Brees: Colston has a bunch of good years left

TheOak · 01-27-2014, 02:33 PM

I will make my business case for trading Colston.

The perception that I have seen everywhere is that he still has a few years left in the tank. Great!

That is trade value...

Why do you want to trade Colston while most people still think he has a few years? Because his contract is as quiet as he is, but is also as lethal.

Past season 4.5M cap hit <- he is worth that
2014 8.3M Cap hit <-- I do not think he is worth this or the rest.
2015 9.7M Cap hit
2016 10.5M Cap hit

If you do not trade him now, while you can sell his value, it isnt till 2015 that he isnt upside down in dead money.

Still not convinced? What if i told you that in 2014 for 9M you could have Stevie Johnson, Antonio Brown, Mike Wallace, Dwayne Bowe, 2x Demaryius Thomas, 2x Crabtrees, 3x Dez Bryants...

Are you still keeping Colston?

I would trade him for draft picks and use the cap space to find a FA WR worth around 7m, giving us another 2m to play wit for Graham... LT, CB, etc...

pumpkindriver · 01-28-2014, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by TheOak

I will make my business case for trading Colston.

The perception that I have seen everywhere is that he still has a few years left in the tank. Great!

That is trade value...

Why do you want to trade Colston while most people still think he has a few years? Because his contract is as quiet as he is, but is also as lethal.

Past season 4.5M cap hit <- he is worth that
2014 8.3M Cap hit <-- I do not think he is worth this or the rest.
2015 9.7M Cap hit
2016 10.5M Cap hit

If you do not trade him now, while you can sell his value, it isnt till 2015 that he isnt upside down in dead money.

Still not convinced? What if i told you that in 2014 for 9M you could have Stevie Johnson, Antonio Brown, Mike Wallace, Dwayne Bowe, 2x Demaryius Thomas, 2x Crabtrees, 3x Dez Bryants...

Are you still keeping Colston?

I would trade him for draft picks and use the cap space to find a FA WR worth around 7m, giving us another 2m to play wit for Graham... LT, CB, etc...

I do see your point and I tend to agree with it. Maybe there will be some sort of restructuring so that we can keep him w/o the cap hits. Hes definitely worth keeping, but we do need help in other areas so trading him isn't bad either, depending on what we can get for him.

TheOak · 01-28-2014, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by pumpkindriver

I do see your point and I tend to agree with it. Maybe there will be some sort of restructuring so that we can keep him w/o the cap hits. Hes definitely worth keeping, but we do need help in other areas so trading him isn't bad either, depending on what we can get for him.

As Dannno pointed out in another thread I wasn't thinking about bonus money staying with the team.

So while my example failed miserably my argument stands. Nearly all players have one season in their career where their perceived ability and their actual ability is on the decline. If you miss that season you miss the opportunity to get as much value out if a trade as possible.

We keep hanging onto players till the tank is empty and don't get anything but an empty spot in return.

01-27-2014, 02:33 PM	#1
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,059	Re: Brees: Colston has a bunch of good years left I will make my business case for trading Colston. The perception that I have seen everywhere is that he still has a few years left in the tank. Great! That is trade value... Why do you want to trade Colston while most people still think he has a few years? Because his contract is as quiet as he is, but is also as lethal. Past season 4.5M cap hit <- he is worth that 2014 8.3M Cap hit <-- I do not think he is worth this or the rest. 2015 9.7M Cap hit 2016 10.5M Cap hit If you do not trade him now, while you can sell his value, it isnt till 2015 that he isnt upside down in dead money. Still not convinced? What if i told you that in 2014 for 9M you could have Stevie Johnson, Antonio Brown, Mike Wallace, Dwayne Bowe, 2x Demaryius Thomas, 2x Crabtrees, 3x Dez Bryants... Are you still keeping Colston? I would trade him for draft picks and use the cap space to find a FA WR worth around 7m, giving us another 2m to play wit for Graham... LT, CB, etc... Boutte likes this.
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01-28-2014, 10:48 AM	#2
pumpkindriver 500th Post Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Killeen, Tx. Posts: 932	Re: Brees: Colston has a bunch of good years left Originally Posted by TheOak I will make my business case for trading Colston. The perception that I have seen everywhere is that he still has a few years left in the tank. Great! That is trade value... Why do you want to trade Colston while most people still think he has a few years? Because his contract is as quiet as he is, but is also as lethal. Past season 4.5M cap hit <- he is worth that 2014 8.3M Cap hit <-- I do not think he is worth this or the rest. 2015 9.7M Cap hit 2016 10.5M Cap hit If you do not trade him now, while you can sell his value, it isnt till 2015 that he isnt upside down in dead money. Still not convinced? What if i told you that in 2014 for 9M you could have Stevie Johnson, Antonio Brown, Mike Wallace, Dwayne Bowe, 2x Demaryius Thomas, 2x Crabtrees, 3x Dez Bryants... Are you still keeping Colston? I would trade him for draft picks and use the cap space to find a FA WR worth around 7m, giving us another 2m to play wit for Graham... LT, CB, etc... I do see your point and I tend to agree with it. Maybe there will be some sort of restructuring so that we can keep him w/o the cap hits. Hes definitely worth keeping, but we do need help in other areas so trading him isn't bad either, depending on what we can get for him.

01-28-2014, 10:56 AM	#3
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,059	Re: Brees: Colston has a bunch of good years left Originally Posted by pumpkindriver I do see your point and I tend to agree with it. Maybe there will be some sort of restructuring so that we can keep him w/o the cap hits. Hes definitely worth keeping, but we do need help in other areas so trading him isn't bad either, depending on what we can get for him. As Dannno pointed out in another thread I wasn't thinking about bonus money staying with the team. So while my example failed miserably my argument stands. Nearly all players have one season in their career where their perceived ability and their actual ability is on the decline. If you miss that season you miss the opportunity to get as much value out if a trade as possible. We keep hanging onto players till the tank is empty and don't get anything but an empty spot in return. MarchingOn likes this.

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