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Originally Posted by TwistedChief
There is no one here who would’ve paid what Thielen is getting. Everyone thought he was washed and not worth what he got from them. You would’ve done 2yrs/18mm at the time?
Ridley was traded at the deadline last year. So we should’ve given up a 3rd for Toney and then another 3rd and 5th for Ridley at that point? Given clear character issues the guy had and the fact that we just acquired another WR? How are you even throwing him into this equation?
Landry is out there because Landry is Landry. So you think he has value but no team in the NFL has signed him and the Chiefs are the ones most offbase?
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Ridley went for a 4th and a 6th I thought.
Maybe others thought a WR corps with MVS, Skyy, JW and Toney was the cat's ass, but I sure as hell didn't. And anyone that checked the metrics and the tape knew that as well.
Our WRs plateaued about Week 12 last season, and at best they were functional. They barely eked out 81 yards in the SB and a handful of 1st downs, fcs.
With a vet possession WR as the foundation. Without that guy, it's a pile of "what do we have here?"
So yeah, I'd have taken a real hard long look at Ridley, especially if the asking price was just a 4th and a 6th. Or a 4th and 5th. He'd basically be a perfect long-term fit in the role of possession WR that could take some of the load when Travis was being triple-teamed or not having his best game, or whatever.
And yeah, I would've given Thielen $8-$9 million/yr, because he's that good, and we had a real need. Excuse me,
have a real need.
And wouldn't it be nice to have a guy that you could rely on to get open no matter the coverage on short-to-intermediate routes, excuse me, a WR that was as good at that as any in the league, with a nose for getting into the EZ, with reliable hands, as well as one of the most intelligent football players in the league? That's not worth $9mill? Yes? No? Maybe?