Why Trading Burns is the Only Path to Getting a #1 WR in 2024

[Varking]

8 hours ago, GhostWhispah said:

 

We need breakaway speed. Jamo will make Bryce happy, trust me on this.

Bryce and Jamo are meant to be together. No other receivers matters for the Panthers in the trading market.

Its a special connection, the Bama connection so the sooner you realized this, the better off you be. Make it happen Fitter!!!!

https://heavy.com/sports/detroit-lions/brian-burns-jameson-williams-nfl-rumors/

Firstly, the kid has a hard time holding onto NFL passes right now. Secondly they have him in a rookie contract with a few years left on it, why would they give up on him already? 

[jasonluckydog]

If only  Steve Smith would come out of retirement and lose 50 pounds.

[ForJimmy]

1 hour ago, Varking said:

Firstly, the kid has a hard time holding onto NFL passes right now. Secondly they have him in a rookie contract with a few years left on it, why would they give up on him already? 

Yeah I’ve already told him I doubt the Lions trade him away. They are a playoff team and working on getting him involved in their offense. If he catches on, that offense could be deadly with St Brown, LaPorta, and Gibbs. They may trade away picks for a player, but I don’t think they are trading away talent at this point. 

[KatsAzz]

15 hours ago, tukafan21 said:

Here are the top WR's scheduled to hit the market in 2024 Free Agency

Tee Higgins, Mike Evans, Calvin Ridley, Michael Pittman, Marquise Brown, Curtis Samuel, Gabe Davis, Michael Thomas, Darnell Mooney.

Of them, right away, Mooney, Thomas, Davis, Samuel can be crossed off as they're not #1's (I'd actually love to get Samuel, but he's not the #1 that we need).

Pittman and Ridley won't hit the market, I'm quite confident both will be back with the Colts and Jags respectfully.

Evans, while still has game left to him, isn't the type of #1 we need to give Bryce, he's more of a big possession WR, which we have in Thielen.  We need a quick twitch, fast, outside #1 and that's just not Evans game at this point in his career.  Plus, if he leaves TB, it will be to go to a contender, not just the highest bidder (and that won't be us).

Brown MIGHT fit that definition, but personally, I'm just not sold on him being worth it, I think he's more of a good #2, not a #1.

That leaves Higgins as the only legitimate target among the players we know will be available this offseason.  Odds are he doesn't hit the open market either, he will more than likely be tagged and traded.

The other option is for us to go after a player like Tyreek or AJ Brown in recent years, guys who are due a new contract but their team doesn't want to give them one.  Players who might fall into that category would be someone like DK or maybe Devonta Smith, but those are total guesses and it could be anyone, nobody expected Tyreek to be moved.

If we're going to trade for Higgins or a yet to be known available WR, we'll need either a 1st round pick or an elite player at a different position.

That's Burns or our 2025 First, and I'm not trading that 2025 First to pay out a big money contract for a WR, that wouldn't be smart when we could likely just wait the year and take a WR in the Top 10 or 15 and have them locked in on a rookie contract.

So whether it comes down to trading Burns for the WR or trading him for the picks that we'd then flip for the WR just depends on who is available, who we target, and what those teams want, but all roads point to Burns being the only legitimate asset to get that #1 WR for Bryce next year.

And I don't know about you guys, but if it's Burns or a #1 WR to help Bryce's development, then it's not even a discussion.

I really like Burns but if we can somehow use him to obtain a much needed #1 WR, so be it.

[Varking]

4 minutes ago, KatsAzz said:

I really like Burns but if we can somehow use him to obtain a much needed #1 WR, so be it.

Agree

[mc52beast]

So we trade Burns and the defense is literally without any legit DE. Is he really that easy to replace?