RiverDog
Well-known member
I wanted to trade Metcalf before we signed him to a big fat contract, and it had little to do with his lack of maturity.
We already had a large amount of salary tied up in Tyler Lockett, and in my mind, it doesn't make sense to put that amount of capital into a position that isn't relevant on many offensive plays except as a decoy.
Secondly, there are a lot of very good wide receivers that can be found in the lower rounds of the draft, Jake Bobo being the most recent example. They're a dime a dozen. Who were our starting WR's on our Lombardi team and where were they drafted?
And lastly, we needed/still need the draft capital we could have gotten out of a Metcalf trade to help us acquire our QBOTF, which is our most pressing need.
But now, I'm afraid that Metcalf has lost a lot of his previous value. First of all, any team that wants him is not only going to have to give up some big time draft capital, they're going to have to swallow that big contract, and secondly, he's not a top 10 receiver, not even close. His limitations have been exposed. This season, he's averaging about 4 receptions and less than 70 yards and has scored just 3 TD's in ten games. He's not going to garner the type of draft capital we need to get that QBOTF.
So I'm afraid that the Trade DK ship has sailed. For better or worse, we're stuck with him, not unlike how we got stuck with Jamal Adams.
We already had a large amount of salary tied up in Tyler Lockett, and in my mind, it doesn't make sense to put that amount of capital into a position that isn't relevant on many offensive plays except as a decoy.
Secondly, there are a lot of very good wide receivers that can be found in the lower rounds of the draft, Jake Bobo being the most recent example. They're a dime a dozen. Who were our starting WR's on our Lombardi team and where were they drafted?
And lastly, we needed/still need the draft capital we could have gotten out of a Metcalf trade to help us acquire our QBOTF, which is our most pressing need.
But now, I'm afraid that Metcalf has lost a lot of his previous value. First of all, any team that wants him is not only going to have to give up some big time draft capital, they're going to have to swallow that big contract, and secondly, he's not a top 10 receiver, not even close. His limitations have been exposed. This season, he's averaging about 4 receptions and less than 70 yards and has scored just 3 TD's in ten games. He's not going to garner the type of draft capital we need to get that QBOTF.
So I'm afraid that the Trade DK ship has sailed. For better or worse, we're stuck with him, not unlike how we got stuck with Jamal Adams.