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Originally Posted by milkman
So, let me understand this, Brady makes shit receivers look awesome, while there's nothing a good QB can do to help Dwayne Bowe reach another level?
You're talking out both sides of your face.
You give Bowe a Schaub or even a Flacco, guys that can make all the throws, that can "throw their receivers open", then Bowe absolutely can take his game to that next level.
Now, if I thought the Rams had the money under the cap to afford Bowe, and thought that we had the ammo to compete against the Browns to make that move, making that trade wouldn't be a question.
Bottom line, in spite of your ramblings, the only real reason this trade idea doesn't work is money.
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Overpaying a free agent like this is fine. Because the alternative is to spend nothing and leave a huge gap at WR. But saying you want that veteran instead of a younger, cheaper draft pick at a pick like #4 where there's a high probability you're going to get a very good starter for 10 years? That's something else entirely. There's a lot more to this than money. Especially for a team like the Rams who are 2-3 years away from being good. This reeks of a desperate team trying to win now, not one trying to methodically build a franchise.
And Bowe is more than likely going to be grossly overpaid. He's a good receiver, but the fact is he's going to get Larry Fitzgerald money when he isn't Larry Fitzgerald. On pure talent alone, he doesn't measure up to those dollars. But there are other limiting factors. We haven't seen Bowe make big plays in really big situations on a consistent basis. He hasn't measured up very well consistently against elite corners. To this day, regardless of the QB, none of us knows for sure if he's a guy I want to be throwing the ball to in the 2 minute drill in a playoff game. Does he ever give you that feeling? Maybe that's purely a problem with the QB. That's a lot of money to assume the QB is the only problem there.