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The Burns / Blacker deal is I think an interesting one.
Burns obviously behind other edge players who have slotted into the system as you want. From what I’ve seen he’s green but is first grade quality.
Blacker is a potential NAS / Ryles clone. Massive body, offload and has good speed when moving. He lacks smarts at the moment and has some attitude / fitness issues. He’s a good three years off, IMHO.
The trade works for both teams. We need edge depth of first grade quality and Burns gives that. You have to plan for the future without FH / Leota, and Blacker is a potential player who could take the FH beast role.
If he fails, you’ve simply spent minimum wage on a kid and can move on to the next. If he succeeds, he has the potential to be something huge.
Good business by both teams TBH.
Burns obviously behind other edge players who have slotted into the system as you want. From what I’ve seen he’s green but is first grade quality.
Blacker is a potential NAS / Ryles clone. Massive body, offload and has good speed when moving. He lacks smarts at the moment and has some attitude / fitness issues. He’s a good three years off, IMHO.
The trade works for both teams. We need edge depth of first grade quality and Burns gives that. You have to plan for the future without FH / Leota, and Blacker is a potential player who could take the FH beast role.
If he fails, you’ve simply spent minimum wage on a kid and can move on to the next. If he succeeds, he has the potential to be something huge.
Good business by both teams TBH.
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