(06-15-2021, 05:36 PM)Race Bannon Wrote:

(06-15-2021, 05:07 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Do you actually think keeping or not keeping Minshew is going to result in a player of Ertz quality being added/not being added to this roster?  

'Cause that's pretty far out there. 

If you can improve a roster spot of higher value than QB2 by trading QB2, then you have to do that. That is not de-prioritizing winning/championships, nor is it prioritizing development. It's roster value 101.

Ertz being feasible is besides the point.  It was an illustrative example of how player development can compete with other choices in building a roster.

Some decisions prioritize the present over the future, some prioritize the future over the present.  For example, if you trade a player that is now good for future draft picks, you have theoretically subtracted from this year's team for next year's.  It's something you do -- at some point, you're set with what you've got and think you can afford to deal a player that would otherwise make your squad.  Doesn't mean you're going to tank, doesn't mean you wouldn't like to win a Superbowl, but you still choose between different scenarios.