This would be the height of stupidity. We're already paying McCareins way too much. We don't need to spend money on an undersized, often dinged up possession receiver. The guy is nothing special, he's never even had a 1,000 yard season. I'd much rather see New England overpay him or suffer without him than replace him with a second round pick that WE gave them next season. -X-
Brunnel has a horrible arm. I remember a play last year or the year before, the Skins were down at the end of the first half, so they had time for a hail mary pass. Brunnell in the pocket, very little pressure, so he steps up big time and unhurls a bomb, which went about 30 yards downfield where it hits the grass without a single NFL player visible on the TV screen. If you didn't notice he was throwing the same floaters to Moss that Pennington threw his whole career. As far as Branch goes, I think he's a good WR but in the New England system, the ball is distributed so much, no one has a chance to put up the stats. Any guy who is considered the #1 on a team that won 3 of the last 5 or 6 superbowls or whatever it is HAS to be a good player. Maybe not the best, but he's got skills. With all that said, he won't be traded to us unless we give up the farm, which we had better not do. I'd expect Minny or Seattle to get him.
Vilma :lol:...you couldn't help but laugh for the first 2 mins. But then you would want to go kill someone.
Yeah, I don't see how we can come out anywhere near the upper hand in a trade with the Pats for the 'top' wideout. And I don't see how Branch would be worth the value the Pats will want to trade with a division rival. NE would fleece us in this deal.
2nd (preferably ours, because I feel Washington is going to struggle this year) + J-Mac for Branch = good deal. I see people here overrating our team (Branch not an upgrade, not value) and underrating our team (Don't give up a pick because we will have high ones in each round) but given as the truth almost inevitably is somewhere inbetween (Branch is better than all of our receivers, we're not bad enough to get a top 5 pick) getting him for a surplus rd 2 pick and an unwanted wideout is a good deal. I vote YES.
I just want to hear the definition of "A pretty good player." Here's a list of guys I would NOT move in that deal as the "pretty good player: QB: Clemens WR: Coles, Brad Smith, maybe Cotchery OL: Mangold, Brick, Kendall, Moore DL: Kimo, Ellis, Thomas, DeWayne LB: Vilma, Barton, Schlegel DB: Miller, Dyson, Rhodes, Coleman
I wouldn't freak out if it were Cotchery that went in the deal, I'd have qualms, but I'd still like the move.
Damn but these boys are aggressive. Its a welcomed change. And of course we all have much more confidence in the choices this new regime is making VS the Bradway Blackhole....don't we....? Off of first impressions I'd say ..I like em!
