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Claypool on the block?

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Blast Furnace, Oct 19, 2022.

  1. Wardismvp

    Wardismvp Well-Known Member

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    What are wrong with Boykin, Austin and Sims? Let's see what they got, Especially Boykin.
     
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  2. SteelersFanIrl

    SteelersFanIrl Well-Known Member

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    Nothing wrong with them at all, but they are all unproven. Boykin looks like he could be a feature in the offence in certain situations, but do you want him as the #2 out there every snap if Claypool is gone and one of DJ or Pickens gets hurt?

    Remember this guy was cut by the Ravens who have one of the thinnest WR groups in the league.

    Claypool has been a disappointment but he has shown a lot more than the group above in his career.
     
  3. Animus

    Animus Well-Known Member

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    I'm not a fan of trading Claypool. I certainly listen to offers other teams make though. If the Packers offer an arm and a leg aka 2nd or 1st, I obviously pull the trigger. But atm, I have little interest in weakening a position of relative strength.
     
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  4. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    This is proof anyone can post anything on the internet and people will believe it
     
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  5. Formerscribe

    Formerscribe Well-Known Member

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    We've seen what Boykin has for years with the Ravens. It isn't much.
     
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  6. Disco1981

    Disco1981 Well-Known Member

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    Idk...Seems to be a lot of Smoke
     
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  7. Brice

    Brice Well-Known Member

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    I think this would be 1 year too early. He is still under his rookie contract for 2023, no reason to move him in 2022.

    If Austin and lights it up in the 2nd half of this season, then I could easily see the Steelers trading him next year.
     
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  8. Animus

    Animus Well-Known Member

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    To play devils advocate that may be the reason to move him. You likely get more capital now as opposed to next year. I personally keep him,but that extra year is probably the only real attraction. Maybe a change of scenery with Aaron Rodgers is what CC needs to blossom. But unless the Packers offer something out of this world, I keep him.
     
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  9. SDOT

    SDOT Well-Known Member

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    GMdot told you he was. Nothing less than a 2nd. Packers are desperate so we might be able to get a 1st.
     
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  10. HeinzMustard

    HeinzMustard Well-Known Member

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    Unless we can get the Packers best O-lineman... or best CB, I'd pass.
     
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  11. Steelpens65

    Steelpens65 Well-Known Member

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    I agree wholeheartedly. I seen a post someone mentioned we can get a 3 rd pick for Claypool, be lucky to get a 5 or 6 rd pick, imho.
     
  12. Jammasterc

    Jammasterc Well-Known Member

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    If you’re keeping Bush around then there’s no doubt Claypool stays.
     
  13. SDOT

    SDOT Well-Known Member

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    Their 1st?


    Yes, there’s no point in trading him for a 3rd, 5th, or 6th. Packers are desperate so I can see them offering a 1st. They are win now mode with Rodgers and need a WR badly. They don’t have time to draft and develop.

    I’m taking a 1st. I like Claypool but he doesn’t make us a contender and we won’t be signing him after his rookie deal since we got Pickens.
     
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  14. HeinzMustard

    HeinzMustard Well-Known Member

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    Packers will not give up a 1st for Claypool.
     
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  15. Formerscribe

    Formerscribe Well-Known Member

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    They won't give up their best offensive lineman or cornerback for him, either.
     
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  16. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    I don't want to trade Claypool, but as far as Boykins....He was being thrown to by one of the least accurate Qbs, and the Qb that has thrown the least at his Wrs then just about every Qb.
     
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  17. strummerfan

    strummerfan Well-Known Member

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    As it stands claypool has the chance to be a very good player. He might never put it together and ends up a very average player. A draft pick is a complete unknown. You might get lucky, but the odds are you end up with a bust. As they say a bird in hand is better than two in the bush.
     
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  18. Steelpens65

    Steelpens65 Well-Known Member

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    I kind of like to see 6’4 Boykins get a little more playing time.
     
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  19. Steelpens65

    Steelpens65 Well-Known Member

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    I agree, this is Claypool 3 season. I posted before that you know what you got after players 3 year in the NFL.
     
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  20. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    This is usually correct. :thumbs_up:
    3-4 years.
     
  21. Formerscribe

    Formerscribe Well-Known Member

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    The Ravens knew all that and still didn't want him. It's not as if they didn't give him opportunities. He played in 40 games for the Ravens and caught only 33 passes. That can't all be blamed on the quarterback.
     
  22. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    One of Claypools strengths and functions are his size

    And you think we can replace that with a midget
     
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  23. D0bre Shunka

    D0bre Shunka Well-Known Member

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    Media today likes to start stories more than Reveal stories so I don’t trust the source “NFL Exec”. That can be a former exec who’s now a commentator with connections to GB and their job is to create a story. At the same time they have an agenda. You never know. I’d keep Chase and see how the year plays out. He certainly showed up last game.
     
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  24. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Lot of buzz around this. I’m on the fence about it, loved the pick when he was drafted. The compensation would have to be a 2nd rounder. Not interested in anything less than that.

    He probably is being shopped though, he is suddenly being featured in the offense and coincides with trade talk. I have a feeling they will move him.
     
  25. Mashburn

    Mashburn Well-Known Member

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    So here's how I would make the trade with green bay. We send Claypool and Bush. They send us Quay walker.

    Quay-Walker-LB-Georgia.jpg


    Only other option is considering a second round. But no way a third.
     
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