The NFL trade deadline is rapidly approaching and the question is who is going to be traded and who is staying put. After I go over who is available I will give my percentage of a possible deal. The first possibly is Brady Quinn the quarterback of the Cleveland Browns. He started the year as the starter and ended up on the bench after a few games. The job was practically handed to him by the coaching staff and he failed to run with his opportunity. He just barely had a 60% completion percentage 1 TD and 3 INT's. Cleveland says they are not shopping him though how truthful teams are about trades. The real problem is the asking price and is there a team willing to step up and give what is necessary for the deal to go through. The next possible player up for grabs is Terrell Owens. So far this season Owens has produced next to nothing for the Buffalo Bills which has put him on the hot seat. For the season he has 12 grabs for 202 yards and 1 touchdown. Those are said numbers compared to a former teammate of his on the Dallas Cowboys Miles Austin who in a single game had 10 catches for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns. Granted those numbers aren't the norm for any player but I am just showing how his season performance is very lackluster compared to other wide receivers single game numbers. Owens was only signed to a one year deal so the Bills may try and trade him and take whatever they can get. His salary is around 4 to 5 million dollars which would come off the books in a trade plus you can get a mid round draft pick which is very tempting. While Terrell Owens is a big name receiver for the Bills don't be surprised if Roscoe Parrish gets traded. John Clayton analyst for ESPN.com has reported he could be the more likely receiver traded once the trade deadline dust settles. I have also heard ramblings that Julius Peppers could possibly be traded. When Peppers is on his A game he is one of the best defensive ends in all of football. He has freakish skills which makes it hard to compare him to any other lineman. Peppers is counting 17 million against the cap for the Panthers which equates to 1 million dollars a game which is currently suffocating the teams cap and it may be time to let him go and build for the future. The Panthers have needs at other positions but it is next to impossible to fill them because of the cap limits. The asking price for him has currently been to high for any team to make a offer but the Panthers may be more flexible with there team struggling. Now it is time for my final thoughts. When all is said in done the trading deadline will more than likely come and go without much noise being made. Brady Quinn was a first round draft pick for the Browns not too far back and I feel they are not ready to part ways with him at the moment and I also doubt any team will be able to give Cleveland what they want in return for him. Chance of Trade: 15%. Now we move on to Terrell Owens. Though I think the Bills are ready to part ways with him I don't think it will happen. There is a lot of baggage with him and with only this year left on his contract I think teams may be more than content to let him stay and maybe offer him a deal next year for a much lower price if he does not improve his numbers. Chance of Trade: 25%. As for his teammate Roscoe Parrish I think he is the most likely out of all the players being talked about anywhere to be moved. The Bills can afford to trade him because they have depth at the wide receiver position and teams would be interested in him because the asking price is more than likely reasonable and he serves dual roles as a receiver and a return man. Chance of Trade: 55%. Now last but not least we move onto Julius Peppers. I would most probably file this under rumor with little to no potential for a deal. The Panthers are a very conservative team so it is very unlikely they would move him plus any team that would meet Carolina's trade demands which would be a king's ransom would also more than likely have to give Peppers is enormous pay day since his current contract is the 1 year franchise tag. Would you trade away so much of your teams valuable resources for 1 year. If you are the Raiders sure. Just joking but seriously no you would not do that so you would have to give him a contract extension which would he would want to rival the deal Albert Haynesworth got for the Washington Redskins (7 Years-100 million dollars). So if you add in all of those factors his chance for a trade in my opinion would be 5%. I hope this article helps inform fans of what may happen at the trade deadline this year and I will report if any deals are made so stay tuned. The trade deadline is Week 6 of the NFL Season.
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