The trade deadline was boring and lame- more exciting than it was a few years ago though. Last year’s was electric.
Commanders
Why did they trade away both their young edge rushers? I get trading away one, you don’t wanna pay both- but is chase young really worth like pick 100 to you?
Running Backs
The ravens reportedly tried to trade for Derrick Henry and Josh Jacobs, and were refused by both teams. The titans didn’t want to trade Henry and the raiders wanted a 2nd for Jacobs. Saquon was never for sale. My question is why does the league value running backs highly in trades when none of them are getting paid beyond franchise tags. All 3 of these teams suck and were sellers anyway.
Wide Receivers
The raiders not trading away Renfrow was weird, and Adams clearly wants out too- but it makes sense they didn’t want to trade him because of his contract, seems like more an offseason thing. That being said, it’s also super weird that teams weren’t trading for wide receivers.
The Giants paid Daniel Jones and didn’t trade away Saquon, why not invest and get him a good weapon.
The Chiefs wide receivers are awful, and they’re obviously a contender- it makes no sense to not at least try to get a reliable pass catcher.
I’m pretty confident Mac Jones sucks but they should at least try to get him a good weapon
The Panthers were rumored to be trying before the deadline- and I think they made the right choice not to, although it’s kinda weird they didn’t trade Brian Burns.
Other weird things:
Jaylon Johnson’s trade request was weird for multiple reasons, like why would the bears not pay him, and why was he unable to find a suitor?
Danielle Hunter not getting traded, the Vikings are done- and according to albert breer they wanted a top 60 pick. Very strange a team was unwilling to give up a 2nd and maybe some change for Hunter.
The dolphins not being buyers. Idk what they need even, I’m just surprised they didn’t do anything since they’ve been extremely aggressive lately. Not necessarily a bad thing, in fact it’s probably good.
Cowboys and Lions not being more aggressive was also weird, the NFC is very top heavy- and in order to have a shot at winning they should’ve gotten more pieces imo. Bengals not making trades is also dumb but they just don’t that type of thing. Also surprised the browns weren’t aggressive.
Now keep in mind when I talk about aggressiveness, I’m not plugged into every team. The Ravens were trying to make moves but nothing ever materialized, idk if that happened with the above teams.
Word on Jaylon is he is expecting top 5 money and he hasnt been that type of player. He wants closer to $20m a season, but him being around #10 corner, I believe Poles offered around $16m a year. (this is all just from reports that have popped up)
Poles gave his agent permission to seek a trade. Word is that while the bears received some offers, the contract money Jaylon was asking for is waaaaaaaaay out there and not at all close to what he deserves.
I assume some of the teams probably offered 4th rounders or something in hopes to knocking some sense into him about his contract requirements.
Tbh, unless you have a source for those numbers, we still don’t know his asking price and everyone else’s offers. It could very well have been that he wanted top 10 money, but teams valued him, currently, as a top 15 or top 20 corner. The difference there is almost $10m per year.
I think the Bears will value JJ quite a bit more b/c he is a leader, but we also have to be realistic that he’s been injured every season and inconsistent (he was the 67th graded corner in 2022) until his 6 games this season.