AH trade II La Canfora insists AH is indeed on the trading block.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

its not like it was all just made up. smoot said a deal seemed very close. apparently, something must have fallen through. hence the denials from shanahan and the titans. but unless you want to call smoot a liar, there's no denying that we were trying to trade him to the titans. it just didnt work out.

Here's what happened. Titans were trying to get him from us. We weren't trying to trade him there. We said the conversation doesn't begin until you can offer us at least a 2nd. Titans were then close to sending Bo Scaife in a deal to the Ravens that would get them a 2nd that would come to us. That deal fell through, Ravens took another TE in the draft, and that's the end of that.

[GusFrerotte]

That sucks rocks. Allen will have to go to the tried and true policy of signing castoff FAs to plug gaps for the moment. Our FA moves of the past few weeks are in my book questionable at best.

[SmootSmack]

Also, we spoke to the Vikings about their 1st overall yesterday and then their high 2nd today. But nothing came of it

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

Time to pay the piper? They paid him 21 million on the first. The "piper" is already paid.

Damn, we are stuck with the best d-lineman in football...What do we do now!?!

Use him to destroy Tony Romo and his "wonderful group of pass catchers."

[GusFrerotte]

I like the McNabb move by itself, but knowing we have wasted another draft, we were better served keeping the picks and just drafting Lefevour or Pike, Stull, etc. WE really need linemen and linebackers. Not to mention a S and a CB. We really needed multiple picks. I wish Snyder could buy the Patriots' FO. Hindsight is 20/20 after all. I just hope we can get a decent FA for trading JC now, but that looks like a lost cause.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Here's what happened. Titans were trying to get him from us. We weren't trying to trade him there. We said the conversation doesn't begin until you can offer us at least a 2nd. Titans were then close to sending Bo Scaife in a deal to the Ravens that would get them a 2nd that would come to us. That deal fell through, Ravens took another TE in the draft, and that's the end of that.

Dang. So close. Good for the FO for holding their ground on a #2 pick. Thanks SS.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

I like the McNabb move by itself, but knowing we have wasted another draft, we were better served keeping the picks and just drafting Lefevour or Pike, Stull, etc. WE really need linemen and linebackers. Not to mention a S and a CB. We really needed multiple picks. I wish Snyder could buy the Patriots' FO.

What? You would rather have a lineman or linebacker, which is basically the equivalent of getting Rocky McIntosh or Chilo Rachel over a franchise QB?

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

I like the McNabb move by itself, but knowing we have wasted another draft, we were better served keeping the picks and just drafting Lefevour or Pike, Stull, etc. WE really need linemen and linebackers. Not to mention a S and a CB. We really needed multiple picks. I wish Snyder could buy the Patriots' FO.

I think we are fine at S and DB, we do need OL and LB. Hopefully our next pick is an LB and somehow get a Faneca and or Kirk Morrison after the draft.

[Pocket$ $traight]

I couldn't be happier. That four eyed, crooked hat, wanna be geek got pwned big time by Schefter and I love it.

Eat a dick Jared LaCanfora, eat an effing dick.

So let's get this straight, he tells the world that we were going to make the trade for Tenn's third and sticks by his story over and over again even though he was completely wrong the whole time. So not only did he make himself look like an idiot but he makes the NFLN look like second rate players compared to ESPN. And his butt buddy Jason Reid also looks like an idiot for jumping on his boat.

Some people may say that he was close to being right but in actuality as soon as he attached the 3rd rounder to the report he was 100% wrong.

Good luck with your new gig JLC, you look like the rookie who just got schooled by the saavy vet and to top it off it was involving the team that you went out of your way to discredit in order to further your career.

Who looks like the idiot now, JLC?

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

What? You would rather have a lineman or linebacker, which is basically the equivalent of getting Rocky McIntosh or Chilo Rachel over a franchise QB?

McNabb is here for 5 years max and doesn't have the line or the WR corp that he had with Philly. Do you think he is going to win with this mediocre group he will be surrounded by minus his TE and stable of RB's. Have you looked at our LB depth lately? For a 3-4 it is pretty thin. I would draft a LB in the mid rounds as this draft is deep. Look at New England and the LBs they drafted. They are tight. Until we get a decent line any QB, even Manning is going to suck playing for us. McNabb is not going to be our long term franchise guy just for the fact that he doesn't have much to work with with the present roster on offense.

[GusFrerotte]

I mean we still can land Bruce Campbell in the 4th round, which would help salvage this poor draft of ours. What if we had our 2nd and 5th back? WE could have landed anothe OL in the 2nd or a stud LB or S. We have multiple needs and for once it would be nice to fully utilize the draft for a change to meet them. I guess I am like a bunch of Obama voters, who expected change and got the same old shit. I hope I am wrong about the 2010 campaign, but the schedule is a bitch, and we really need an upgrade to do well!!!

[Pocket$ $traight]

Campbell in the 4th would be great. If we got two starting calibre tackles in the draft it is a resounding success.

If Williams is the next Clady, we are in for a great run.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Here's what happened. Titans were trying to get him from us. We weren't trying to trade him there. We said the conversation doesn't begin until you can offer us at least a 2nd. Titans were then close to sending Bo Scaife in a deal to the Ravens that would get them a 2nd that would come to us. That deal fell through, Ravens took another TE in the draft, and that's the end of that.

To further demonstrate just how confusing the many different media reports have been concerning the Haynesworth situation, Jason Reid of the WashPost reported the following today:

JLC - NFL Network reported this afternoon that Haynesworth would be moved today, likely to Tennessee in exchange for a 3rd round pick in tonight's draft. But Titans GM Mike Reinfeldt used language as strong as Shanahan's. "It a dead issue. It is not happening" Reinfeldt told the Tennessean. From our perspective there is nothing to report at all. I have not talked to the Redskins in a long time.

It's not difficult to understand why from a fans perspective, reading so many different and/or misleading reports could leave one in an absolute state of confusion.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

Campbell in the 4th would be great. If we got two starting calibre tackles in the draft it is a resounding success.

If Williams is the next Clady, we are in for a great run.

When you add in the Mcnabb (2nd Pick) and Jarmon (3rd Pick) additions, i would say that this would be the best draft haul in years.

[The Goat]

Shanny/Allen would have lost enormous street cred trading the best defensive player in football for a 2nd rd pick (let alone an effing 3rd).

...in a sense things haven't changed much that it requires other franchises saving the Skins FO from itself. But at any point it looks as though the relationship w/ Al won't be repaired. If we get lucky a top DT will get seriously injured so we get the kind of value Al is actually worth i.e. a 1st rd pick next year. I could see this if Minn sees one of the Williams go down.