Chopper0080
2021 - Prove It
per KFFL.com, Brandon Albert, Rolondo McClain and Darren McFadden could be available in a trade.
Would you take a look at acquiring any of these guys, and if so, what sort of compensation would you be willing to give up for them?
In my mind, Brandon Albert is interesting for a 2nd round pick, but he will come with a large contract extension that could be cap restrictive going forward. Is he millions of dollars better than Joeckel, Fisher or Johnson? Are his "reported" back issues legit? I don't know, but I do know he would be a tremendous upgrade at LT over Levi Brown.
McClain and McFadden would both be upgrades, but again it comes down to compensation and cost. Both have their issues and so I wouldn't offer high picks for either, but I would strongly consider McFadden for a 4th rounder or lower and McClain for a 5th rounder or lower.
Consider McFadden has had injury concerns but is also a very dynamic back. I wonder if he would fit into Arians workload back mentality due to those durability issues, but is his potential for big plays worth that risk. IMO, any player who can limit the amount of plays it takes us to get down the field is worst a look. The real question is other than being fast, does he demonstrate the potential to be able to handle manage all aspects of the running back position. He is a player I have not watched extensively so I don't know if he could manage the blocking and receiving responsibilities of the running back position. He also has financial issues as far as what he would want long term in salary.
McClain is more risk which is why I wouldn't give up a ton for him and, again, you have to wonder what his contract demands would be in the future as he would play SILB which is not a position I think should be a high cap burden. That being said, he is a very good athlete, should be able to play all 3 downs and is still a very physical player. High risk, high reward type trade that I think is worth considering depending on the required draft pick compensation.
Thoughts?
Would you take a look at acquiring any of these guys, and if so, what sort of compensation would you be willing to give up for them?
In my mind, Brandon Albert is interesting for a 2nd round pick, but he will come with a large contract extension that could be cap restrictive going forward. Is he millions of dollars better than Joeckel, Fisher or Johnson? Are his "reported" back issues legit? I don't know, but I do know he would be a tremendous upgrade at LT over Levi Brown.
McClain and McFadden would both be upgrades, but again it comes down to compensation and cost. Both have their issues and so I wouldn't offer high picks for either, but I would strongly consider McFadden for a 4th rounder or lower and McClain for a 5th rounder or lower.
Consider McFadden has had injury concerns but is also a very dynamic back. I wonder if he would fit into Arians workload back mentality due to those durability issues, but is his potential for big plays worth that risk. IMO, any player who can limit the amount of plays it takes us to get down the field is worst a look. The real question is other than being fast, does he demonstrate the potential to be able to handle manage all aspects of the running back position. He is a player I have not watched extensively so I don't know if he could manage the blocking and receiving responsibilities of the running back position. He also has financial issues as far as what he would want long term in salary.
McClain is more risk which is why I wouldn't give up a ton for him and, again, you have to wonder what his contract demands would be in the future as he would play SILB which is not a position I think should be a high cap burden. That being said, he is a very good athlete, should be able to play all 3 downs and is still a very physical player. High risk, high reward type trade that I think is worth considering depending on the required draft pick compensation.
Thoughts?
