QB: move on
RB: Craig wouldn’t get much, move on
OL: We’re not trading a starter on the OL and our subs are not in demand, move on
WR: Possible Josh Reynolds, one year left on his contract? DPJ? I would only see a 7th rounder for either – not worth it. Move on.
DL: Not Alim. Romeo and Harris are FA’s. Levi? not much demand… 7th at most… Move on.
DB: Our corners, no way we’d get anything valuable. S? Tracy? Be lucky if we get a 7th. Move on.
LB: This is the one spot that might work. AA is not going anywhere given his age. Campbell could blossom into a star. JRM and MRod are fantastic cheap depth and ST mavens.
Looking at you Derrick Barnes. A year left. Could be of interest. Can we get a 3rd for him? Should we? I think he’s probably our only tradeable asset, but then I ask - why? Especially if this draft is on the weaker side when you get to the third or 4th round.
I think trades are off the table. They’re hard to execture in today’s game. This year is probably no exception.
Jamo is probably the best candidate for trade. I’m not sure that he works with a Jared Goff, but I think he would be dynamite for other teams. He’s exactly what Patrick Mahomes needs for example. I really don’t want to trade him though.
Interesting. I really did not consider him, because i still have hope that he emerges in year 3. But you’re right in that he would have value. It would be a ballsy move for sure. I wouldn’t take a second rounder though. Might have to be for a player. Sign and trade Chris Jones and a first for Jamo? Something to at least think about.
Tracy Walker would cost an acquiring team $8m. Not happening.
Barnes is interesting, Holmes has already cashed in on Hock, Swift and Okudah a year before losing them to free agency, although they were all Bob Quinn holdovers. If Holmes decides he’s unlikely to extend Barnes then he might try and trade him and lean more on Campbell, Rodriguez and JRM (assuming he is re-signed) but overall it feels kind of pointless.
Holmes could get a haul for Sewell, St Brown, LaPorta, Gibbs and Hutch, I’m talking 10-15 1sts and 10-15 day two picks. Imagine!
(I’m not advocating at all that Holmes trade any of those guys, but they are viable trade assets for sure).
If I was GM of a rival team, I would try to pick Houston off the Lions dirt cheap. Assuming he passed the trade physical I would give him and the doctors green lighted him.
Tracy walker might be a guy , a safety needy team might give up a late Rder for. The Full back might bring a late Rder for some one looking for a blocker and special teams guy.
Barnes will be a FA after the 2024 season and he may be an asset that we choose not to pay because of other mouths to feed. In that case we may get some return via compensatory picks.
Barnes doesn’t have enough value to trade, IMO. We are talking about a 6th rounder at best.
Maybe Rodrigo, but once again you are talking a little 6th/7th rounder.
I honestly don’t see any of these guys being shipped out of here.
The only dark horse is James Houston. The staff just doesn’t seem very high on him, at least from my perspective. I could see a team offering a 4th, betting on his upside. I personally wouldn’t do it, as he has an intriguing skillset with a ton of potential.
I’ll call my shot here, if you can trade Jamo for Derrick Brown, I think you have to take a long, hard look at that. I keep hearing what a deep WR draft this is, pairing Young with Jamo makes a lot of sense to get things right on one side of the ball for them. Adding Brown to the defensive line is a potential game changer with the ability to replace Jamo.
