Dynasty & Redraft: WR Jaelon Darden, Bucs (2 Viewers)

[Hot Sauce Guy]

The offense is the offense. You don’t let a good player that you’ll have for 4-5 years walk because you have a temporary hole at QB. 

Yea, you do. Because Godwin is gonna be a very popular FA & likely not cheap. I can’t see why you’d pay him when you don’t have a QB. The window to compete is pretty relevant to that sort of spending. 

 

[JohnnyU]

The offense is the offense. You don’t let a good player that you’ll have for 4-5 years walk because you have a temporary hole at QB. 

Actually I wasn't insinuating they should let Godwin go.  You said he was the perfect WR for their offense and I said he was if they have a good QB.  You said the offense is the offense, kind of indicating it's a good offense without a good QB and I disagree..  I think he may find a better situation with a good QB, or Tampa may sign a good QB, who knows.   The Bucs are still in win mode, so there is that, but it won't be easy without a good QB.

 

[Capella]

Yea, you do. Because Godwin is gonna be a very popular FA & likely not cheap. I can’t see why you’d pay him when you don’t have a QB. The window to compete is pretty relevant to that sort of spending. 

Because you can try to get a QB in 23 if you don’t get one this year. You don’t let an excellent player walk to just exasperate a problem further. 

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Because you can try to get a QB in 23 if you don’t get one this year. You don’t let an excellent player walk to just exasperate a problem further. 

Ok, so gaming that out, they don’t compete in 2022, then they have a rookie QB in 2023, and best case scenario that rookie is playing great & the team is competing in 2024, or maybe even 2025? That’s potentially 2-3 years of a very expensive Godwin on a non-winning team. He turns 26 next week, FWIW. 

Unless a rookie in 2023 is going to fall to the Bucs & take the league by storm of course. That’s possible, but it’s pretty rare. I’d say there’s an equal to greater chance they won’t. 

What kind of contract would you sign Godwin to if you’re the Bucs, both years & $?

They might re-sign him - I dunno. I just see it as a lower priority for them than say, QB, TE or secondary help.

 

[rockaction]

If there is a receiver who is poised to breakout on their roster, however, I believe it is Tyler Johnson.

I disagree. I think they know what they have in Johnson and haven't been all that impressed with him. He showed up to camp out of shape and then when Godwin went down he barely saw any targets for all the routes he was running. If targets are the one thing about the passing game that is earned, then he was sorely lacking in that respect. He never ran a forty at the combine, and is considered a subpar athlete for pro football. 

It's really too bad, because he's got the perfect height/frame to take over the Godwin role, only Godwin ran in the 4.4s coming out of college, while Johnson refused to be tested. 

 

[Capella]

They might not be able to afford him. They’ve been borrowing against their future for years. That’s the price when the bill comes due. I’d put it closer to 30% chance he stays. 

3/60, just signed. 
 

Darden is a goner. They signed Gage and Perriman today, and still have Johnson and Miller ahead of Darden. 

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

3/60, just signed. 
 

Darden is a goner. They signed Gage and Perriman today, and still have Johnson and Miller ahead of Darden. 

Yep - once Brady signed I figured this would happen. They reworked Shaw Barrett’s deal.