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Bill B · 01-14-2009, 10:21 AM

Honestly I don't think trading Santana moss is really even an option. Per the Cap schedule on this site Moss has a pretty big contract and trading him would cost the Skins a lot to do - Schneed or Crazy Canuck or other cap experts - can you provide the cap hit the Skins would take if they did indeed trade him - would it just be the release fee which for 2009 for Moss would be 7.2 million? If this is the case there is no way the Skins could even entertain a trade for Moss.

I think Moss should be retained even if there was no cap implications as he is a great WR that if given even a little room makes the opponent pay big time - look at his return against Detroit that essentially won the Skins the game. He comes to work and never complains, for the most part has great hands and battles through injuries and he is in my opinion a great team player - why trade a guy like this?

Also on trading Betts I thought that running back is one of the easier positions to fill with many draft picks able to come in and contribute right away unlike a WR - so why would a team trade multiple draft picks for a running back that has some history of injuries and fumbling as well as quite a few years of wear and tear when they can go out and sign one via free agency or draft even in a lower round? Yeah it would be nice if some team was willing to trade multiple picks for Betts so we can shore up our lines quicker but I don't think this is too realistic and will most likely not play out.

01-14-2009, 10:21 AM	#33
Bill B Impact Rookie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 721	Re: 2009 needs Honestly I don't think trading Santana moss is really even an option. Per the Cap schedule on this site Moss has a pretty big contract and trading him would cost the Skins a lot to do - Schneed or Crazy Canuck or other cap experts - can you provide the cap hit the Skins would take if they did indeed trade him - would it just be the release fee which for 2009 for Moss would be 7.2 million? If this is the case there is no way the Skins could even entertain a trade for Moss. I think Moss should be retained even if there was no cap implications as he is a great WR that if given even a little room makes the opponent pay big time - look at his return against Detroit that essentially won the Skins the game. He comes to work and never complains, for the most part has great hands and battles through injuries and he is in my opinion a great team player - why trade a guy like this? Also on trading Betts I thought that running back is one of the easier positions to fill with many draft picks able to come in and contribute right away unlike a WR - so why would a team trade multiple draft picks for a running back that has some history of injuries and fumbling as well as quite a few years of wear and tear when they can go out and sign one via free agency or draft even in a lower round? Yeah it would be nice if some team was willing to trade multiple picks for Betts so we can shore up our lines quicker but I don't think this is too realistic and will most likely not play out.