Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
I really don't get why people keep proposing these "Mac Jones + picks for a star WR!!" trades. I keep hearing them for Garrett Wilson or Justin Jefferson but the truth is, Mac does very little for the Jets/Vikings without those WR's.
It makes zero sense for a team to trade away a star WR just to get a quarterback back who will have nobody to throw to.
A king's ransom of picks for these star WR's makes more sense than Mac + picks. Heck, trading Mac to a third team and then flipping whatever pick or picks we get for him makes more sense.
If a team trades away a star WR, they're clearly either blowing it up (Giants when they traded OBJ) or they're resetting and don't need a QB (Chiefs when they traded Tyreek). Neither makes sense to get a QB back in the trade.
Teams aren't going to want to do that. It's like upgrading from a meh suburban home to an okay suburban home but in order to do it you have to trade in your 2023 Ferrari for a 1975 catalytic. Upgrading your house is always nice but you need a car that will last more than a month to live in the suburbs.
Wait, since when is waddle a star WR? Dude hasn't gone over 1K in two yrs and is constantly in and out of games.
Miami (among a handful of other teams) have absolutely no QB currently and this draft/FA is complete dogs**t. Unless you think paying Willis $60M makes any sense (which it doesn't). Oh and Miami's OC is…Bobby Slowik lol.
Mac is basically for free this yr and actually played good ball this past yr with WHO catching the ball exactly?!
The fact is QB >>>>>>WR, I mean I don't think Mac is some all-star, but he has value for sure. He's young, proven he's smart and was just a top 12 pick a couple yrs ago.
I'm not sure what you think Waddle's worth in a trade? It certainly isn't a 1st rd pick. So Mac and a 3rd or a 2028 2nd doesn't sound horrible.
waddle isn't JJ or Wilson
[ Edited by NYniner85 on Feb 17, 2026 at 11:25 AM ]