We had reports all training camp, offseason, and preseason that Rowe wasn't looking as good as he did last year. Jim Schwartz had a full offseason to evaluate him, and he ended up being basically practice squad fodder before being traded. If he couldn't shine in training camp, why should he see the field over those who did? And like I said, we don't have 'no depth' at CB, he was 6th on the depth chart. Sure, ahead of him are a bunch of rookies, but that's even worse. He's a 2nd round pick that, in the coaches eyes, got outplayed by UDFA. And Jim Schwartz is a hell of a better DC than Bill Davis, so I'll trust his judgement.
And stop saying he was a guy Chip brought in that Howie had to get rid of. Maxwell, Alonso, and Murray? Sure. But if the only reason Rowe is gone is because Chip brought him in, Why is Lane Johnson still on the team? What about Ertz, Jordan Matthews, Agholor, Jordan Hicks, Jaylen Watkins? Why are they still on the team if your theory of Howie getting rid of Chip guys is true? The reason they are is because they all are either talented football players, or they were showing potential this offseason, something Rowe wasn't doing in this scheme. If Howie wanted to flip Rowe, why did he wait so long? Why not try to flip him at the draft to get more picks then? Why spend some of training camp giving him 1st team and 2nd team reps if the intent was to ship him off? Use your head for once and stop acting like the best friend of someone who just got dumped, just spending all day shitting on the guy.