setherick wrote:
Here's how I see the 4 players:
Elizondo - 10 year, 59 SP, 82 ST
* Going to start dropping SP, AC, and ST
* Potentially 2 years left of playing time
* Real value is a mid-to-late 3 if not less
Gonzalez - 9 year, 77 SP, 96 ST
* Potentially 3 years left of playing time
* Could be worth a 1, but not a high 1 and just judging by TB's record, I suspect both 1's will be in the top 15
* Will drop SP, AC, ST after next season
Clayton (DB) - 9 year, 96 SP
* Will lose 10-20 SP during camp (potentially more) and 10 more points the season after
* Two years left at CB1 or CB4/5 but definitely not a premier RCB (CB2) or slot CB (CB3) anymore
* Real value is a 4
Howard - 3 year, 72 SP, 85 ST, 69 AC, 96 PR, 83/100 RD
* Worth a mid-to-late 1, maybe, but more likely a 2 + 4 read below why
* 72/69 SP/AC means that he'll never be a premier edge rusher and best suited to play the RDE in run defense
* You can find a better, faster edge rusher in the mid to late rounds, and a better run defender in the late rounds as well, Howard is mediocre at both
I have yet to see any players regress until they start contemplating retirement.
Elizondo has 2 years until retirement but still a solid starter until then. Gonzalez has 3 years, and then could be moved to DT to shave off retirement. Clayton has maybe 2 good years of play until he drops off completely. Howard, like Gonzalez, could play in the DT spot if need be, but would still be an above-average starter. He's a complete player with maxed potential in the run game and a 96 pass rush... which led to 6 sacks in 11 games played. Again, I can see where this trade may lean my side, but worth being overturned? I can't see it being worth overturning like I could with the last trade that was overturned.
