Colts Officially Release Peyton Manning (QB Thread #11)

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by mooby

To that point, it would definitely help and hurt us to acquire the pick sooner. On one hand if we acquired it earlier it would help in creating a definitive plan to improve the roster, as Dirtbag said, but on the other hand if we waited until draft day to do the trade odds are decent we might pay less in terms of draft picks.

From what I'm reading it's owned a gossip media conglomerate and some people online ("read random people on twitter and various forums") say it's credible.

On the other hand it's a tabloid site and the trade this early makes little to no sense, even as a selling point to free agents.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

From what I'm reading it's owned a gossip media conglomerate and some people online ("read random people on twitter and various forums") say it's credible.

On the other hand it's a tabloid site and the trade this early makes little to no sense, even as a selling point to free agents.

Ok. I kinda dismissed that article because it's from a highly non-credible source. Which is a kind way of saying I've never heard of that site before you posted that link, and I've been following NFL news on the internet since 2004. But the info in that article is basically what SS here has been suggesting might happen.

But when you say a trade "this early" makes no sense, define how early would make sense to you. I think a trade on the eve or during the first couple days of FA makes sense, especially if the trade suitor market dries up. Like I said if the Redskins pull the trade now, sure it might hurt in terms of draft picks, but it would also help us in saying "ok, this is how many draft picks we have left this year, and this is our available cap space, now lets fill holes via FA and the draft", versus "ok we might have a tough time signing Vincent Jackson with no future qb in place, and we also have multiple options with which to proceed in regards to that future qb, but no definitive road in sight."

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

From what I'm reading it's owned a gossip media conglomerate and some people online ("read random people on twitter and various forums") say it's credible.

On the other hand it's a tabloid site and the trade this early makes little to no sense, even as a selling point to free agents.

It makes a lot of sense if the Browns were making a push to get a trade done now and steal it away from us. IF someone else is pushing hard for it now, so do we. Reports were Browns made an offer but we had already made an agreement and the Rams didn't renege on our handshake deal.