2019 NFL trade deadline retrospective: Win-now vs. rebuild
By Ian Higgins
Kenyan Drake to the Arizona Cardinals
Miami receives: 2020 6th round pick (can become a 5th round pick)
Arizona receives: Kenyan Drake
Miami continues the tank by shipping off yet another offensive focal-piece. Kenyan Drake‘s dynamic playmaking ability and game-breaking speed produce a big-play threat from the backfield that many teams wish they could possess.
Miami’s tank is one of the biggest in the NFL currently, and their rebuild will focus solely on their young players who haven’t been shipped off (ex: Raekwon McMillan & Xavien Howard) and whichever talent they can acquire in the next two drafts (ex: Tua Tagovailoa, Trevor Lawrence, etc).
Arizona is currently looking to officially move out of the rebuild phase and into the air-raid heavy future under Kyler Murray & Kliff Kingsbury. The questionable injury history of David Johnson is the reason to bring in another starting-caliber running back, especially when Chase Edmonds gets bitten by the injury bug as well.
Miami continues its tank and did not receive the draft capital appropriate for a player of Drake’s value. Arizona gets another weapon that compliments their new offensive system well and allows Drake to show off in an offense that perfectly compliments him.