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If Bowe didn't care about winning, he wouldn't have committed to LSU. There's only so much that you can ask of a great player.
I love that these rumors came out the day that we learned Cassel was back to taking first team snaps. If I were Bowe, I'd take one look at that and say "Hell naw. My ass is heading to South Beach."
I don't blame Bowe for one second for wanting out of town.
To me, this is Jared Allen all over again. We have a legit playmaker. If we trade him, we'll likely get hefty compensation. That compensation could be used to move up in the draft if needed. But it also helps to ensure that we will finish the season at the bottom of the league, which is frankly of paramount importance to the future of this franchise. It would signify four mighty events:
1. Pioli getting fired.
2. Romeo getting fired.
3. Cassel being cut.
4. In position to draft Geno Smith.
I love me some D-Bowe, but if sacrificing him saves the village, then I say clean the altar and hand me the knife.
I don't want a repeat of Jared Allen, where we watch him go off and have perennial Pro Bowl years while we struggle. Then again, the Jared Allen trade did net us Branden Albert and Jamaal Charles.
All of this is moot (once again) without a QB. Bowe, to me, is more valuable as an asset to move up for Geno. I was advocating packaging him last year to move up for RG3. Alas.
It boils down to this for me:
I'd rather have Geno and no Bowe than Bowe and Cassel.
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