Quote:IDK. There is no quality FS this year draft hat is ET level and it doesn't appear that player will appear in next years draft. That's 2 years without the most important piece on the defense.


We may can upgrade the position with a Prewitt but Gipson was the next best plan to get a FS. At least it wouldn't be our 1st being traded. A second and a solid 7 million for 5 year salary would have been fine with me. Possible a Maxwell 6 45 million year contract since he is 24. This would be another swing at an young elite talent. We got Thomas. We might get him too.

Good players are found all over the draft. Just because right now it doesn't appear to be the case, doesn't mean it won't.


Secondly, it's not like FS is the last missing piece of our puzzle to the playoffs. Let our young guys develop, move Gratz there or something, draft another in a later round (maybe a project cb that you train at FS)... But giving up a 2nd and a huge salary for him is crazy IMO. He's not Earl Thomas.


Gipson was Undrafted in 2012.

Someone picked him up and coached him up in the right system and he is doing well. It's not crazy for us to try that as well.


Good players will be available. I don't buy the "there are no good free safeties in the next 2 drafts" argument.


Trading your next years #2 for Gipson is a Gene Smith type of move.

Gipson isn't elite. Does he even play the single high FS role like earl Thomas?

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