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Originally Posted by Pestilence
Because you don't trade your young playmakers if you're planning on building this thing back up. You trade your players that don't factor into the future of this franchise (Gonzales).
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The only reason I could see them even contemplating trading Bowe would be because they don't believe he's going to be a guy to build around. Granted he's physical and young and makes plays here and there, but he's also inconsistent and his dedication is still in question, and he's also been a part of a lot of losing here, so it's not like he's been the one guy making the difference between winning and losing. There are maybe a few guys who you can trade that would have value to others (Gonzo), however those guys are few and far between. You wouldn't get peanuts for LJ right now for example. So the only other way to position yourself to rebuild the roster the way you want with so many holes on the team is to trade talent for value. You do give up Bowe, but you also put yourself in a position to have four picks in the top two rounds in the draft and you get a good linebacker.
Again, I don't think you trade playmakers, because you really have to make sure you hit on every one of your draft picks, but what I think doesn't matter. If the coaches don't like Bowe and the front office wants to build a team from scratch, they'll probably deal him if they can. Same goes for DJ...