Ray_T Posted February 24 Posted February 24 I think so. I suspect there is a decent chance he has played his last game as an Eagle. I'm thinking he may have worn out his welcome in Philly. Quote
weepaws Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Wouldn’t be that exciting of new if they do part, I thought it was take place last off-season. Imo. Quote
Ray_T Posted February 24 Author Posted February 24 8 hours ago, weepaws said: Wouldn’t be that exciting of new if they do part, I thought it was take place last off-season. Imo. well, it is tough to part with a piece that was considered important to the last superbowl run. but this year production is down and his discontent is up. Hes now to a point where hes likely viewed as a distraction. they may mend the fence, but if they do its only kicking the can down the road. in the end they will need to deal with it. at this point its a 30 Mil dead cap hit to dump him so the ideal situation is to trade him if you can. Not sure if the league rules allow a team to eat a portion of the cap hit in a trade, but that's what I'd be inclined to do if you cant get someone to take the full contract. contract listed below: A.J. Brown | NFL Contracts & Salaries | Spotrac.com Quote
DocNiner Posted February 24 Posted February 24 What to do, what to do. So, what do you.do with a guy that still has viable talent but seems to be propagating chos.and tension in the locker room? Yes he was essential during their run to win the Lombardi Trophy but is the price you're now paying really worth keeping him. His recent saga seems to have spread into the team for both players and management and it's not good for the Philly franchise. IMO the Eagles need to remove this cancer from the team and move on. Brown probably would like to move on and so does managemnt. It's abundantly clear he is bad juju to the Eagles at.thus.point. Wondering what kind of hit to their salary cap would hurt the Eagles but at this point they shouldn't let it to continue to fester until the whole teams psyche is destroyed. Take your lumps and rebuild moral for the remainder players. In the end they'll be glad they resolved his situation. Quote
Ray_T Posted February 24 Author Posted February 24 6 hours ago, DocNiner said: What to do, what to do. So, what do you.do with a guy that still has viable talent but seems to be propagating chos.and tension in the locker room? Yes he was essential during their run to win the Lombardi Trophy but is the price you're now paying really worth keeping him. His recent saga seems to have spread into the team for both players and management and it's not good for the Philly franchise. IMO the Eagles need to remove this cancer from the team and move on. Brown probably would like to move on and so does managemnt. It's abundantly clear he is bad juju to the Eagles at.thus.point. Wondering what kind of hit to their salary cap would hurt the Eagles but at this point they shouldn't let it to continue to fester until the whole teams psyche is destroyed. Take your lumps and rebuild moral for the remainder players. In the end they'll be glad they resolved his situation. he may also have a no trade (or limited no trade clause) as well. so it may not be as easy as trading him. but if he says he wants out you would think he would waive this if they can trade him away somewhere. at this point if I'm the Philly GM and I got an offer of a mid round pick for the guy I'd be like 'SOLD. dont let the door hit you on the way out' Quote
GobbleDog Posted March 2 Posted March 2 I was once one of Brown's biggest cheerleaders... impressed the hell out of me in Tennessee (where all Wr's die). Then his great Eagles years. And now... oof. Stats down and acts like a jerk. But will any team trade for that contract? Entering the '26 season, Brown is the 5th highest paid Wr. Quote
Ray_T Posted March 3 Author Posted March 3 4 hours ago, GobbleDog said: I was once one of Brown's biggest cheerleaders... impressed the hell out of me in Tennessee (where all Wr's die). Then his great Eagles years. And now... oof. Stats down and acts like a jerk. But will any team trade for that contract? Entering the '26 season, Brown is the 5th highest paid Wr. Like I said, if I got a mid round pick for him I'd be like, have a nice life..... but you may be right. nobody wants to bring on a contract like that if the players gonna possibly be a distraction. you can put up with that kind of behaviour if the guy is putting up 1400+ yards like he was a couple years back. but at only 1000 yards its seriously dicey. i certainly wouldnt give up a first or second for the guy. At that price I'd let someone else take that risk. Quote
weepaws Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Teams tend to over look the bonus attitude when a player produces like he can, I think they might get a 2nd rd for him, someone will pay Quote
