Eagles working to trade TO?

[BigEd76]

Fat Lenny P sez "no chance...just a formality"

[rjs246]

well no shtein sherlock, but like I said, even a side of fries would be remarkable. gotta try.

[General_Failure]

Great. Now I never had to fix the front page.

[rjs246]

[phattymatt]I can't believe Terrell Owens got traded! I can't find the news anywhere but here! Amazing![/phattymatt]

[jeffreyjpa]

So, is it then correct that whomever might be willing to trade for Owens' rights would either have to:

1) Agree to pay him the $7.5 million bonus, and the Eagles take no additional cap hit? Or,

2) Reach an agreement with Owens before the trade occurs to restructure his deal, which he would need to sign immediately following a trade (or, at least before March 2nd)?

And, all of this has to happen before March 2nd? And, when can players begin to be traded again, since the trade deadline passed in October? Is it right after the Super Bowl?

Wish I could see this happening, but I don't...no way, no how.

[Feva]

Get the Jets on the phone.  TO for Abraham, straight up.  Holla.

[The BIGSTUD]

Maybe we can get McCareins or Coles from the Jets or Michael Clayton from the Bucs.  That would be nice.

If the Bucs offer anyone it would probably be Galloway. Clayton is much too young to give up on

[PhillyPhreak54]

I was baffled by the trade talk because the league'moratorium on trades isn't lifted until March 3rd when FA starts and thus the "new league year". But in Lenny's article is states that his first portion of the RB isn't due until March 5th - two days after the market opens.

So they'd consummate a deal now and then it would be official on March 3rd, I guess.

But I doubt they'll get much for him, if anything at all. Granted making a trade would guarantee that team they have Owens, but if their GM is smart he'd wait for him to hit the open market. Why? Because the last time Owens was traded he pulled the "I never had my right to free agency and had to take the deal they Eagles forced on me" garbage.

No GM would want that situation arising again. Unless he's a dumbass.

If the Jets are truly interested, remember they have an extra pick now from KC.

And to see TO in NY with Pennington would be funny. TO said on that FunkmasterFlex show back in the summer that he'd like to play with Chad. Wait until he sees the lack of arm strength by that guy.

[LBIggle]

interesting.  wonder why they think they have any chance what so ever.  if they don't trade him he's getting cut obviously.  maybe their hoping a team will want him bad enough to jump the gun to make sure no one else gets him.

[bobbyinlondon]

So, is it then correct that whomever might be willing to trade for Owens' rights would either have to:

1) Agree to pay him the $7.5 million bonus, and the Eagles take no additional cap hit? Or,

2) Reach an agreement with Owens before the trade occurs to restructure his deal, which he would need to sign immediately following a trade (or, at least before March 2nd)?

And, all of this has to happen before March 2nd? And, when can players begin to be traded again, since the trade deadline passed in October? Is it right after the Super Bowl?

Wish I could see this happening, but I don't...no way, no how.

The league year starts on March 3rd, when FAs can be pursued and trades can happen once again. His roster bonus isn't due until March 6th. There's a few things to look at in this scenario:

1)Depending on how the playoffs shake out, there might be a team out there that feels they're only 1 big play guy away from the Super Bowl. How do you think Gruden feels after basically having nothing to take advantage of a poor Skins secondary on Saturday? They MIGHT NOT WANT to take the chance that they'll be outbid in the FA market for his services.

2)Perhaps, and I'm saying this is a BIG IF, Rosenhaus has been discreetly asking around and found out that because of his actions (and the wording of the arbitrator's decsion), Owens WON'T SNIFF NEARLY 8.2M NEXT SEASON, and his only way of getting a good cut of the pie is with a renegotiaion, which could only take place with a trade.

3)This is basically the same scenario that unfolded in SF, but I believe the Eagles would handle it a lot better than the 49ers did. They gave Owens a chance to make his own deal, and the Eagles and Joseph had agreed to a renegotiated deal. The only thing in this case would be for the Eagles to AGREE COMPENSATION WITH THE OTHER TEAM beofre Owens agrees to a new contract with them. No snafus like the SF deal.

4)Denver is a highly likely choice as well. They have an extra 1st and 4th, courtesy of the Skins.

[MadMarchHare]

No farging way this happens.  Any GM would have to be out of his gourd to trade for this guy, knowing he'll become available 3 days after FA opens.  The bidding war will have a short list, and no one is going to pay big bucks to watch that icehole destroy their lockerroom.

[Syracuse]

Does anyone think there is ANY way the Eagles can find a team that will trade for him?

Sure.  People are idiots.  Denver fell for Maurice Clarett.  Some idiot will take Marcus Herpes.  Why not?  Jets fans are so goddamned desperate right now, they'd probably praise the addition, despite the fact they can't afford their own broken quarterback.

The Eagles would maintain some control over him which, in addition to serving their material interests, must also gratify them as a last way to lord their moral authority over the piece of shtein who caused them so much pain.

I'll tell you this.  If I were Lurie--so loaded I couldn't dream of how to spend my money--I'd retire the motherfarger, just to make a point.  Pay him his bonus and bench him.  Tell the idiot coach: you've got to make a team with one less roster spot for a while.  Deal with it, fat boy.

Could'nt have said it any better myself. That's exactly what I'd love to see happen.

[Cerevant]

I'll tell you this.  If I were Lurie--so loaded I couldn't dream of how to spend my money--I'd retire the motherfarger, just to make a point.  Pay him his bonus and bench him.  Tell the idiot coach: you've got to make a team with one less roster spot for a while.  Deal with it, fat boy.

Could'nt have said it any better myself. That's exactly what I'd love to see happen.

Where have I heard this before...oh yeah:

For my part, I think the Eagles should eat the money and end his farging career.  Let him sit on the bench for 7 years.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

No farging way this happens.  Any GM would have to be out of his gourd to trade for this guy, knowing he'll become available 3 days after FA opens.  The bidding war will have a short list, and no one is going to pay big bucks to watch that icehole destroy their lockerroom.

Think of this though, if he hits the FA market, and you feel your team is in dire need of a number one receiver, a big play threat, what are your options? Reggie Wayne?? The Draft?? I hate to say it, but if TO hits the FA market, I really think the offers will pile up, and there are teams who will try to lock him up so he doesn't get loose and start a bidding war. The Eagles are smart to at least try this, and I really think they will at least get something out of this debacle. farg, even if it is a late round pick, it's better than a total loss.

[Rome]

Fool me once, shame on you; Fool me twice, shame on me...

I wonder if any of the GM's out there contemplating signing that horse's ass are familiar with the saying above?

Probably not.