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05-12-2006 10:17 AM |
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Originally Posted by LKelley67
What did the Eagles get for Simon? Nada. Why? Because teams knew the Eagles didn't really want to pay that much for him. Thus no one traded with them. I believe that is the exact same scenario with Bentley. Why would anyone give anything for him if they didn't have to?
And what a player wants is an issue. Keeping someone captive in an oragnization that they do not want to be a part of breeds acrimony and creates a bad rep around the league of players considering what teams they might want to play for. Besides the injuries, didn't Howard look like he had enough last year too? Gimme the check and I'm going home.
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Wow. Just wow. You know why the Eagles got nothing for Simon? Cause they were asking the world for him. They didn't want to take just a second or third, they wanted a first round pick. That's why. Noone was willing to give them that. Again, Shaun Alexander and Edge James were being offered for 2nd round picks, as franchise players. You're not even close with anything you're saying.
And how exactly do you keep someone captive when you franchise them WITH THE INTENT TO TRADE THEM? If we had gotten an offer, we would have traded him. What acrimony? We could have traded Howard if we weren't greedy. Yikes. I would give credit for grasping at straws at this point, i'll let you know when you get that close to being on point.
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