The Howard Dealeo.

JKool · 03-06-2005, 02:58 PM

I think we'll be waiting awhile to hear about a deal for Howard. If we're going to use him to change our draft position, we should definitely wait until the draft. This will allow us to make his trade conditional on who is available to us when we make the trade; this is, IMHO, a much better way to go than to trade him for a draft pick and then not have a guy we want available.

Of course, if we are going to trade Howard for a Safety, as has been suggested, or a Linebacker, then it may happen sooner.

If it is for a Safety, I'd like to see us get a conditional pick in the following year (a second or third - or a first if the trade is not for Darius, who I think is a pretty comparable player) based on Howard's games played or sack total; the reason I favor this is that DEs are more valuable than Safeties in general. Also, I feel like we could take advantage of the other team's fear regarding Howard's durability, which I think is actually better than it has appeared over the last two years.

03-06-2005, 02:58 PM	#1
JKool 1000 Posts + Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,423	The Howard Dealeo. I think we'll be waiting awhile to hear about a deal for Howard. If we're going to use him to change our draft position, we should definitely wait until the draft. This will allow us to make his trade conditional on who is available to us when we make the trade; this is, IMHO, a much better way to go than to trade him for a draft pick and then not have a guy we want available. Of course, if we are going to trade Howard for a Safety, as has been suggested, or a Linebacker, then it may happen sooner. If it is for a Safety, I'd like to see us get a conditional pick in the following year (a second or third - or a first if the trade is not for Darius, who I think is a pretty comparable player) based on Howard's games played or sack total; the reason I favor this is that DEs are more valuable than Safeties in general. Also, I feel like we could take advantage of the other team's fear regarding Howard's durability, which I think is actually better than it has appeared over the last two years.