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OFFSEASON TRADES will be necessary

MHS831

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Even on a team that does it's fair share of player trades, two trades in one season is fairly rare. Three even more so. Multiple trades generally only occur when you're forced to due to injuries.

There's no way I see us making five trades next season.

The thread suggests possible trade scenarios. Not all of them.

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Capping D'Will would increase his salary and no team will trade for a high priced back. Stewart would be considered more of an option for a trade. IMO, the OL is weak at the Tackle spots, the Falcons lived in the backfield today on pass plays. The other trades mentioned won't happen because of the return value, the only way Smith is dealt is if he requests a trade. The team will need help from signing FA's, not making trades for picks.

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This is probly the stupidest idea ever suggested on this MB, EVER!

WRONG!!!!!!!

You cannot tie up the cap space that DWill and Stew will cost you in one position...especially RB.

You saw today what Stew, Goodson, and Sutton bring to the table.

I love DWill as a player, but this team would be stronger to let Dwill walk and use the $8M a season he will get on either another OLineman (such as Mankins) or DT....maybe even a quality player at BOTH positions.

You want to be like the Patriots, you have to pull the trigger on players BEFORE they are past their prime.

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I think if you trade RBs, you trade the one who will bring in the most value. That RB is Mike Goodson. Now, I think it could really be a toss up between Goodson and Stewart, but Goodson is younger and that appeals to alot of teams at that position. Trade Clausen for a draft pick, I would be cool with that. (Or if you could bring in a quality player for him, like the browns did with Brady Quinn. Still trying to figure out how that happened, and if I'm not correct, they also got a draft pick along with Peyton Hillis.)

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i don't think it would be wise at all to trade any RBs at all. 1) with a rookie or green QB the team needs to be able to run the ball 35+ times per game and with season expanding to 18 games that means over 630 rushes a season. you need to have a lot of depth to last, esp if you hope to go to playoffs. 2) you don't make the team stronger by making it weaker. run game is a huge strength for the team, rather than sacrificing it to improve other areas, why not try to build other areas to that level. 3) the money will be there to do it and improve other areas. why not use it?

i would trade smith, but i owuld only do it in a scenario that resulted with us having a younger vet WR brought in. trade him for a 3rd rounder (or even 4th) and package it up with a late round pick and trade for an upgrade at WR.

i would trade clausen packaged up with another late round pick to move up into the 2nd round.

whatever non-comp picks we have left after the 3rd round that we should trade for other players of need. RG is one area that we for sure trade to upgrade. DT might be another, but i think there are going to be quite a few solid options in FA this coming year so we wouldn't have to use picks or trades to upgrade there.

not a fan of trading away gamble, esp. when we are going to be losing marshall more than likely.

as far as LBs...i feel the same way about them that i do about the RBs. don't mess with that area of strength.

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