they're not going to feel bad about the high price they will end up paying.
Based on all this, I am feeling a lot of people will hear the news and be upset because they'll feel we've over-payed for Brown.
I think it'll be interesting to look back at this poll a month from now to see what our collective opinion was, versus what actually happens.
