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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I just ain't giving up a 1st rounder for the right to give another defensive player $25+ million/season.
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Exactly.
This is precisely why I said "elite trajectory but that's all it is".
Burns' first four years:
7.5 / 9 / 9 / 12.5
Clark's first four years:
4 / 10 / 9 / 14
Is Frank Clark elite? Because he was certainly on an elite trajectory, by O's own definition, before he was traded.
I can count on one hand, the number of premier pass rushers that have been traded and actually met or exceeded their pre-trade numbers. It's fool's gold more often than not.