CBJ Board Other Sports Thread: Part XII

[koteka]

Garrett just issued a trade demand/request. Probably the best for the browns since they can say he asked out vs them moving him out. But with the Watson contract crippling cap hits of $73 mill for each of the next 2 seasons, and like $27 mill when he is done the deal in 2027, browns are hard pressed to do much the next 2-3 seasons.

Something like the Mack trade of 2 first and third to get Him with a 2nd coming back as well. Or a straight 1, 2, 3 round picks since he’s about 2 years older than Mack was at the time of his trade. Plus needs a new deal as he has no guarantees left on his contract. Well, they are not fully guaranteed. They guarantee the first week of March I believe.

I think they just need to bite the bullet. Trade guys who have some value for picks. I’d go ahead and trade Garrett, Denzel Ward, and Njoku. Load up on 2025 and 2026 picks. Fill the roster with young guys and see who pans out. Then, when the Watson contract is over they might be ready to spend some money on free agents to add to the youth. And hopefully they’ll draft a good qb in 2026 with a high draft pick.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

I think they just need to bite the bullet. Trade guys who have some value for picks. I’d go ahead and trade Garrett, Denzel Ward, and Njoku. Load up on 2025 and 2026 picks. Fill the roster with young guys and see who pans out. Then, when the Watson contract is over they might be ready to spend some money on free agents to add to the youth. And hopefully they’ll draft a good qb in 2026 with a high draft pick.

Not a browns fan, but yeah. The roster isn’t awful (could even be playoff caliber if they get a decent enough QB) but if Garrett wants to move on it’s time to sell off all the older dudes. Ward, Njoku, maybe even Jeudy. Bitonio will likely retire. But yeah, you ride out the Watson deal until you can cut him.

I wouldn’t draft a QB this year if I was them. Hell I may bring back Jameis Winston or take on a bad QB contract as a cap dump for draft picks in the meantime (Cousins).