To begin with I am really against getting rid of anyone of "value" - we only have a few and thankfully Gibbs seems to think that it is possible to make things work here by adding to those players he likes to call the "core players" - I really think you have a better return by adding to your talent level than running the risk that the value you get from trading will work out for you.
but that being said these 2 posts really are very good
UK Skins Fan wrote:..This really belongs with the Trade Portis thread, in a whole new forum called "Clutching at Straws". Taylor has not played well this year, for sure, and I'm on record as not being that keen just to give him a free pass for compensating for everybody else. But the guy has the potential for greatness, and I don't think you ever trade away somebody with that kind of talent. Sort out the players around him, but definitely do not trade away one of the very few good young defensive players that we have.
You don't build for the future by trading away players that have a future.
iniksder wrote: .. in fact Taylor should be apart of any Portis trade. That's sure to bring a bunch of draft picks.
We shouldn't stop there either, next we can package Jason Campbell and Santana Moss for even more picks.
We proved that Carter and Randle-El are play makers of the future so I'm sure grouping the two of them together will bring in something.
Before you know it we'll have a third of the picks in the first round of this years draft. I don't know how we'll pay them with all the dead cap as a result of the trades but we can cross that bridge when we get to it.
Until recently, Snyder & Allen have made a lot of really bad decisions - nobody with any sense believes this franchise will get better under their guidance Snyder's W/L record = 45% (80-96) - Snyder/Allen = 41% (59-84-1)
GoSkins wrote:He is a very good player, BUT he over commits and is way out of position on lots of plays. We should be able to get a #1 and #2 for him. Use those picks plus our own #1 on defense; DL, LB, and CB.
Dumb move to trade Taylor. He is the corner stone of our secondary. We can build around Sean. We let him go we run the risk of not getting another player of his caliber.
