Your Thoughts on the D-line...

[SmootSmack]

Anyone here interested in trading for Derrick Burgess? I don't know what the asking price is, but rumor is he's on the market.

I'd say no, regardless of his skills, we don't have the assets to trade for the guy most likely and he's entering a contract year so you'd need to extend the deal or it's one and done.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Anyone here interested in trading for Derrick Burgess? I don't know what the asking price is, but rumor is he's on the market.

I'd say no, regardless of his skills, we don't have the assets to trade for the guy most likely and he's entering a contract year so you'd need to extend the deal or it's one and done.

Hell be 31 when the season starts. Age aside, he is an above average DE. If he were a free agent, id be more inclined to consider him, but theres no way i would trade ANYTHING for him. we need to stop trading draft picks for aging vets. Occassionally, theres a player thats worth making an exception for, but Burgess is not the guy. Also, at 260lbs, hes pretty undersized for a DE. i doubt he would be any more successful opposite Carter than Taylor was last year.

I really think the only thing we should do at DE right now is extend Evans. He is not a star, but he is a capeable starter. We wont find anyone in free agency this year who is better than Evans (for the price) so we should just be happy with what we have (for now) and focus on more pressing needs.