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Originally Posted by DropIt
I get that, but the difference is the timing. You trade your Brodie when you rebuild, not when you're trying to compete for a playoff spot, especially when the Packers dont have a young, aspiring player pushing HCD out.
They just received a 4th round pick (great return) to go from a below average to secondary to a Raiders-esque secondary. I'm just curious how you sell that to AR
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The difference is in how you view the player. How many would view a trade of Brodie as addition by subtraction or at the least a net neutral move? That's the Packers rational here, that losing Clinton Dix does not move the needle on how good/bad their secondary is (their corners are far from below avg BTW) and based on how he has played it's not hard to disagree with them on that. They've also got 2 young players, including a 2nd round pick, they want to give a shot to.
Rodgers is soon to be 35 and surrounded by a team that clearly isn't good enough to most people. I don't think its a difficult sell to say now we've got extra picks, a front office who has promised to be more aggressive, and a staff that had a very promising first draft to get some help in here to give you another run. Trading Clinton Dix doesn't move the needle for this year but the 4th round pick could help them next year and beyond.
It comes down to how Clinton Dix is viewed because clearly people outside the Packers have a higher opinion based on his past and his draft pedigree. Maybe he winds up like some other DBs the Packers let go but from what i've watched the last 2 years he isn't that big a loss and most that follow the Packers feel the same way. There is a non zero chance that the Packers can improve at Safety with Clinton Dix gone.