Draft News for the Warpath

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SkinzWin

I wouldn't be adverse to the first part of that trade happening a second time.

Maybe we can trade Portis for Revis and a 2nd rounder...NOT!

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

I'd be fine with AH for Brown because Brown is a Pro Bowl calibre OT. That would also fill a critical need for us and free us up to do whatever we want with the #4 pick.

Well as my half way to the century make post I would just like to say we better get something more than Brown in an AH trade. A 100 million dollar stud DT, disgruntled or not, is not equal to one "Pro Bowl calibre OT". IMO.

[Lotus]

Say, AH for Brown and a 4th?

[GusFrerotte]

This would be very nice. I think the Carriker deal was a nice deal as well, but I do not like how we have again managed to widdle away our picks for the win now approach talked about in the Carriker thread. Bottom line is we need more picks!!!!!

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Say, AH for Brown and a 4th?

you're getting warmer....

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

This would be very nice. I think the Carriker deal was a nice deal as well, but I do not like how we have again managed to widdle away our picks for the win now approach talked about in the Carriker thread. Bottom line is we need more picks!!!!!

More picks is nice but I would rather have AH and Rocky than a 3rd and a 5th.

[rbanerjee23]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I still don't understand how can anyone call Haynesworth a cancer, when we have Rocky bitching at getting tendered, we had Portis calling out Sellers and asking for him to be replaced, we've had Springs (who is a good guy) completely disappear in the offseason and getting called out by his own teammates about it. I'm not saying he's a saint, but some people are being over dramatic about it.

Any DT who has made $32 million over 13 months and is simply being asked to move to NT and doesn't comply is a cancer

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by rbanerjee23

Any DT who has made $32 million over 13 months and is simply being asked to move to NT and doesn't comply is a cancer

So you're ok with a $32 million dollar player being asked to do something a much cheaper player (and more suited to the position) could do? Great, like I said, let's put McNabb at running back then. How did Landry work at Free Safety there?

[Skinny Tee]

Herold Melvin sung a song called "If you don't know me by now, you will never know me"

Well, it seems to me that, if AH hasn't been traded by now then it probably won't happen. I did a search for major draft day trades and have a pretty mundane list from NFL.com:

Top 10 draft trades in NFL history

Basically only two of the top ten were players traded who were currently active in the NFL instead of just selected in that year's draft. Jerome Bettis (in '96) and Marshall Faulk (in '99) were the biggest two players traded on draft day.


I'm just not seeing any trades for AH coming to fruition by tonight or the night of the draft. If they don't happen by then I highly doubt he moves from our roster. This goes too for the other players on the trade block...(Rocky, Campbell, Rogers, Landry and perhaps Carter)

[GTripp0012]

I know the following: Roethlisberger to the Raiders is either happening as we speak, or not at all.

If we wake up in the morning and he's not a Raider, I think he's a Steeler for the rest of the year.

[tryfuhl]

You don't think that they could announce it during the draft?

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

You don't think that they could announce it during the draft?

I think that they're talking now.

I don't think a deal is going to get done, just that it could momentarily.

And if they can't agree on compensation (and I don't know why the Steelers would budge if the Raiders don't toss in the 8th overall pick), I don't see what would be different tomorrow. Right now, I think it's a one team race for a QB that Pittsburgh doesn't necessarily want to trade...but his contract is huge and they won't have him for at least 4 games next year, so of course they should try to get something for him.

[Skinny Tee]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I think that they're talking now.

I don't think a deal is going to get done, just that it could momentarily.

And if they can't agree on compensation (and I don't know why the Steelers would budge if the Raiders don't toss in the 8th overall pick), I don't see what would be different tomorrow. Right now, I think it's a one team race for a QB that Pittsburgh doesn't necessarily want to trade...but his contract is huge and they won't have him for at least 4 games next year, so of course they should try to get something for him.

The Steelers are just trying to scare him and show their fans the franchise's dedication to moral excellence. No team would give up a top 10 pick for Ben and they know that. If they said just a first round pick then they might be a little more serious in really trying to move him.

[SmootSmack]

Raiders say they've dropped out of any bid for Ben...could change of course

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Raiders say they've dropped out of any bid for Ben...could change of course

Maybe it's because they are waiting to snag Campbell...