I would try first for the 1.03 + 2.11 without the other picks coming back to you. Give him everything you're offering now. If that didn't work, I'm okay with giving him everything just for the 1.03.wickerkat1212 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:28 amWould you do this same offer without the 1.03? That's the tricky part, I need that for a replacement QB, and he wants to keep that for a QB as well.Anteaters wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:08 amIf he gives you all those draft picks to go with the ones you already have, I doubt you'll earn your way to the 2025 1.02. I'd guess mid-round at worst and maybe even a playoff team. I'm sure he looks at it the same way.wickerkat1212 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:05 am The only reason I think he MIGHT take it is if he really sees my picks as 1.02 and 2.02 and is okay tanking again this year to tear up the 2025 draft. But I don't think he feels that way.
Wishful thinking is fun, but I don't waste too much time on it. It's like dreaming of winning the lottery and creating wild strategies to win. It's not worth thinking about that much.
As you said, your #1 goal is a young QB. In SF, that's gold. Maybe you nickel-and-dime this guy over five rounds of negotiations and squeeze a dart throw pick out of him. OTOH, do you want to capsize negotiations while you're trying to add a late 2nd?
Your team probably won't be ready to contend until 2025. That makes BRob expendable. Downs isn't much to lose. Basically you're giving Cousins+mid'25first for the 1.03. I think that's a good deal for you. There's no guarantee Cousins will be good enough to help your team win when it's ready in 2025 or 2026.
The risk to not doing this deal now is after the season Cousins will be a year older. While almost everyone is giddy with the idea of him going to Atlanta, what if Cousins doesn't play as well as before? He is going into his age 36 season. Next year I don't know if you'll be able to build a trade around Cousins to acquire the 1.03. And that's not a risk I'd be willing to take with an old(er) QB coming off injury.