Let's Talk Garopplolo, Schefter "Claims" Price Has Been Set.

FACT Browns are in desperate need for a QB and have 2 1sts in the top 10. THEY will set the floor of a #1.

I'm just gonna focus on this seqq.

1) Why would they trade him?

Because Brady is showing no signs of a willingness to hang it up any time soon and I would estimate that beyond 2017 when his rookie deal is up both would be unaffordable after that when Brady's cap hit is $22 mil.  That's why Belicheat drafted Brissett whose rookie deal won't be up 'til 2020 when Brady will be 42 and his contract is also up. 

So in 2018 it's gonna be pay him or trade him anyway and Garoppolo could conceivably also earn around $20 mil a year on a longer term deal if he proves himself as a starter.  My guess is he'll want that shot and not simply take a backups contract to stay with NE and I also don't see Belicheat forcing Brady to step down when he's signed through 2019 and his salary is 100% guaranteed.

2) His value

We're working off the figure that Adam Schefter provided here which is a value equivalent to the Bradford trade.  Minny sent their 1st and 4th which in 2016 were the 23rd picks in those rounds and would probably fall somewhere around that range in 2017 figuring an 8-8 record.  The point value of those picks 812 points.  If any team was willing to give NE their 1st for him that pick would likely be somewhere in the low to mid 20s not a top ten pick and I have serious doubts about anyone doing that.

I simply proposed the Bears 2017 2nd worth 560 and their 2018 2nd worth 260-280 points as a starting point that would better the value of the Bradford trade.  I can't say whether that would do it or not.  No one can right now.  But if Pace has an interest then he has to have some kind of plan, an offer to make, and a limit as to high how he'll go on counter offers.  That's the way it's gotta be done of he expects to be in the hunt.

If you don't want him at all there's no sense it going farther into it.

Jesus, how many "NFL starts" do you think a 2017 1st round draft pick QB will come in with?

Yep, that's right--ZERO