Colts Trade Dwayne Allen to the Patriots

[sherck]

I have decided to like or not like this deal based on if any of our other young receivers step up and become "trusted" by Luck.

If Dorsett, Swoope or Rogers step it up, then we will not miss Allen at all and the deal was great.

If no one steps up, then it was a bad trade.

Time will tell.

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[RCAChainGang]

I could have seen him being cut after this year anyway so I'm okay with the trade. Wish we wouldn't have given our 6th round pick away, but whatever. It also sucks that we gave anything to the Patriots.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by sherck

I have decided to like or not like this deal based on if any of our other young receivers step up and become "trusted" by Luck.

If Dorsett, Swoope or Rogers step it up, then we will not miss Allen at all and the deal was great.

If no one steps up, then it was a bad trade.

Time will tell.

Cheers,

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That's an odd way to look at it. Makes pretty much zero sense

[sherck]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

That's an odd way to look at it. Makes pretty much zero sense

Really?

Teams make decisions all the time to move on from high priced talent because they have lower priced talent behind them that they believe will fill the void left.

Trading Allen created a void as a receiving option on the 2017 Colts. I am going to judge that trade based on if the lower priced talent on the team fills the void or not.

If the offense don't not skip a beat in 2017, then good trade. If it struggles because no one steps up as a 4th trusted pass catching option, then bad trade.

What is hard to understand about that?

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[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by sherck

Really?

Teams make decisions all the time to move on from high priced talent because they have lower priced talent behind them that they believe will fill the void left.

Trading Allen created a void as a receiving option on the 2017 Colts. I am going to judge that trade based on if the lower priced talent on the team fills the void or not.

If the offense don't not skip a beat in 2017, then good trade. If it struggles because no one steps up as a 4th trusted pass catching option, then bad trade.

What is hard to understand about that?

Cheers,

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that they traded him for a 4th rounder. If he is terrible then that factors in.

And Allen has a value as a blocker as well. No te on the roster will match that.

Did the colts gain more than they lost is how you judge it.

[cq.noble]

Originally Posted by sherck

Really?

Teams make decisions all the time to move on from high priced talent because they have lower priced talent behind them that they believe will fill the void left.

Trading Allen created a void as a receiving option on the 2017 Colts. I am going to judge that trade based on if the lower priced talent on the team fills the void or not.

If the offense don't not skip a beat in 2017, then good trade. If it struggles because no one steps up as a 4th trusted pass catching option, then bad trade.

What is hard to understand about that?

Cheers,

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Well it's not that its hard to understand what you're saying its just not how the rest of the world looks at things.

The rest of the world is going to judge based on who has the better career, the guy we draft in the 4th round or the combination of Dwayne Allen and the 6th we sent with him.

But I understand your point, it can work out better for the team in the long run even if they use our 6th to draft the next Tom Brady.