doomsday9084
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This is from a Lion's website:
Stafford's cap hit for Dallas would be in the low 20's for 3 years . . . in his prime.
If someone asked me what I would prefer:
Paying Dak $35m per year
or
Paying Stafford $22m per year for a 2nd rounder
I would take the latter.
Bart Scott mentioned the Patriots should trade for Stafford. What would a trade like that look like in terms of compensation? — @SniffinGrits
► A. This strikes me as fan fiction, at least heading into 2020, but who knows how differently things will look in a year.
So what would it cost for New England to acquire Stafford after this season, to serve as Tom Brady's replacement? I'd like to start with the assumption that Stafford returns to full health and plays all 16 games, performing at least at career-average levels.
As for the contract, if would be well under market value for the production and talent, with caps hits of $20 million in 2021 and $23 million in 2022.
Stafford easily would command more than the fourth-round pick the Ravens got for Joe Flacco last year, and probably more than the third-rounder and cornerback Kendall Fuller that Alex Smith netted Kansas City two years ago.
Jimmy Garoppolo scored New England a second-round pick from San Francisco in 2017, and even though there's a significant age difference, that's probably the starting point of conversations. That was a high second, so it would be reasonable for the Lions to ask for New England's first, which typically comes near the end of the round. And if the Patriots balked, a second- and a third-round pick also could work.
Trading for Stafford would provide the Patriots hope to keep their dynasty afloat post-Brady, so surrendering picks wouldn't be out of the question. Remember, this is a team that gave up a second-round choice to acquire wide receiver Mohamed Sanu this season.
Stafford's cap hit for Dallas would be in the low 20's for 3 years . . . in his prime.
If someone asked me what I would prefer:
Paying Dak $35m per year
or
Paying Stafford $22m per year for a 2nd rounder
I would take the latter.