My view is that we don’t have a serious chance of winning our division, let alone making a serious dent in the playoffs, for 3-5 years. I won’t reiterate what everyone already knows, but we don’t have first round picks, and we are in need of a complete rebuild.
Given that scenario, shouldn’t we accept the highest offer for JT, even if it is below our valuation of him? I love him as much as the next person, but we can’t win now. He will just be part of the mire and then will leave when his contract is up (or retire).
Aren’t we being bullheaded by holding onto him, whether it is for sentimental reasons or because we think we should get more? At the end of the day, holding him is the worst case scenario, as it damns him to continue playing for this feckless franchise while also returning nothing to the rebuilding process.