Yes ,now it will be Rice to EaglesOriginally posted by RU0517581:
No more Bills speculation for Ray Rice
This post was edited on 3/3 7:08 PM by MADHAT1Edit :dup post ( site messing up on me today can't post links and running slow)
So will guess that Eagles might be looking to go after Peterson since he might not want to go back to the Vikings
As an Eagles fan I'm torn. When he was good he was scary good. He did slip a bit last year and was a big cap hit.Originally posted by RUMcMahon:
Not done deal according to Drew Rosenhaus but seems to be semantics since it can't be "done deal" unti, next week. Eagles could go after Petersen( trade) , Spiller (FA) or Murray (when he leaves Dallas).
As a Giant fan, nice to see McCoy out of the division.
This is true. The NFL has become specialized to the point where the most talented RB might not be the one who fits your system best. In the last 10 years, the first RB taken has been one of the best 5 backs in the draft about 50% of the time. Adrian Peterson is the last back (2007) who was the best back in the draft after being the first one drafted. The one before that was Stephen Jackson (2004) and the second best back, Michael Turner, was drafted in the 5th round. Turner may have had a better career than Jackson if he didn't sit behind Tomlinson for 4 years in San Diego.Originally posted by Saint Puppy:
No position has been devalued as much as RB over the past 10 yrs or so. There are a handful who have true value, and the rest are interchangeable. Mccoy was one of them, but based on last year he seems to be on the back side of his career. Good trade for the Eagles.
If Chip trades high picks for Mariota, then you won't get one of hte elite TBs in this draft.Originally posted by PhilaPhans:
I wish people would stop referring to this trade as LeSean McCoy for Kiko Alonzo. The trade is LeSean McCoy for Kiko Alonzo and $9M worth of FAs.
Is the trade worth it? Who knows. But if you're going to draft a RB, this is the year. You could trade back and grab Melvin Gordon or Todd Gurley in the first. You can wait until the second round and grab Tevin Coleman in the 3rd or Jeremy Langford in the 4th. Hell, you can take a chance and grab Karlos Williams in the 7th and risk his issues.
This draft is DEEP.
Unless it's future picks that he's trading (a one this year, a one next year, a one some other time).Originally posted by Ty Webb:
If Chip trades high picks for Mariota, then you won't get one of hte elite TBs in this draft.Originally posted by PhilaPhans:
I wish people would stop referring to this trade as LeSean McCoy for Kiko Alonzo. The trade is LeSean McCoy for Kiko Alonzo and $9M worth of FAs.
Is the trade worth it? Who knows. But if you're going to draft a RB, this is the year. You could trade back and grab Melvin Gordon or Todd Gurley in the first. You can wait until the second round and grab Tevin Coleman in the 3rd or Jeremy Langford in the 4th. Hell, you can take a chance and grab Karlos Williams in the 7th and risk his issues.
This draft is DEEP.
Its interresting. UI assumed when they made the deal that they were short on cap room. I guess they just figured - they could get more value from a couple of mid-range guys at other positions plus Alonzo, than by overpaying at RB.Originally posted by RUScrew85:
As an Eagles fan I'm torn. When he was good he was scary good. He did slip a bit last year and was a big cap hit.Originally posted by RUMcMahon:
Not done deal according to Drew Rosenhaus but seems to be semantics since it can't be "done deal" unti, next week. Eagles could go after Petersen( trade) , Spiller (FA) or Murray (when he leaves Dallas).
As a Giant fan, nice to see McCoy out of the division.
The Eagles will by $50M under the cap after the trade.
That number should reach $60M as soon as this trade comes official as they will than cut DeMeco Ryans. And this from the Philly Daily NewsOriginally posted by RUScrew85:
As an Eagles fan I'm torn. When he was good he was scary good. He did slip a bit last year and was a big cap hit.Originally posted by RUMcMahon:
Not done deal according to Drew Rosenhaus but seems to be semantics since it can't be "done deal" unti, next week. Eagles could go after Petersen( trade) , Spiller (FA) or Murray (when he leaves Dallas).
As a Giant fan, nice to see McCoy out of the division.
The Eagles will by $50M under the cap after the trade.
True that! Loved McCoy but Chip is building HIS team and I say why not? $50-$60 million under the cap isn't a bad place to be right about now.Originally posted by Terry_2426:
I'd camp out for a McCourty jersey if he signed with Philly. It's tough to give up a player like McCoy and say it's a great trade, but I think this works out for them. RB's are expendable, and with Polk + Sproles still on the roster, they just need to sign another RB that's solid for 15 touches a game and they'll be fine
Sproles as a feature??? Yikes!-I hope that's not the plan for them.Originally posted by RUblackshirt2006:
maybe sproles is gonna be the feature guy, seems like the right kind of rb for kelly. Maybe he managed to get him last year but just couldn't get the organization to trade mccoy at that time and got forced to play him more than he wanted to keep up his value.