(04-23-2018, 06:01 AM)Achilles Wrote:

(04-23-2018, 05:16 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: I think the overriding factor is our salary cap situation in 2019.  I don't see how we can keep him.  

So then the question is, do we make a move that benefits 2019, or do we stand pat for the benefit of 2018?   It's not an easy call.  The problem with trading him is that he is in the last year of his contract.  So any team trading for him is only getting him on a one year deal unless they give him an extension.   That lowers his trade value substantially. 

So, let him play it out, or get a 2019 3rd round pick?   It's not an easy call.  But since players get injured all the time, and pass rush is so important, and we are so close to the top of the mountain, I'd let him play it out and not trade him.  That would be my choice.  But I could see the front office going either way.

We could have an injury 3 games into the season that makes the decision easier.

I think the main thing to remember here is that Fowler is an ascending productive pass rusher that's only 23 years old....we shouldn't let him walk for a productive lineman that's reaching the downside of their careers.

 I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Calais Campbell. I think his presence changed the culture and he had an amazing season last year, but he is almost 9 years older than Dante.... Let's see how he looks this year. Let's see how everyone looks and make the tough decisions after the season. 

If we trade Fowler now for a third rounder and he shines somewhere else and one of our guys gets injured or falls of a cliff production-wise, this whole board will be losing it.

I don't think this is a decision that needs to be made now at all.