Nevertheless, I'm very glad to have Parsons. I hope they can work something out so as not to destroy the team in the future. I think I'll just enjoy thus year right now though.
At the risk of sounding like a broken or scratched record...
But there is the rub. The kid is great but can't stay healthy. I hope this contract has incentive and production clauses in it.
Oh nothing I’m saying is to say I am not glad either, nor does it mean I wouldn’t have pulled the trigger if I was Gute either.
I assume you think the Lions were crazy for signing Jameson Williams but x10 then?
I’m not sure what you mean by this. When Kenny Clark was traded his cost was 50% of the Micah deal. We’re really talking about $21Mil area net difference.
There’s some risk involved getting out in front of these contracts earlier, but if the players remain somewhat healthy this is a good way to give the players security and trim off a good amount of yearly $$ that we’d be paying in the near future.
People have vastly been overstaying the effect Parsons is going to have on the cap the next few years.
My point is that we might have been able to keep one, maybe two of those guys before. I don't think that we will have the cap to keep any of them now.
What I mean is hypothetically - if we were on the "other side" of the trade. Let's pretend Doubs never came to Green Bay but was instead drafted somewhere elsewhere and was putting up identical numbers. How much would you want to give up in a trade for him and what sort of contract would you hand out?
What I mean is hypothetically - if we were on the "other side" of the trade. Let's pretend Doubs never came to Green Bay but was instead drafted somewhere elsewhere and was putting up identical numbers. How much would you want to give up in a trade for him and what sort of contract would you hand out?
We are well-positioned (IMO) with or without Doubs, but my point is that I think a lot of teams probably feel similarly honestly - they probably also like a lot of the guys they have and at this point aren't viewing Doubs as a must-add by any means. in other words, I would suggest that it seems like our "rating" or "valuation" of Doubs right now is probably higher than that of any prospective buyer, ya know?
And of course that is subject to change, but that seems to be what the evidence suggests at the moment. We reportedly have had a few offers but he's still here. If those offers were equal than or better to what we valued Doubs at, he would already be gone by now. So either a team with a big "need" will start to feel that need push them to up their offer, or we will have to lower our valuation to meet what other teams are willing to "pay" if he is going to move, because as it stands those two numbers just aren't lining up
But, like I said, I like Doubs and overall would like to see him stay. If we can work out the financials (a big IF) I think he is worth more here than we could get for him in return... But I guess the short of it that I am getting at is that if another team had "Domeo Roubs" playing for them right now, I don't think we would have as high of an evaluation of that guy if that makes sense
It's hard to face the reality, but we have to think of the future, and I applaud Gutekunst for not waiting for the future to actually get here before dealing with it. The truth of the matter is that we're going to lose some of those wideouts very soon - starting next offseason. We can either lose them through free agency (because it's not even remotely possible to pay them all), or we can sell them for the best possible price when their value is still high. A third round pick in 2026 is far more valuable to the team than 3rd or 4th round comp pick in 2027.
My reality is that I think Doubs is too good for us right now to trade for a draft pick that may or may not be any good. My reality is that we go for a Superbowl this year. Not worried right now about next year. A 3rd round pick you are saying. No thank you.
I think you weigh it with where we are in a Championship Run. If in any given season he’s worth a Top 125 (example) in a Super Bowl Run he’d have to be closer to a #75 area. That said I’m not hanging up the phone in a potential trade suitor for a 3rd Comp + a pick swap their 4th for our 5th etc.
