chris98251 wrote:If he is able to get healthy it's time to trade him, he may have a good year or two in him but we have to start looking at getting cap friendly again and promoting younger guys, Earl being in the same situation. Not a popular decision but necessary if were going to continue to be competitive and not become a old team with guys that used to be good.
obiken wrote:I want Sherman gone. Time to move on.
NorthHawk wrote:A veteran player coming off a significant injury and having a large contract with only 1 year remaining is almost as untradeable as it can get.
The return would be almost nil until he proves he is completely healthy and worth any trade value, so part way through the year.
Since it's his last year on this contract, trading him would have to happen before the trade deadline so we would have absorbed a lot of his salary to that point.
Is it possible to do? Sure, but don't expect a 1st round pick in return as a team could wait until he's a FA if they are looking at future years with him.
Short term "Rental" is possible to a playoff bound team needing a CB, but again not much draft capital in return.
We'll have to see how he does when he comes back from his injury.
chris98251 wrote:If he is able to get healthy it's time to trade him, he may have a good year or two in him but we have to start looking at getting cap friendly again and promoting younger guys, Earl being in the same situation. Not a popular decision but necessary if were going to continue to be competitive and not become a old team with guys that used to be good.
NorthHawk wrote:A veteran player coming off a significant injury and having a large contract with only 1 year remaining is almost as untradeable as it can get.
The return would be almost nil until he proves he is completely healthy and worth any trade value, so part way through the year.
Since it's his last year on this contract, trading him would have to happen before the trade deadline so we would have absorbed a lot of his salary to that point.
Is it possible to do? Sure, but don't expect a 1st round pick in return as a team could wait until he's a FA if they are looking at future years with him.
Short term "Rental" is possible to a playoff bound team needing a CB, but again not much draft capital in return.
Of course you realize Franchise QB's are in a different category than anyone else.I'm wondering if you would use that same logic on RW? E.g. if we could get rid of his cap hit we could hire one of the best Olines in the business and then draft a contract friendly QB in the draft, right? (sorry, but I couldn't resist this one)
obiken wrote:I agree River, but very few come back from a torn Achilles. Dominique Wilkins, had to change his game, his lateral movement was shot. Wesley Mathews is still a good player but not what he was. No doubt they are BB players and not FB players, but I see him getting massacred on slant routes. I do not hate Sherm, he has been a hellava a player for us, but I think he is done. Hope I am wrong.
You can't look at the way you are looking at this.
1. Someone will take a shot on Sherman based on his being a shut down corner for so long. (Browns, Bengels, Dolphins, etc)
2. Teams will definitely want to make an offer for Sherman and not let him go to FA because they are not assured of getting him in an open market. At least if they make an offer for him, they can negotiate with him as they are signing him. Would be good for Sherman too since he's not sure how he will come out of the injury either. Playing out his contract and showing the league that he's lost a step could hit him financially much harder in the end. Also, think if the Patriots wanted to sign him to a long term contract if they got him this coming year, too. I think both sides might go for something like that.
HumanCockroach wrote:Players have indeed come back and performed at or even above their previous level (Tyrell Suggs comes immediately to mind) but for every Suggs there's a Arian Foster, or Cruz. It can be done, but it'll depend on how Sherman's body recovers, and reacts to the surgery.
NorthHawk wrote:That's kind of where I get the feeling he's almost untradeable at this point - or at least until part way through the season if he shows he's back to his old form.
There's just too much doubt for a team to give up a player or pick and take on his contract while not knowing what they are getting in return.
obiken wrote: Of course you realize Franchise QB's are in a different category than anyone else.
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