One positive about the failed Jamal Adams trade

[Parcells4Life]

What are the games we lost BECAUSE of our safety play?

New Orleans was lost because of two fluke fumbles.

GB was lost because of drops turned into turnovers

NYJ was lost because 4 offensive starters were out and the best WR left had maybe worst game of his career.

When the teams been healthy, no one has just flat beat them. Give me a healthy OL, Dak and Amari and we can go to war vs anyone.

Heath is definitely terrible and should be upgraded from but not 2 first rounders terrible

 

[Outlaw Heroes]

We have as good a shot as anyone.

Right now NE, KC, NO, GB and SF look clearly better than us. We look to be somewhere (near the bottom) of a second-tier group that includes SEA, MINN and maybe LAR. I'm not sure how many of those teams we leap-frog by adding Adams. Maybe we move to the top of the second tier. Being objective, the top 5 teams still would look clearly better than us.

But I do appreciate your optimism.

 

[DUO_CORE]

It'll happen:

Remember, it's a process.

 

[Tangle_Foot]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the positive is a change in our thinking. Maybe we are willing to address the position in day one or two of the draft instead of waiting until day 3 and after

Crack! What was that sound

 

[darthseinfeld]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the positive is a change in our thinking. Maybe we are willing to address the position in day one or two of the draft instead of waiting until day 3 and after

Crack! What was that sound

Excellent post

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

We could of had a good safety at #60 this year.

Yup, had we gotten Thornhill, we wouldn't have been in this situation in the first place.

 

[Beaker42]

We prob have a good safety in rookie Donovan Wilson, showed potential in pre season.

We could’ve had Thornhill AND taken Hill later (like in the 5th). This franchise is freaking brain dead.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I’m still trying to figure out why we haven’t tried Wilson that had 4 picks in the PS. What’s it’s going to hurt?

Agreed. Why not try him?

 

[SoBlue128]

Agree with OP. Adams will hold out next season and be right back on the trade block. This rumor won’t go away for a while

Then when he finally hits the open market his asking price will be too high.

 

[rags]

We offered 2 1s and a 4th. They wanted 2 1s and a 3rd.

 

[Parcells4Life]

We offered 2 1s and a 4th. They wanted 2 1s and a 3rd.

No ones reported we offered 2 1’s

 

[Alexander]

We could of had a good safety at #60 this year.

Correct. Remember that for the next couple of years as we watch Trysten Hill flop about on the field.

 

[phildadon86]

We offered 2 1s and a 4th. They wanted 2 1s and a 3rd.

Just stop. No one offered 2 firsts and was rejected. They wanted 2 firsts we said no. And rightly so. I may have given up a first this year a second year or a first in 2021. No way would I do back to back

 

[CowboyRoy]

We were willing to part with at least a first round pick for him.

Odds are at some point NY is going to trade him, and we will likely be interested again.

I give up a first round pick all day for Adams. That guy would have completely solidified our backfield and been the leader of that defense.

First and a 4th would have been just fine as well.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

My questions are:

how many years does it take for our supposedly “great” FO to come to the realization that Woods is average and Heath is below average and safety is a very very important position on defense?

how does this supposedly “great” FO not take a safety in rd 2 and takes trash Hill over the knee that were available?

Maybe they would rather have Jamal Adams than a second round pick safety.

 

[Kaiser]

We could’ve had Thornhill AND taken Hill later (like in the 5th). This franchise is freaking brain dead.

That's a fantasy. DTs with elite measurables don't last until the 5th. Brugler rated him in the 3rd and most other analysts had him higher.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the positive is a change in our thinking. Maybe we are willing to address the position in day one or two of the draft instead of waiting until day 3 and after

Crack! What was that sound

I think you're probably right actually. If the FO was willing to spend a first for a safety in a trade, then surely they'll use it on a safety if the right one is available. Too bad we'll be picking 32.

 

[cowboyed]

Maybe Donovan Wilson will get his shot after all.

 

[Miller]

 

[quickccc]

My questions are:

how many years does it take for our supposedly “great” FO to come to the realization that Woods is average and Heath is below average and safety is a very very important position on defense?

how does this supposedly “great” FO not take a safety in rd 2 and takes trash Hill over the knee that were available?

truth be told, it's really that DT role that has me worried that it will eventually be our doomed downfall in the playoffs again,
it's a number of very good backs that will be in the playoffs such as Kamara, Aaron Jones, Cook, Coleman/Breida, if the Panthers sneak in McCaffrey, that could be showing us the door
outta the playoffs On- the- Road again.