5th for ZDarius seems fair
6th is a steal for us
4th is overpaying but sometimes you gotta overpay
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Call me crazy but with 2 open roster spots. I think I trade for 2 guys and send out lower draft picks.
I’d go after Smith and Uche
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Calais Campbell step 1
But yes Zadarius is next
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From all I am reading into this and what Lombardi said… I think if they lose he is going to be traded to us on Tuesday next week. That is a Brad Holmes move to me. I also think that allows you to make more moves also.
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I would love to add Calais.
And he has repeatedly stated that he’s love to win a SB before he retires. 
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Calais Campbell is everything we want Pascal & Cominsky & Levi to be.
A priority to me.
Florida has a few options for us but he should be 1st and not very expensive he’s up there in age a 1 year rental
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Unreal how good that old fucker still is…i wanted to add him 5 years ago… 
We also know Coach Campbell loves him. 
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Old people matter too.
Ya know?
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@Bols I love you bud… Not an old person joke. Coach Campbell has talked about how much he loves Calais Campbell as recently as 2023…
But… As my tag team partner…rest bud…rest.
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Plus if he bats down a ball I get to post, “Paw-de-Calais” in the game thread.
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Za’Darius has less than $1 million in base salary left to be paid in 2024…. so that may help his trade value as well.
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While i would love Crosby even for significant beans, this one (i.e. Z. Smith) has Brad written all over it.
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Dan Campbell loved Jack Campbell and also loves Calais Campbell? Hmmmmm.
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My guess is they think a 7th from us is going to be too late and want to see if they can squeeze something higher from us.
Falcons are also interested in Z Smith
Sure, but Cleveland didn’t just eat 15m to get there which IMO differentiates the two situations and their value expectations. Ultimately it depends on who else would be interested I suppose.
They gave ZaDarius a $10.79 million SB in March 2024.
The real motivation to trade him is the 3rd day of the 2025 league year, which is when an additional $7 million (roster & option bonuses) becom guaranteed for next year.
I think the “value” of the trade comp will simply cone down to how many teams are interested.
Well the demand side will always be paramount.
It was a $19m SB for Cooper. Given the void years if Smith is traded tomorrow it looks like the Browns eat 6ish M in future Salary Cap void years from this years contract and another 4.5ish m from last years contract. But as you stated given the option bonus he may have always been viewed as a guy that they would cut especially if they are going full rebuild as it seems.
With Cooper it’s almost $15m in void year $ that they’re eating. And they almost certainly would have gotten a comp pick from him leaving depending on how they otherwise approached free agency next year.
It just seems the financial situation with Smith would make the Browns less insistent on a certain level of return. And he’s an older, less talented player.
A 5th seems like the sweet spot to me.
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