Darren Howard WEDNESDAY Countdown Thread

[Puddinhead]

They are working on the long term deal to be able to trade him. That protects Dallas. If they trade for him without the deal, he becomes their 7.8 million dollar problem, and not ours. If it\'s not done by 3pm today, any team that trades for him before July 15 runs the risk of being stuck with his current 7.8 million dollar one year deal, and the HOPE they can get a long term deal done.

As many have probably said, as far as a team looking to acquire Howard in a trade would be concerned, next Wednesday is the same as this one. The 3pm \"deadline\" is meaningless. While the Saints would be unable to negotiate with Howard until July15 for a long-term contract for him to stay here, no such restriction will be in place for a team seeking to acquire him. Dallas, for example, would still be able to hammer out a new deal with Howard before committing to a trade. So, tradewise, the \"deadline\" is anything but.