More Bad GMing here
First there was the smattering of 'BRob gets cut to keep a 7th Round or UDFA who's never done squat in the League' posts.
Now I've read a few 'Trade Rhodes while his value is the highest and let Waynes take his spot' ideas. Um, no.
First, I (and Wetlander) where all over Minnesota picking Trae before anyone else was. We were right about the pick and have staunchly defended him his whole career.
But this dude is not XR 2.0. In my opinion they're not even comperable. Xavier shut down Michael Floyd in college and dueled Hopkins and Watkins to a standstill. Granted, Alshon gave him some problems in a Bowl Game.
My point is that Rhodes was proven and polished coming out of college. His issue early in his NFL career was learning how to temper his physical style of play so he wasn't getting so many penalties. He has never been a 'make up for a mistake with speed' CB.
Waynes is exactly the opposite. He's physical when tackling, but not with WRs off the Line or on routes. His PI issues have been when he gets got off guard and doesn't trust his speed enough to let him recover. As Trae has learned to read schemes, routes and WRs better his cushion has decreased and the penalties have dropped. He's also learning to trust his recovery speed more.
None of that means he will ever have that dominating Alpha Male Shut Down Corner mentality. Nor does he have the requisite physicality with WRs that helps one get to that status.
What is Trae? Probably a Top 10 #2 CB with upside. Trading XR and counting on Waynes to fill his shoes is bad roster management. Hughes is already developing faster than Waynes. Keep him over Trae if there's a trade to be made for a mythical Starting O-Lineman who never gets hurt but is available for some arcane reason.
You get a true Shut Down Corner once every 10 or more years. Trade one away that you drafted while still in his prime and you will regret it.
@"greediron" said:Yep. And I believe they even took a shot at the Viking's coaching staff saying 'he wasn't used correctly before'. (eye roll)@"Jor-El" said:So did the Raiders last year about this time.@"Kentis" said:The bitter irony is that the Pats are raving about how well Patterson is fitting into their offense now...@"JimmyinSD" said:Like screwing us in the Patterson trade...? ;) B)@"Kentis" said: I don’t know, the Patriots might have won it all again last season, had they not traded away Chandler Jones... And they might not have even been there at all the last few years if they hadnt made some of the tough moves over the years that they have made....
@"StickyBun" said:what did the raiders do that the Vikes didnt try? send him out for pizza before the film sessions?@"greediron" said:Yep. And I believe they even took a shot at the Viking's coaching staff saying 'he wasn't used correctly before'. (eye roll)@"Jor-El" said:So did the Raiders last year about this time.@"Kentis" said:The bitter irony is that the Pats are raving about how well Patterson is fitting into their offense now...@"JimmyinSD" said:Like screwing us in the Patterson trade...? ;) B)@"Kentis" said: I don’t know, the Patriots might have won it all again last season, had they not traded away Chandler Jones... And they might not have even been there at all the last few years if they hadnt made some of the tough moves over the years that they have made....
@"JimmyinSD" said:@"Jor-El" said:have they asked him to run a route yet?@"Kentis" said:The bitter irony is that the Pats are raving about how well Patterson is fitting into their offense now...@"JimmyinSD" said:Like screwing us in the Patterson trade...? ;) B)@"Kentis" said: I don’t know, the Patriots might have won it all again last season, had they not traded away Chandler Jones... And they might not have even been there at all the last few years if they hadnt made some of the tough moves over the years that they have made....also
they havent tried to throw to him in a defense that is scheming to take him away.
Preseason vanilla is his favorite flavor. Getting beyond the vanilla into flavors 2-31 gets a bit more dicey.
@"StickyBun" said:@"greediron" said:The bitter irony is that the Pats are raving about how well Patterson is fitting into their offense now...So did the Raiders last year about this time.
Yep. And I believe they even took a shot at the Viking's coaching staff saying 'he wasn't used correctly before'. (eye roll)
Same as Harvin. With no desire to learn how to be a WR, they are limited to constraint plays and with no threat of that player actually running a route, the defense knows what is coming.
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