Originally Posted by RunKC:
People said this same exact shit about Matt Stafford last year. Where’s the Stafford trade thread? I bet I can find staylor saying that shit in there :-)
Stafford was entering a team with recent playoff (and Super Bowl) experience.
The Rams had everything in place and needed a QB to push them over the top.
Russell Wilson is entering a Denver team that hasn’t sniffed the playoffs in 7 years with a first time HC. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
The part that's a bit of a puzzle to me is that this is a "win now" move in a division where that seems...difficult...to do. They're basically saying that they are a Super Bowl contender with a roster slightly worse than last year's outside of the QB. They have no ammo now to bring in any extra help, and their OL is still horrific.
Don't get me wrong - it's not a BAD trade for them. But it seems pretty desperate.
I think its fair to say Denver is a desperate team.
Desperate teams do desperate things. That shouldn't be a surprise, [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
The part that's a bit of a puzzle to me is that this is a "win now" move in a division where that seems...difficult...to do. They're basically saying that they are a Super Bowl contender with a roster slightly worse than last year's outside of the QB. They have no ammo now to bring in any extra help, and their OL is still horrific.
Don't get me wrong - it's not a BAD trade for them. But it seems pretty desperate.
Originally Posted by wazu:
No they didn't. Russell Wilson will be worth exponentially more than whomever they would have drafted with those picks. And I don't believe he's in decline, either. He'll be same old badass Russ with the offensive weapons at his disposal in Denver.
What a joke of a team. They're much better than Denver, but they overvalue picks while trying to get by at the critical position with band-aids. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
The part that's a bit of a puzzle to me is that this is a "win now" move in a division where that seems...difficult...to do. They're basically saying that they are a Super Bowl contender with a roster slightly worse than last year's outside of the QB. They have no ammo now to bring in any extra help, and their OL is still horrific.
Don't get me wrong - it's not a BAD trade for them. But it seems pretty desperate.
If I’m not mistaken they’ll have a lot of money. Russ apparently only counts $15 million this year from what I read.
Would expect them to be very active next week [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88:
Stafford was entering a team with recent playoff (and Super Bowl) experience.
The Rams had everything in place and needed a QB to push them over the top.
Russell Wilson is entering a Denver team that hasn’t sniffed the playoffs in 7 years with a first time HC.
Exactly. Not only that, but they continued to sell their future for that shot during the season with the acquisitions they made. That’s going all in. [Reply]