listen2me 23 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 5 hours ago, weepaws said: Teams tend to over look the bonus attitude when a player produces like he can, I think they might get a 2nd rd for him, someone will pay Ive heard probably a 2nd with another later pick mixed in. Still a small chance it could be a 1st if dealt to one of the last handful of teams picking. Quote
Ray_T Posted March 3 Author Posted March 3 9 hours ago, listen2me 23 said: Ive heard probably a 2nd with another later pick mixed in. Still a small chance it could be a 1st if dealt to one of the last handful of teams picking. I dont know. thats a pretty big contract that wont age well. Granted the buyout wont be that pricey in a couple years if you think you can suffer through that long I think a third is all they likely can get for that. Quote
Maximum Overkill Posted March 7 Posted March 7 The Eagles can't do it till June 1st, otherwise the cap hit is unbearable. Right now, today I believe that AJ isn't going anywhere. Roseman, Sirianni and the new OC have made it very clear that AJ is going to be a huge part of their new offensive scheme. Don't take AJ at face value, he does this every off-season. Quote
Ray_T Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 On 3/7/2026 at 7:41 AM, Maximum Overkill said: The Eagles can't do it till June 1st, otherwise the cap hit is unbearable. Right now, today I believe that AJ isn't going anywhere. Roseman, Sirianni and the new OC have made it very clear that AJ is going to be a huge part of their new offensive scheme. Don't take AJ at face value, he does this every off-season. yeah, I think you are right. and they have made it clear hes a huge part of the offense. but it may also be a case of trying to make him happy. The reality is they have little choice. I dont think there will be a lot of buyers of that contract, and as a superbowl contender, you do not want to strengthen any of your competition. I think the right move is to wait until june 1 and then go shopping. Quote
Maximum Overkill Posted March 8 Posted March 8 1 hour ago, Ray_T said: I think the right move is to wait until june 1 and then go shopping Agree. Roseman knows that it makes no sense, especially right now. They're not a better team without AJ Brown. I highly doubt he's getting traded, unless he's got other moves up his sleeve which is always possible with Howie. Quote
weepaws Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Talks of a trade have stalled, he's going to be traded in a few days is what that means in the nfl maybe Quote
Ray_T Posted March 9 Author Posted March 9 16 hours ago, weepaws said: Talks of a trade have stalled, he's going to be traded in a few days is what that means in the nfl maybe it will be interesting to see if you are right. a few days? Lets see. we can revisit this in a week or two. (or sooner if the trade happens, you can tell us you told us so) lol Quote
Ray_T Posted March 10 Author Posted March 10 ok. its ok to speculate. its the offseason. its fun its not like we are betting money on it or anything. I agree with you. something is coming. I just happen to think it happens after June 1. but i'm sure if the offer is good enough they wont wait. Quote
Maximum Overkill Posted March 10 Posted March 10 On 3/9/2026 at 2:53 AM, weepaws said: Talks of a trade have stalled, he's going to be traded in a few days is what that means in the nfl maybe He can't be traded till June 1st at the earliest. Quote
Mike FF Today Posted April 14 Posted April 14 The Eagles have added Marquise Brown, Elijah Moore and Dontayvion Wicks this off-season. There's been a lot of chatter about DeVonta Smith. Hmmm... Quote
weepaws Posted April 14 Posted April 14 No question that AJ is gone, if you have D Smith on your keeper team, congrats Quote
weepaws Posted April 15 Posted April 15 These reports during the off season are comical, one report says, Jags T Hunter will be exclusively playing cb next season, today, he will continue to play wr. Quote
GobbleDog Posted April 15 Posted April 15 4 hours ago, weepaws said: These reports during the off season are comical, one report says, Jags T Hunter will be exclusively playing cb next season, today, he will continue to play wr. Sounding like he'll play more often at Cb, and less often at Wr. Fast forward a year or two.... I have a sneaky feeling he'll be full-time Wr. He graded decent at Cb last year according to PFF, but that was with fairly limited action. We'll see what he does this season. Quote
Maximum Overkill Posted April 16 Posted April 16 On 4/15/2026 at 2:25 PM, weepaws said: today, he will continue to play wr. Let's hope so. Quote
Maximum Overkill Posted April 20 Posted April 20 4 hours ago, Mike FF Today said: Trade likely to occur after June 1st... The trade is probably agreed upon already. I'd love a 2027 1st +. Quote
kilroy69 Posted April 23 Posted April 23 What would be funny to me here is if AJ Brown got traded to the Titans. 1 Quote
Maximum Overkill Posted April 24 Posted April 24 I love this trade up and I love the pick. I wasn't expecting Lemon to be available there. They got the WR1 IMO. Nicely done Howie. Quote
