Cardinals release WR DeAndre Hopkins

[notthatbluestuff]

Incredible that they couldn’t come up with a reasonable trade for him.

Now he can pursue a team that meets his reasonable criteria of greatness across the board; QB, GM, coach, and defense. 

[notthatbluestuff]

What’s the consensus on Nuk, anyway? Is he still a top-5 receiver?

[LuckyNumber11]

I honestly think the Cardinals were planning on having him start the season with us, but ultimately got annoyed with how he talks about where he's going next on a different podcast every single freaking day. I'm bummed we didn't get a pick, but man this saga was exhausting. 

 

I think he will be a Bill by the way, just purely based off of the thousand interviews he's done this offseason. Maybe a Chief

[Mizter_Clean10]

Chiefs make the most sense for them and him. Everyone else on the list has an obvious #1.

[ET80]

2 minutes ago, notthatbluestuff said:

What’s the consensus on Nuk, anyway? Is he still a top-5 receiver?

I don’t think he’s top 5 simply because younger guys such as Chase and Jefferson have overtaken him.

Definitely top 10, though. 

[Soko]

4 minutes ago, RavensTillIDie said:

 

 

Of course teams can maneuver, but the Chiefs and Bills would have to do some serious moving around to be able to afford him. 

Ravens, Chargers, Eagles too, but a lot less.

[Ty21]

4 minutes ago, ET80 said:

Same can be said about Chicago for… well, the past three decades? When did Willie Gault retire? 

Around the time Bud Adams decided to move his team to a better city 

[ACO]

1 minute ago, ET80 said:

I don’t think he’s top 5 simply because younger guys such as Chase and Jefferson have overtaken him.

Definitely top 10, though. 

Agreed. I think on the contender teams he would want to play for (outside Chiefs) he would be WR2. On the rest? W1 and it wouldn't even be close.

[ET80]

2 minutes ago, Ty21 said:

Around the time Bud Adams decided to move his team to a better city 

Coming from someone who has left their own zip code a combined six times in 25 years…

[Ty21]

2 minutes ago, ET80 said:

I don’t think he’s top 5 simply because younger guys such as Chase and Jefferson have overtaken him.

Definitely top 10, though. 

I saw DJ Moore listed as the 16th best wr in the nfl and the list was pretty accurate outside of Evans not belonging anymore (imo). But looking at it, the league is chock full of really good WRs now. Hopkins slipping down the list is mostly due to everyone else being so damn good. I think Hop could do wonders for a contender. Pat could use him but doesn’t necessarily need him, but it might be enough to get Allen over that hump 

[ramssuperbowl99]

11 minutes ago, Ty21 said:

Houston could use a WR 

At what point can we start congratulating @ET80 for the Texans winning the Hopkins trade? That extra 2nd round pick isn't looking too bad now*.

 

*The guy busted so this isn't technically true but hypothetically

[Ty21]

Just now, ET80 said:

Coming from someone who has left their own zip code a combined six times in 25 years…

I’ve been to 49 states, bbgrl

[Nex_Gen]

It's gonna be the Chiefs. They still need an actual WR and he wants to win a chip.

[Ty21]

1 minute ago, ramssuperbowl99 said:

At what point can we start congratulating @ET80 for the Texans winning the Hopkins trade? That extra 2nd round pick isn't looking too bad now*.

 

*The guy busted so this isn't technically true but hypothetically

And no one can deny David Johnson was a really freaking good rb (4 years before they traded for him) 

[kingseanjohn]

7 minutes ago, Soko said:

Of course teams can maneuver, but the Chiefs and Bills would have to do some serious moving around to be able to afford him. 

Ravens, Chargers, Eagles too, but a lot less.

Chiefs could easily clear some space with a Chris Jones extension and/or Mahomes restructuring. My preferred method is a Jones extension.