[Lotus]

Originally Posted by an23dy

I am so tired of comments like this. There are some people on this board that repeatedly say trade Portis, Moss, ARE, and everybody over 26 on the freaking roster. It's the same as what people say about Snyder, you're treating this like a fantasy team. For some of you I honestly think your dream team would have everybody 25 or younger. It's just plain stupid. That team would lose games and that's what the franchise would learn how to be ... losers. There's a reason why these young guys don't play. They're not ready and they're not good enough and they don't deserve to play in that case because it makes the team worse and hurts the locker room. Guys just don't magically develop from year to year by getting thrown into games. They do it in practice every day and they need veterans to teach them what it takes to be an NFL player every day. You need vetetans to teach you what it takes to win and create a tradition and expectation of winning. And you may not really know what I'm talking about unless you've been on a team where the team where the players have more responsibility than the coach for what happens with the team, so like a high school team doesn't really count since it's not really made of grown men.

I agree. I would add that there is an easier way of getting the young WR's to play besides trading Moss: Zorn simply says, "Devin, get out there!" No trade necessary.