There's no way that Minessota will trade their best player to a direct competitor in the NFC (yes, I know, the Haley trade
). So we can forget about Jefferson. They will trade for some journeyman QB and limp towards the playoffs.
The Jets are under a lot of pressure to trade people out, and I don't think we have the ammunition even with two first round picks (one definitely in the high 20s or low 30s since we're doing so well) will do it, and throwing in Mac (which is a stupid reckless move in itself) won't do it even considering he's on an expiring contract and they could simply try to get him in FA if they fancied him. So, Wilson is almost certainly not possible either.
I don't think D****s is trading Pickens, certainly not to us, and certainly not the same week we play them in their place.
IF the Raiders are holding out for two firsts for Crosby then it should be a no brainer for us. But that's obviously an IF. Such is a move that would move the needle and the WR issue might be patched with yet another superannuated ex-star (say, Allen).
On achievable WR help if we only trade for this position, the obvious name is Downs, since Indy is on a firesale. The fabled third round pick they ask for is not the end of the world considering that we hope that it will be in the 90s. Sure, you can get Warners there, but you can also get Cameron Lattes (how can Starbucks not see the obvious marketing opportunity for a seasonal product?). The question is not the price,it is whether the player is actually any good. I think he is, mostly because he does separate well, though his recurrent bouts with the dropsies are scary.
I would be disappointed if Lynch utters the dreaded phrase "We like who we have in the building" tonight. We've got to do something better than street FAs though, since the going injury rate seems to be 2-3 starters per game.
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