Not My Idea-But It Should Be Discussed: What is Hendrickson worth in trade?

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(12-03-2024, 07:22 PM)Ell Prez Wrote: I love Hendrickson. But if he falls off a cliff next year and gets 5 sacks, and can’t stop the run, what good is he? We can’t ignore his age, and we also can’t ignore we’re not 1 offseason away from having a Super Bowl caliber team. This is a rebuild. Not a mini, a complete rebuild. It’s going to take 2 off seasons. I think if we do this offseason right, we can be a wild card team next year. Another successful offseason and we could be a threat again. But it’s going to take home run off seasons and drafts.

Remember when the Bengals made this mistake with Andrew Whitworth?
Whitworth, like Hendrickson, was not showing signs of decline, just FO got paranoid about the age and wasn't willing to take the gamble he wouldn't decline.

IMO Hendrickson needs to actually show some decline before we start assuming he's going to drop off a cliff.