Was David Johnson a negative trade asset?
Hello everyone I just wanted to have a quick discussion about David Johnson's value. It will be hard not to put this in context of the Hopkins trade, but that isn't my goal with this discussion. I'm just wondering if David Johnson and his current contract is a positive asset (something that helps a team win more than the average cap dollar) or a negative asset (something that helps a team win less than the average cap dollar).
As you know when we brought David Johnson to the Texans we had the Cardinals pay part of his salary. The $6 million that the Cardinals are paying counts against their cap and not the Texans cap.
Even after the Cardinals pay David Johnson $6 million he still has a massive cap hit to the Texans. For the last two years of his contract the Texans will be paying him:
| Year | Cap Hit (Millions) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.2 |
| 2021 | $9 |
To put this in context with other running back contracts.
| Player | Average Cap Hit (millions) |
|---|---|
| Derrick Henry | $12.5 |
| Joe Mixon | $12 |
| Dalvin Cook | $12.6 |
| Melvin Gordon | $8 |
| Carlos Hyde | $2.75 |
Hindsight is 20/20, but it is especially frustrating that we traded for the opportunity to spend our cap on David Johnson when:
- Derrick Henry is playing under a back loaded deal and eating only $6 million in salary cap.
- We possibly could have acquired Melvin Gordon as a free agent for around $8 million.
- We possibly could have retained Carlos Hyde as a free agent for around $2.75 million.
Does anyone have a positive way to spin this? Particularly when we are already paying Duke Johnson leading to the the Texans having the most positional spending at running back.
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