Saints at the top of Davante Adams’ wish list [Raiders trade Adams to Jets for conditional 3rd ; Jets paying Adams’ entire remaining salary]
Well, McCoy is out 6-8 weeks.
McCoy went out in week 3, I think optimistically he'll be back by the Falcons game in November. If that's the case and the Saints find a way to snap this losing streak and beat the Bucs, the season would still be in good shape. If they went 3-2 and win their division games, they'd be at 5-5, healthy and a legit chance to get to 10 wins if they finish 5-2.
Ruiz isn't being talked about in terms of time frame.
i dont know his status, but i thought his was week to week.
rHe's week to week, no? Ribs just take time to heal. Depending on severity, he can play with the rib injury, but better to let him heal up as much as possible.
Yes, and we dont know how long, but that's likely a week to week decision.
The team is coming off 3 straight losses and looking at 2 more in the next 9 days.
If they lose the next 2, I'll be on board with writing off the season. Not before then.
Even if Adams were to miraculously improve the team and they were to win 50% of the games after that, we'd be 7-10.
eI'm definitely not on board with getting Adams just to win 50% of the games. Theres no guarantees, but getting him and not making a playoff run would be bad.
It just doesn't seem like the right kind of move to make for this team right now, with it's 2024 prospects not looking promising, the cost to acquire him being high and potentially harmful to the future roster and then the cost to keep him on the roster beyond 2024.
The difference is i haven't given up on this season, and that's primarily why I want Adams. If i didn't think the team could get on a run, I'd be right with you.
Improving the team is great, mortgaging more of the future for this season not so much.
I don't think giving up a 3rd rounder is mortgaging the future. And I think ML can make the money work, by the Raiders eating a chunk of his salary and reworking a deal after the season, we can deal with it then. His salary isn't guaranteed, so we can always cut him after the season if we go a different direction. There's really that much risk there. The 3 round pick counts as part of the risk profile, but if the reward is a possible playoff run, you strike the iron while it's hot.