How desperate we are doesn't change his value.
I don't see any team giving them a 1st.
People keep mentioning the Jon Gruden trade as a yardstick. Gruden was 39 years old. He was the Sean McVay of that era. If Sean McVay told the Ram's he wanted out and was up for a trade I would expect him to command a 1st plus more. When Bill Belichick was traded he was 48.
Payton is 59 years old and retired. Both his age and his willingness to retire diminish his value.
Of course it does, that's kind of how value works.
59 years isn't crazy old, he may have a decade in him for all we know.
Gruden hadn't won anything at the time of his trade, Payton has.
It's also not just Payton, but Fangio, a top DC as well. You think we will just pluck good hires here? 100 years and counting...
The rejects come here. The ones who have done nothing and want to prove themselves (who inevitably fail) come here.
How many 1st round Cardinal picks have been decent in the past 10-15 years?
There's not going to be another opportunity like this, let alone being in the running for anyone worth a damn. 1st round picks bust often enough.
His value can also improve by attracting players/etc to want to come here as well.
