He's back! Maxx Crosby merged superthread

[Corleone]

Tank is full speed ahead!

[Attyla]

Some of us just want him gone for the long term benefit of the team and couldn't give two shits about stuff like this.

so you then are not the "some of you" I was referring to.

[eastcoast128]

IMO, there will never be a better time to trade Maxx, outside of the start of the new NFL league year.

Teams either have the cap space or can make it. For example
According to over the CAP,

- the cowboys are nearly $57.0mm over the cap. That includes $30.3mm to Lamb and a franchise tag of $27.3 to Pickens. Their offense is championship caliber, their D has holes. I could see one of their 1st round picks, Pickens and a 2nd/3rd round pick in’27 for Maxx and Tre Tucker

- the rams are already 40.0mm under the cap, they need a rush end to improve their D and balance their team. I’m sure McVey realizes how much of a difference Maxx would have made last year

- Balt is about 18.0mm under the cap and need Off and Def lineman. They just offer center Linderbaum a “market setting deal” - they have holes across the o line and have never traded high 1st round picks

- the pats, like the Rams, are sitting at $40.0mm under the cap. The biggest issue is their pick in the first this year is late

Aside from Maxx recovering from Knee surgery, he’s healthy and in need by numerous teams. I’d like to see them trade him if the pick(s) player coming back give them a chance to speed up the rebuild

[Jeevo]

Rams seem like a good possibility. They have the space, are always willing to trade PREMIUM picks, and are in win now mode.

[LayneStaley]

Odds have shifted.

25/57 and next years 1 works for me. Maybe we throw them our 2nd 4th this year.

[Attyla]

IMO, there will never be a better time to trade Maxx, outside of the start of the new NFL league year.

Teams either have the cap space or can make it. For example
According to over the CAP,

- the cowboys are nearly $57.0mm over the cap. That includes $30.3mm to Lamb and a franchise tag of $27.3 to Pickens. Their offense is championship caliber, their D has holes. I could see one of their 1st round picks, Pickens and a 2nd/3rd round pick in’27 for Maxx and Tre Tucker

- the rams are already 40.0mm under the cap, they need a rush end to improve their D and balance their team. I’m sure McVey realizes how much of a difference Maxx would have made last year

- Balt is about 18.0mm under the cap and need Off and Def lineman. They just offer center Linderbaum a “market setting deal” - they have holes across the o line and have never traded high 1st round picks

- the pats, like the Rams, are sitting at $40.0mm under the cap. The biggest issue is their pick in the first this year is late

Aside from Maxx recovering from Knee surgery, he’s healthy and in need by numerous teams. I’d like to see them trade him if the pick(s) player coming back give them a chance to speed up the rebuild

The best time to trade any player is leading up to the draft since the goal is to get a bidding war going. That is after teams who know they missed out on a key free agent signing turn to draft capital to fill that key hole. The last thing you want is a single team inquiring. And right now teams are focused on their own key free agents since they are alone in negotiating with their agents.

[SkullCrusher]

Some of us just want him gone for the long term benefit of the team and couldn't give two shits about stuff like this.

I respect this pov, imo he hasn't becomes a cancer (hardest worker more like it) and he hasn't talked his way out of LV and is far far away from a point of no return from what we know.

But if you believe we are better with picks then him, that leaves the soap opera angle out of it (always a fan trap), again I can respect that.

[LayneStaley]

We aren’t better next season with the picks but ideally those picks will be helping the team more in 2-3 years than Maxx will be.

[BoKnows81]

I respect this pov, imo he hasn't becomes a cancer (hardest worker more like it) and he hasn't talked his way out of LV and is far far away from a point of no return.

But if you believe we are better with picks then him, that leaves the soap opera angle out of it (always a fan trap), again I can respect that.

I've maintained this stance from the beginning. I will say I was not a fan of him requesting the trade with AP thing though. But all this other nonsense that people are getting worked up over, means nothing.

[RickRyb]

Is Linderbaum for Crosby a good deal?

[Attyla]

Is Linderbaum for Crosby a good deal?

no, Linderbaum is a free agent so unless he resigns before free agency, we just have to outbid others for him. No trade needed.

[Raidernation1979]

I've maintained this stance from the beginning. I will say I was not a fan of him requesting the trade with AP thing though. But all this other nonsense that people are getting worked up over, means nothing.

He never requested a trade

[BoKnows81]

He never requested a trade

In so many words he did and you know it.

[Cruisin with Tooz]

Who said anything about Barmore?

NE reported proposal was 1st + 2nd + Barmore.

[raidersince63]

Maxx worded this quote and left it open for interpretation, but I don't know what other conclusion we should reach;

"I want to be a Raider ... but if we go in a different direction, there is nothing that is off the table,"

[Cruisin with Tooz]

In so many words he did and you know it.

Passive aggressive is his MO.