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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
If they trade Chase, they need to retain Higgins.
We could trade Tyreek because we still had prime Kelce. If they let Higgins walk and trade Chase, it's full-boat rebuild time for them.
And for what Higgins will cost vs. what Chase will cost, I think you're more likely to get production commensurate with the cost from Chase. Higgins is far more of a one-trick pony than Chase is, IMO.
They should've traded Higgins a year ago and gotten a Chase extension done then. They have REALLY screwed the pooch here and it may have done more damage than they can reasonably undo.
All because they beat Mahomes once and convinced themselves that they were better than they were.
Won the battle...lost the war. Badly.
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If they had really been forward thinking they would have traded Higgins a couple of years ago and gotten a Tyreek or even better package coming back. They should have known they couldn't afford both and Chase is the one to pay. Higgins was still cheap back then and someone would have paid the picks to get him and still not have to pay him.
However, I think they mistakenly believed they were going to go back to the SB instead of thinking about keeping that window open for as long as possible with a franchise QB. Now they are going to likely lose Higgins for nothing and you still have to pay Chase.