Ray_T Posted April 28 Author Posted April 28 well, if parting with AJ they need someone who can theoretically replace him. might be a year or two until hes better player on the field than AJ but in terms of the dressing room I think given the amount of stuff he stirred up last year, it may be a wash. or possibly an addition by subtraction situation now. whenever the presumed #1 WR isnt fully getting along with his QB that is likely a problem. and while they seem to be getting along now, they have had moments where that was not the case. its always easier to get along in the offseason when you are not in each others face every day in the huddle. Quote
Maximum Overkill Posted April 28 Posted April 28 16 minutes ago, Ray_T said: well, if parting with AJ they need someone who can theoretically replace him. I'd say they're a much better receiving core now than they were a year ago, even without AJ. Devonta Smith, Makai Lemon, Wicks, Hollywood Brown, Elijah Moore, Stowers, Goedert, etc. That's a pretty strong WR room Quote
Ray_T Posted April 28 Author Posted April 28 33 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said: I'd say they're a much better receiving core now than they were a year ago, even without AJ. Devonta Smith, Makai Lemon, Wicks, Hollywood Brown, Elijah Moore, Stowers, Goedert, etc. That's a pretty strong WR room agreed. what we dont know is whether Lemon is ready for a big role. that may take a year or two. or it might happen in a half season. or it may happen day 1. that is the real question. I wouldnt be surprised if the team holds AJ until they see where Lemon is at. if he looks in camp like hes ready to make an impact, AJ gets quickly moved. it could happen sooner if the team just wants AJ gone. I dont know how bad things are behind the scenes. but certainly the drafting of Lemon makes AJ expendible at some point. we just dont know when. Quote
weepaws Posted April 28 Posted April 28 Without AJ they have more question marks, starting with D Smith, can he be a true wr1 Quote
Ray_T Posted April 28 Author Posted April 28 1 hour ago, weepaws said: Without AJ they have more question marks, starting with D Smith, can he be a true wr1 that remains to be seen, but if Lemon is as good as hes supposed to be, I could easily see a situation where he doesnt need to be. it could be a 1-1A situation where each of them take a large number of reps with nobody being a true #1. with a top notch run game like the eagles have, that is likely good enough. I suspect they wont trade AJ until they have had a good look at Lemon in practice. if hes not ready to step up, maybe they hold him for half a season before trading him. Just a guess.... but if Lemon looks pro ready from the start (and the reports I saw suggest his route running to be very good) it may be a case where AJ goes before week 1 is played. Quote
weepaws Posted April 28 Posted April 28 I think wants the door is open for AJ to be traded,AJ will be gone, the other isn't going want to wait Quote
Maximum Overkill Posted April 29 Posted April 29 Reports are a 2028 1st +. I'm sure they really wanted a 2027 instead. Quote
Ray_T Posted April 29 Author Posted April 29 35 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said: Reports are a 2028 1st +. I'm sure they really wanted a 2027 instead. That high a price? I dont know that I'd pay that much for a guy who seemed like a bit of a malcontent. talent is there, but you are only buying a guy with likely 2 or 3 years of tread on the tires. There might be more there, but I suspect around contract expiry thats the point where his game will start to slide. Quote
Super Cubs Posted April 30 Posted April 30 19 hours ago, Ray_T said: That high a price? I dont know that I'd pay that much for a guy who seemed like a bit of a malcontent. talent is there, but you are only buying a guy with likely 2 or 3 years of tread on the tires. There might be more there, but I suspect around contract expiry thats the point where his game will start to slide. It is a high price, but I assume the Patriots think their window for a super bowl is now and are willing to take the short term gamble. Quote
Ray_T Posted April 30 Author Posted April 30 5 hours ago, Super Cubs said: It is a high price, but I assume the Patriots think their window for a super bowl is now and are willing to take the short term gamble. That may well be. I guess we shall see what the final selling price is. I'm guessing a 2nd. possibly a 3rd. but it could well be a first. these types of trades are sometimes difficult to estimate the price on. I suppose it also depends on whether there are other bidders too. Quote
Ray_T Posted April 30 Author Posted April 30 keep in mind hes on his 3 year 96 mil contract. so if it doesnt fully pan out thats an awful lot of cap hit and if it doesnt open the window, it likely slams it shut. so I dont know that they pay the first unless they are awfully sure its gonna work out. Quote
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