"If it's me, I'm calling Justin Tuck and Hakeem Nicks into my office, thanking them for their years of service and efforts to win championships. I'm sincerely telling both that we will make an effort to re-sign them in free agency, but with their contracts expiring and this team rebuilding and so many contending teams in need of precisely what they do -- rushing the passer (Tuck) and catching pretty much whatever is thrown near them (Nicks) -- I need to stockpile picks for the 2014 draft."
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It's like asking why a boxer is not winning. Reason - he is not as good as the guy in front of him nor does he execute the gameplan
We should be trading our own guys for draft picks not giving away our draft picks for other players.
Remember, your also talking about a GM who a few months ago put a countdown clock in the locker room,and took a QB in the 4th round.Now your gonna ask him to clean house.That's a big step in the opposite direction.
No team in the NFL would proactively trade for Justin Tuck the guy is cooked.
Hakeem Nicks is hitting free agency and nobody would give up anything better than a 3rd round pick to rent him.
NFL TRADES DO NOT HAPPEN
First, identify the keepers.players we want back and let the rest go. Maybe a
trade would come up as the right choice at the right time.
get new coaches..
so it's a MINIMAL risk, HIGH reward trade. any GM in his right mind would be willing to spend a 7th rounder to get a potential starter and team leader at MLB, particularly when you can acquire that player for pennies on the dollar.
true, he hasn't looked the same since his surgeries, but also true, it usually takes about 18+ months to recover from microfracture surgery.
so, do you risk a 7th rounder in the hopes that the guy fully recovers from microfracture surgery? yes, you do, because if he does recover, he's a Pro Bowler at MLB - a position we've been unable to fill for years. and if he doesn't recover, it's merely a 7th rounder. those picks are nearly worthless because you can always go out and fill your roster with UDFAs.
it was a no brainer.
you think Jon Beason is going to insist on testing the open market coming off 3 injury plagued seasons and microfracture surgery? if he did, he'd hear some crickets, but that's about it.
like i said, low risk, high reward. in all likelihood, Beason is toast and won't pan out, meaning we lost a 7th rounder. but you pay for the potential with a player like this.
watch - Reese will sign him to a prove it deal going forward and next year he'll get a chance to prove it. if he does, great. if not, very little harm done.
Wow. What a coup.
would you have preferred to save that 7th rounder for a guy who might not even make the team?
Be honest, are you being sincere about this or ironic? Your argument is funny, I just don't know which kind of funny. Thanks.
Enzo, I don't even know how to respond to what you're saying at this point. If you think Beason will insist on trying the open market next season, coming off several injury plagued seasons and microfracture surgery, with absolutely zero recent tape to show that he's recovered yet, then...agree to disagree.
I think Reese is playing the long game with Beason and that he'll keep Beason here for a very team-friendly deal. We shall see.
Extended pre-season and rehab if they're thinking next year. This is the setup. Invest in you, you invest in us.