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Antonio Brown to Raiders for 2020 3rd and 5th
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Originally posted by Snakebitten View PostThe Raiders are a team where players get better when they leave there (Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper). They have a QB they were talking about trading as recently as last week. They were also considering using those three first rounders to move up and draft another QB. If I was a Raiders fan, I don't see this as a fit. Selfish players on a bad team is usually a recipe for disaster. Maybe this move was made to sell tickets for the new stadium next year. Sure. I think winning sells more tickets.
Why try to get a top-five receiver when you give up on arguably the best defensive player in football?
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Originally posted by slag View PostI didn't intend that as a knock as much as a preamble to the point that they've used a diva receiver.
Brown is coming off a great season statistically and will most likely call the shots in Oakland. Oakland's blueprints usually consist of something constructed on the back of a cocktail napkin written in crayon. They needed to rebuild and signing Brown makes zero sense.
**This Belichick fluffing is starting to make me ill.
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Originally posted by Snakebitten View PostBrown is coming off a great season statistically and will most likely call the shots in Oakland. Oakland's blueprints usually consist of something constructed on the back of a cocktail napkin written in crayon. They needed to rebuild and signing Brown makes zero sense.
The Eagles were actually a more logical fit, even though the risk massively outweighed the reward.
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I'm pretty sure Oakland (and Buffalo) was one of the worst fits. Good luck having Derek Carr try to get you the ball when you're double-teamed. I expect he doesn't last more than two seasons. Who knows?
I know this is going to sound odd but I prefer never to sign a 'Top 10' wide receiver or running back in free agency. Their contracts are typically too crippling. Sure, there's exceptions to every rule but I think I'd rather spend the money on the lines. Over the last couple of decades, I don't see a lot of Super Bowl winners with these 'Top 10' players. JMO
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I generally agree, I'm not interested in mega-bucks free agents (my fleeting Bell advocacy notwithstanding). I'll take a "star" if he'll take less money to play for a ring, but otherwise, I'd prefer to spread the money around on solid, productive vets and under-the-radar guys to fill out the roster. The 2017 free-agent class is the template for how it's done.
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