NFL Live: Dre Bly Rumors

[AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace]

Trading portis is stupid period. He's young, he's a hoss, and he's the face of the offense...don't give me any of that Ladell Betts crap either. I hate how everyone forgets so fast. Portis carried us to the playoffs, Ladell fumbles too much. I'm glad no one here makes decisions for the REAL team.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace

Trading portis is stupid period. He's young, he's a hoss, and he's the face of the offense...don't give me any of that Ladell Betts crap either. I hate how everyone forgets so fast. Portis carried us to the playoffs, Ladell fumbles too much. I'm glad no one here makes decisions for the REAL team.

well said if we trade anything for bly it should be a 2008 2nd or 3rd pick

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

well said if we trade anything for bly it should be a 2008 2nd or 3rd pick

I strongly disagree. Trading a 2nd or 3rd round pick for a 30 y.o. malcontent is not my idea of a good trade. And, in my opinion, there should not be much of a difference in the value of a 2007 2nd rounder and a 2008 2nd rounder.

[diehardskin2982]

I'd trade betts before Portis. I thought the original rumor was portis for Bly and their 1st rounder... I could be wrong though

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by diehardskin2982

I'd trade betts before Portis. I thought the original rumor was portis for Bly and their 1st rounder... I could be wrong though

that is stupid to get rid of portis and bly isnt that bad he is still solid and smoot and bly would be good ok maybe a 4th rounder for next year

[Longtimefan]

I'm convinced Dracula will start a blood mank before we trade Portis or Betts. Anyone who thinks we will trade Portis obviously have not heard the way Gibbs speaks so highly of him.

This robbing Peter to pay Paul speculation is completely absurd. Granted we need a lot of help on defense, and we won't fix it completely this offseason. Recking our running game to patch a defense that needs much work dosen't make a lot of sense to me. The running game (4th in the NFL) last season was our strongest suite, I can't see disrupting that for a temporary fix.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by GMScud

So my best friend is a Jets fan, and he belongs to the GangGreen Message board (pretty much the Jets equivalent of the Warpath, but nowhere near as good :-)). He said there is talk all over the place of Portis and #6 pick to the Jets for Vilma and the #25 pick. And we all know our history of doing business with the Jets. What about this deal? I could do it.. Vilma is the best young middle linebacker in football. And with the 25th pick we could possibly get DE like Jarvis Moss from Florida or Anthony Spencer from Purdue. Then just resign Duckett and start Betts?? This might be worth a seperate thread...

I moved to Florida from DC 7 years ago (I'm moving back this July thank God), and I don't have the benefit of any Redskins radio. I heard Adalius Thomas is very high on our radar as well?? Can anyone confirm?

This rumor fluctuates back and forth between Portis and Betts seemingly every week. Portis and Betts have apparently been "traded to every team in the NFL. Heck there are probably teams in other sports rumored to have traded for them.

As for Duckett, I've heard some rumors he's already headed elsewhere (as in there's a team out there that will pretty much sign him rather quickly)

As for Bly, the Broncos are a strong possibility but I suspect there's another team we're not hearing about yet.

[724Skinsfan]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

As for Duckett, I've heard some rumors he's already headed elsewhere (as in there's a team out there that will pretty much sign him rather quickly)

As for Bly, the Broncos are a strong possibility but I suspect there's another team we're not hearing about yet.

God...what if the Broncos picked both of them up? Talk about taking us to the cleaners in 2007.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

We'd be stupid to trade for anyone, unless it involves our 5th, 6th, or 7th round pick this year (or possibly Betts if the deal is heavily stacked in our favor). Plain and simple: we don't have ANYTHING to trade.

If we end up trading away ANY picks from next year's draft, I'll be sincerely disappointed in Gibbs. I will definitely lose most, if not all, trust in him.

As for Portis, he's our best player. As far as I'm concerned, there is no question about that. Why would we trade away our best player (and give up picks, to boot)? There are only two players I would trade Portis for: Peyton Manning and LT. I would also consider trading him for 3 1st round picks. That will never happen, so forget about trading Portis.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

We'd be stupid to trade for anyone, unless it involves our 5th, 6th, or 7th round pick this year (or possibly Betts if the deal is heavily stacked in our favor). Plain and simple: we don't have ANYTHING to trade.

If we end up trading away ANY picks from next year's draft, I'll be sincerely disappointed in Gibbs. I will definitely lose most, if not all, trust in him.

As for Portis, he's our best player. As far as I'm concerned, there is no question about that. Why would we trade away our best player (and give up picks, to boot)? There are only two players I would trade Portis for: Peyton Manning and LT. I would also consider trading him for 3 1st round picks. That will never happen, so forget about trading Portis.

We all know if we trade foe dre bly we will be trading a 2008 pick in that deal somewhere

[JGisLordOfTheRings]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

We all know if we trade foe dre bly we will be trading a 2008 pick in that deal somewhere

Ya no shit. **** trading Portis. It has been hammered into the ground already but heres my 2 pennies. Portis IS the Washington Redskins. Let me repeat.

PORTIS IS THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS! He embodies what the core of this team is. He (almost) singlehandedly took us to the playoffs last year. The man is the shit. He's young and beastly and he aint going NOWHERE. If we traded him for anything but 3 first rounders and a second next year, I would make a point to FORGET that the redskins existed for the next 4-5 years.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by JGisLordOfTheRings

Ya no shit. **** trading Portis. It has been hammered into the ground already but heres my 2 pennies. Portis IS the Washington Redskins. Let me repeat.

PORTIS IS THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS! He embodies what the core of this team is. He (almost) singlehandedly took us to the playoffs last year. The man is the shit. He's young and beastly and he aint going NOWHERE. If we traded him for anything but 3 first rounders and a second next year, I would make a point to FORGET that the redskins existed for the next 4-5 years.

I agree with this. I Love Clinton Portis and I don't care who knows it. He's the best football player on our team and I think next year in all of football. You heard it here tonight for the first time. Portis will be the MVP in 2007. Take it to the bank. No way they would trade him. Betts, maybe, but not Clinton. Gibbs would never do that to him.

[JGisLordOfTheRings]

AMEN! Portis is a monster. Ya ok, his numbers maybe not be 19 carries for 652 yards and 9 TD's but, who cares? Portis has the skill to get it done. He gets those crucial 2-5 yards for the first. He fights for that extra "oomph" at the goaline. Portis has a nose for the endzone only rivaled by LT's presence. I would say he isnt even rivaled by LT but, that stop on 4th and 1 in the dallas game came to mind so, scratch that.

The man plays hurt and plays hard. He is a winner.

WINNER. Period. Betts is great but, he's not a winner. Portis can close the deal. You KNOW that barring some soul-selling miracle, Portis will not make that fumble a la' Betts in the ST. Louis game to send it into OT.

Portis is GOD.

[SmootSmack]

Dre Bly speculation from the Detroit News:

Broncos, Redskins show interest in Bly

I'm still hearing there's another team at the top of the list.

[724Skinsfan]

Originally Posted by JGisLordOfTheRings

He fights....

These two words best sum up Portis.