(03-04-2024, 11:16 AM)Caldrac Wrote:

(03-04-2024, 11:04 AM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: Like I said a moment after you posted this, wouldn't we be due some sort of compensatory pick should he sign a mega deal else where?  If so, it could have been viewed more as a free look on Ridley for a year by moving a 3rd from 2024 to hopefully a 3rd in 2025.  I think the compensatory picks are determined by net incoming and outgoing free agents, but a mega deal going out would certainly contribute to potentially getting something in return.

Even then, what good does waiting until 2025 do for the team NOW? Especially in this deep of a WR class? It just doesn't make a ton of sense. We'll see. Maybe Baalke's cooking up something good, or, maybe he's just nuking a [BLEEP] gas station burrito in the microwave to force this fanbase to stomach and try to pass all off season.

Again, the failure wasn't in the trade attempting to make your team better in 2023.  The failure was in not having an alternative at center.  Every other perceived "failure" stems from not being able to run the offense effectively in 2023 because the center and IOL in general was a major liability.  Pushing a 3rd from 2024 to potentially a 3rd in 2025 in an earnest attempt to improve the roster in 2023 isn't that big of a deal in my opinion and lessens the blow of the narrative that we straight up gave up a 3 for a failed year.

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