Would you do this trade?
Would you do this trade?
— Vikings Central (@VikesCentral) January 7, 2021
Kirk Cousins and Pick #14
To Houston for:
Deshaun Watson
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. — Robin Williams
This would be a Herschel Walker trade. It would have to involve Cousins because of the money. No two ways around that. It would also have to include #14 and a high pick next year as well.
Fun to think about, but how do you add the much needed 3T and FS with no high draft picks and the same cap picture?
@"MaroonBells" said: This would be a Herschel Walker trade.This. That trade proposal would handicap the franchise for years.
@"Jor-El" said:@"pattersaur" said: I agree with Guru and that’s why I said we’d have to throw in JJ too. And it sounds like maybe even more. Some in this thread are seriously underestimating Watson and/or the value of an elite QB.Half the franchises in the NFL have never once in their team history had a top 5 QB at any given time. They win games and they sell tickets.
The best season the Vikings have had in the past 20 years was the one season we got top 5 QB play (Favre, 2009).
Watson is also the "style" of QB which is highly desired right now: athletic and mobile like Mahomes and Wilson. I think there are teams who might see him at least as valuable as Trevor Lawrence considering his athleticism and proven ability to play in the NFL.Some fans here might be fooled into thinking he could be acquired for just a few picks because they accepted the idea Diggs for 1 premium draft pick (which, regardless of how well it turned out, was a huge gamble) and a handful of day 3 picks was "a haul". Diggs forced his way out and lowered our leverage to trade him, but it wouldn't be the same with Watson.
Wait...that's the ONE thing that makes it similar. The only reason we're even talking about this is because of reports that Watson wants out. True or not, that's the only way the Texans trade him. And that will lower his value on the market. Marginally.But yeah, a top 5ish QB is worth three times what a top 5ish WR is.
Also, I'd say that Watson is easily worth more than Lawrence. NFL teams seldom see it that way, considering how they overvalue high draft picks, but you know Watson can play in the NFL. And play well. You don't know that about Lawrence. Sure, Lawrence looks like a sure thing, but if I had a dollar for every 1st overall QB wasn't who they thought he'd be (Couch, Vick, Carr, Eli, Alex, Jamarcus, Stafford, Bradford, Newton, Luck, Winston, Goff), I could buy breakfast. And lunch.
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