Packers open to trading CB Jaire Alexander

[Dablitzkrieg]

 

 

[HappyDays]

That's a pass for me. Benford is going to get a big extension and I don't believe in paying two CBs at once. Draft a CB somewhere between rounds 1 and 4 and let him compete with a baseline vet for the CB2 role.

[GunnerBill]

I'm surprised he is only 28. Depends on price. But I'd consider moving one of our late 2nds for him if we could get a mid round pick back. Say send #62, swap #131 for #123 and get #160. 

 

That makes him worth high round 3 overall value. That feels fair.

[corta765]

Jaire for Benford and a 3rd.

[Low Positive]

Just now, GunnerBill said:

I'm surprised he is only 28. Depends on price. But I'd consider moving one of our late 2nds for him if we could get a mid round pick back. Say send #62, swap #131 for #123 and get #160. 

 

That makes him worth high round 3 overall value. That feels fair.

I know things can be restructured, but I think the contract will give teams pause. He has the highest cap hit of any secondary player in 2025.

 

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/25113/jaire-alexander

[GunnerBill]

1 minute ago, Low Positive said:

I know things can be restructured, but I think the contract will give teams pause. He has the highest cap hit of any secondary player in 2025.

 

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/25113/jaire-alexander

 

He'd only be bringing the salary bit with him and zero guaranteed money though. In terms of doing something with the deal the Bills would have the leverage. You just gotta check he isn't gonna Hassan Reddick it before you press go.

[HappyDays]

5 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

I'm surprised he is only 28. Depends on price. But I'd consider moving one of our late 2nds for him if we could get a mid round pick back. Say send #62, swap #131 for #123 and get #160. 

 

That makes him worth high round 3 overall value. That feels fair.

 

I doubt he'll get anything close to that in return. He's been healthy for just 34 games over the past 4 years. According to OTC the trading team gets a $17.5M cap charge. Presumably an extension would be part of the deal to reduce the hit but it's still a big risk for an injury prone player.

[BuffaloRebound]

He’s only 28 and was elite at one point.  We need elite players.  

[GunnerBill]

4 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

I doubt he'll get anything close to that in return. He's been healthy for just 34 games over the past 4 years. According to OTC the trading team gets a $17.5M cap charge. Presumably an extension would be part of the deal to reduce the hit but it's still a big risk for an injury prone player.

 

Yea but zero of that is guaranteed. Alexander has no leverage other than to totally sit out. You check he isn't going to do that first, which the Bills have been good at with trades under this regime and if he is you pull the plug. Otherwise... you want a corner who is a really good fit for zone but can do some man stuff and is capable of elite level play? Here he is. Kick the can. Give him a big signing bonus, 2 years, spread the money out over four, kick the can and legit have one of the best starting corner duos in football in 2025 and 2026. He is an all in move but in terms of ones that make sense..... he is near the top of that list for me.

 

It is also the one thing we have never tried in all these battles with KC. Taking them on with high end corners on both sides of the field. It would be ballsy, but if you want a corner capable of starting early out of this draft I think you have to spend #30 on it. And I'd prefer to draft to the strength of the class - Dline, or if one of the receivers slides take a shot.

Edited 3 hours ago by GunnerBill

[HappyDays]

11 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Yea but zero of that is guaranteed. Alexander has no leverage other than to totally sit out. You check he isn't going to do that first, which the Bills have been good at with trades under this regime and if he is you pull the plug. Otherwise... you want a corner who is a really good fit for zone but can do some man stuff and is capable of elite level play? Here he is. Kick the can. Give him a big signing bonus, 2 years, spread the money out over four, kick the can and legit have one of the best starting corner duos in football in 2025 and 2026. He is an all in move but in terms of ones that make sense..... he is near the top of that list for me.

 

It is also the one thing we have never tried in all these battles with KC. Taking them on with high end corners on both sides of the field. It would be ballsy, but if you want a corner capable of starting early out of this draft I think you have to spend #30 on it. And I'd prefer to draft to the strength of the class - Dline, or if one of the receivers slides take a shot.

 

I'll say this - I am more interested in adding a top talent to the secondary than I am to the DL this offseason, because I think that was our biggest problem vs KC. So of all the trades floated so far this one intrigues me the most. I just don't trust Alexander's ability to stay on the field. He's averaged 8.5 games played per season over the past 4 years so he's basically been missing half a season every year. To take on a risk like that I wouldn't want to part with more than a 4th regardless of where the money ends up landing. And Benford has injury problems of his own so it would be a really shaky duo.

 

Edited 3 hours ago by HappyDays

[4merper4mer]

13 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said:

He’s only 28 and was elite at one point.  We need elite players.  

He has an elite mouth.  I’m not saying he’s bad but Jalen Ramsey made more money off running his mouth than he did on his actual play.  To me, the quiet guys like Douglas, Cooper and others seem to be the targets when the Bills trade or make pickups.  Diggs and to an extent Miller were exceptions though.

[Sweats]

Knowing our FO, we'll overpay and bring him in for depth

[GunnerBill]

9 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

I'll say this - I am more interested in adding a top talent to the secondary than I am to the DL this offseason, because I think that was our biggest problem vs KC. So of all the trades floated so far this one intrigues me the most. I just don't trust Alexander's ability to stay on the field. He's averaged 8.5 games played per season over the past 4 years so he's basically been missing half a season every year. To take on a risk like that I wouldn't want to part with more than a 4th regardless of where the money ends up landing. And Benford has injury problems of his own so it would be a really shaky duo.

 

 

The way I see this offseason I have 5 needs, 3 of them are premium position needs: outside corner, boundary receiver, edge rusher. 

 

I then have needs at DT and Safety in non-priority spots. 

 

I'd love to use my first 3 picks to attack those 3 premium positions but while I think there is a chance you can get an edge at the end of round two who has a chance to start... I am more sceptical you can do that at receiver or boundary corner. So if there is a chance to flip one of those picks for a proven vet who fits the scheme and makes cap sense (or can be easily made to) I am interested. 

 

If it is going on Edge it has to be an elite player. If I can get Myles Garrett I am in. He is elite level elite otherwise that is the spot I feel best about drafting.  

[billsbackto81]

 

Could you imagine Alexander and Benford on the boundary with Taron in the slot.

 

Also maybe, Bishop/ Rapp and possibly Holland or Chinn on the back end.

 

Pretty nice....

 

 

[gonzo1105]

I don’t think he fits what the Bills do from a character standpoint 

[SoCal Deek]

The real question is coming from Green Bay can he play in cold weather? You'all know that the new stadium isn't a dome.....right? 😉

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

1 hour ago, BuffaloRebound said:

He’s only 28 and was elite at one point.  We need elite players.  

 

You put elite pass rushers on the line and Elam could look Elite in the secondary!

[Captain Hindsight]

19 minutes ago, billsbackto81 said:

 

Could you imagine Alexander and Benford on the boundary with Taron in the slot.

 

Also maybe, Bishop/ Rapp and possibly Holland or Chinn on the back end.

 

Pretty nice....

 

 

Its like a madden roster 

[BuffaloRebound]

Just now, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

You put elite pass rushers on the line and Elam could look Elite in the secondary!

Doubtful about Elam.  Dude starts grabbing and holding as soon as ball is snapped.  

[MJS]

I wouldn't mind that. He is a good player.