I’m actually not sure if you’re overrating our guys or underrating Beasley. But let’s just assume Beasley is at his lowest value (probably accurate). He’s 26, 2 years removed from a 15.5 sack season, & a former higher first round pick. You MIGHT be able to get him for the deal you proposed, but getting him AND a third round pick? Just don’t see it happening.
For comparison sake, we trade a 4th rounder for Quinn last season and he had an injury history, was 4 years removed from his last double digit sack season, and was slightly older. There’s no way Quinn’s value increased after this season to where you’re dragging Beasley & a 3rd from ATL. As far as Godchaux, he’s a decent player, but I believe a lot of fans are overrating him due to the fact that we don’t have many good players, so the average/above-average players end up getting a little more hyped up. Godchaux was here all season & last season while teams were having their was with us on the ground.
Final point: DE is a premium position. For Beasley to be as young as he his, a former high draft pick, & having had a high level of success in the past- there is very little chance that ATL will bend over and consider that trade with shipping a 3rd rounder to us as well. If anything, we would be the ones having to send a 3rd rounder...... Having said that, if the trade happened, I’d be ecstatic & have instant faith in Grier’s negotiation skills. Wouldn’t be mad at the trade be side it would be a steal.
I know some Dolphins fans were frustrated that Quinn didn't repeat his 18 sacks from previous years, but he was the 20th best edge rusher last year, and like I said, real scouts understand he accomplished what he did on a team with 0 interior pass rush. It is very difficult to get all the way home and get the sack when all the QB has to do is step right up into his lovely little pocket right in front of him because ther is no push up the middle.
Cam Wake ranked as the 11th best edge rusher in the league last year at 37 years old. If we would have had an interior pass rush both Wake and Quinn would have bee double digit sacks.
Comparing the Beasley debacle to Quinn's issues is enormously unfair. We are talking about a true 4-3 defensive end who ranked in the thirties overall last year to Beasley, an OLB playing out of position who obviously has had either mental or emotional problems as well, who was the single worse edge defender in the league and ranked 103rd.
So hallya! Quinn has waaaayyyy more value than Beasley, and he fits Atlanta's scheme. If Atlanta doesn't find a trade partner for Beasley it is a foregone conclusion they will rescind his 12.8 mil 5th year option. They already cut Robert Alford who immediately signed with AZ and Atlanta got nothing for their 5 year starter.
I don't know how you can diss on Godchaux's value. 24 years old and a high quality starter at 4-3 DT with two more years on his rookie contract for peanuts. Godchaux's grade of 85.4 in run defense was good for 15th in the league last year; again at 24 years old and still improving and getting stronger.
I wish he fit at NT, but I really don't think he does and it would be a rotten deal for him if we tried to play him as one. Nah, he deserves to be traded to a 4-3 team and I'm sure he would love to be lining up next to Grady Jarrett.
Put yourself in Atlanta's shoes. When they cut Beasley for nothing they are going to need two 4-3 defensive ends because Tak Mckinley is mentally unstable and he is probably also out of position as a 4-3 end as well.
They need another starting CB after releasing Alford. If they don't get Godchaux they still need a two down DT.
They really need to improve their LB corps and Tevin Coleman is a free agent. RB is a major need.
If they could get two quality starters, and one of them for nearly nothing the next two years, for a guy they were going to cut anyway and a 3rd round pick, they would do it, but I think the Dolphins would actually want more in compensation.
If anything it's the Dolphins getting screwed bad here.
