I would rather use our 1st on a RB then giving up draft picks for Barkley, paying him ridiculous money just for him to play 8 games a year. Its shocking to me how many of our fans want Barkley. Hes ALWAYS hurt.
I partially agree lol
I would prefer to use our 29 on a RB rather than say Penning.
I would also prefer drafting Walker or Spiller over trading for Barkley.
However, if our plan is to value shop and skip Spiller, Walker Hall and loom at guys like Cook...... I would rather trade the pick for Barkley.
You are correct. He's always hurt etc.
However, he has true elite ability and has proven it when healthy. I can't say the same about any "value" RB in this draft.
His 7.2 million could be almost absorbed by cutting Little and Davis (5.2 million).
I don't necessarily want Barkley. But if we bypass the top 3 guys, I would rather trade 101 or 120 for Barkley rather than drafting a guy like Cook.
Barkley would be on a 1 year prove it deal.
If he doesn't work out, he is a FA and will likely get paid by someone.
If Barkley doesn't pan out, he most likely would be getting us a solid comp pick.
Worst case scenario, we are getting a comp pick in 2024.
Worth it for me to chance it