HawkWow":3by2tvqa said:
Taking age, contract(s) and draft position into consideration, I think JS would make this trade. I know I would. ML is God...but (currently) worth no more than 4th. He also makes a lot of money and who knows how much he has left in the tank? I think it's his last year with the team, anyway. Which sux...but it's a cold biz, as we know.
Wilson is awesome but you're homin if you think his career will be on par with Luck's. Luck is a very rare talent. Has the tools to be considered a cross between Manning and Rodgers. He's a football genius and tireless worker. There's not a QB in the league with a higher ceiling and barring injury, definitely a perennial pro-bowler. Luck would take the Hawks to the SB several times over the next several years, IMO. Wilson is fun and exciting, he's not a sure thing.
ML for no more than a 4th? Would you agree that ML is as good, if not better than Ray Rice, Chris Johnson, CJ Spiller, etc.
I would've trade our late second rounder (last pick in the second round) for any of those guys let alone a 4th. But I do think that he's definitely not worth as much to another team to trade for as much as he is to remain on this team.Yes, we don't know how much gas in the tank Lynch has, but that could be said for any player. If he declines, than yes, it's time for him to go, but as long as he's producing, no need to rid him unless there's someone better. And yes, he gets paid a lot, but obviously it's cause he's a top RB in the game. Only solution for not paying talent, is to keep drafting it and letting the older ones go, but that's a lot easier said than done.
Wilson is not a sure thing, but neither is Luck. He's not prone to substandard play and his first season shows it. I think it's pretty agreeable that Wilson & RG3 had a better first season. Luck may have a better career, I don't know, I can't see the future, but everything you say that may make Luck a good QB in the future can be said for Wilson too, aside from height. Wilson is a tireless worker, football genius, study's hard, etc. Pretty much all the tools except for height. I agree that Luck has a higher ceiling though, but potential is a hard thing to measure and the only way to really see it is to let them play.