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Originally Posted by Kramerica
Ridley cost two picks and was traded for in Nov. 2022. I thought we were talking about the deadline this year. What was the asking price for Theilen? He just signed for 3 years/25 million in March. Not really something I'd expect from Veach for a 30 year old WR. Jarvis Landry is old, washed, and injured. I don't think any of those options, aside from maybe rolling the dice on Ridley a year ago, make any sense at all. I'm not saying the WR room is great but there weren't a lot of options that weren't old or overpriced out there.
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I was thinking just any time before the deadline. My bad.
Thielen went for basically what NE gave JJSS, and Thielen is a far better WR than JJSS ever was.
Jarvis is another dependable possession WR. 4-time All-Pro and all that. Again, we didn't need excessive speed/quickness for the role, just a chain-mover that can get open quickly vs. either zone or man and reliably catches the damned ball. Jarvis may not have great speed, but he could do anything JJSS did last season for us at the same short- to intermediate-level, physically and mentally.
And what was the trade for Ridley? Something like a 4th and a 6th rounder? Maybe it was a 5th, i don't remember. I mean, really? Ridley is a legit WR, runs routes at a high level, some say he's one of the best route-runners out there, good hands, what's not to like? oh right, he doesn't run a 4.2sec.
And who cares if they're 30? We're talking about a year or two rental on a possession receiver, not a burner. No one was talking about giving Thielen/Jarvis a 3+ year deal back during the offseason.