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I’ll maintain he’s going to be an Eagle next year until I get the trade notification. The read of this situation has felt off from the jump.

I’m also just a guy so what do I know.

I think this thread was more cathartic than anything. I hope it made some sense. I don't think the loss of A.J. slams the window shut. It goes from wide-open to cracked for a breeze. If there's no path to reconciliation, I guess the decision is made. It would be a colossal failure by leadership.

Still, a bought-in A.J. is probably one of the most valuable receivers in the league. Beyond the finances, A.J.'s role in the new offense could be the most important variable for success in Mannion's first season calling plays. If there's any path to righting the ship, they need to find it.

None of A.J.'s concerns about the offense were invalid. If anything, he was vindicated by how the season ended. We have no idea what the personal dynamics are like at this point, between A.J. and Sirianni, Hurts, Howie, or anyone in the building. This seems like a soft reboot.

This feels like the least contender-esque (? made that one up) move a contender could make. If the relationship is beyond repair, I guess you don't have a choice. We're also talking about a guy who was voted a team captain and just caught a touchdown in a Super Bowl win less than 365 days ago.

DeVonta Smith is more than capable of leading the room. He's one of the game's underrated players. This isn't me saying he can't. It's more about the ripple effect. It feels all but certain Dallas Goedert is gone, too. The TE room becomes desolate. The receiver depth is gone.

2. Bite the bullet and trade A.J. pre-June 1. Trust Howie to create the cap space needed to offset A.J.'s dead cap hit and then find a capable replacement. The fan in me won't let me forget about the pre-A.J. days at receiver. I'll never assume it's easy to find elite receivers. Jalen Reagor.

I think that leaves two options.

1. Try to sell A.J. on the new vision with Sean Mannion and Josh Grizzard. See if he and Sirianni can patch things up. This is the maintenance option. If A.J. vibes with the new direction and he produces, all is well. If not, the 2027 numbers make sense for a move.

At that point, the options for capable replacements in 2026 dry up. If Roseman still believes this team is a Super Bowl contender (he should), this is the least likely scenario imo.

The Eagles have been creative financially under Roseman. He'd have a plan for creating immediate flexibility if Brown were traded pre-June 1. Restructures, extensions, dummy years, etc.

The hit is softened if Brown is traded post-June 1.

If Brown were traded before June 1, in other words, at a point where the Eagles could feasibly add a receiver during the draft or free agency to contribute in 2026, Philly's cap space drops by $20 million. There's no restructuring; this is money that's already been paid.

That's where the timing of any Brown trade becomes complicated. The salary cap might be a figment of our imaginations that fans care far more about than any decision makers. The gap between the pre- and post-June 1 numbers is still significant, even for the financial gurus.

Let's first establish that, by all accounts, Howie Roseman is one of the league's most aggressive general managers. Nothing that's ever been reported about Roseman would indicate he'd be eager to punt on a Super Bowl window.

Objectively, even with the coaching turnover, that window is still open.

One way or another, I'm looking forward to the day we no longer have to discuss the A.J. Brown trade saga.

From the jump, it didn't seem to make much sense financially. I looked into the numbers again, with the added context of the increased salary cap, and tried to make sense of it all.

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Update: I went back to the old me

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Looking through some Super Bowl props and TreVeyon Henderson’s numbers have fallen off a cliff. Only four snaps in the AFC ship yeah I get it but 20+ rushing yards at plus money is staring at me like the Green Goblin mask.

Give this dog a play sheet and Josh Allen’s adot isn’t sniffing 6 yards

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