Trading for Ahmad Bradshaw!!!
With the Cleveland Browns having traded for Trent Richardson they do not have a need for Bradshaw anymore. Donald Brown can play the 3rd down role and Bradshaw will not be happy in a straight backup role now that he's healthy but I doubt Richardson will ever come off of the field anyways. Plus the Colts can recoup a draft pick in return while still upgrading their running game with Richardson.
The Giants on the other hand can hugely upgrade their backfield without having to pay too much in draft picks (a 4th round pick should get him or a 3rd at most) or salary ($1.1 million veteran minimum that only counts $700k against the cap, although I don't know if the veteran minimum exception follows him in a trade). He already knows the offense and would instantly be able to step in and start without having to cram an entire playbook down his throat over the next 3-4 weeks.
Does this trade make too much sense. It makes sense from all viewpoints and the normal stumbling block (fitting salary under the cap) shouldn't be a problem because it is a veteran minimum deal. On top of that the Colts would be trading him out of conference, so there is less of a chance of it coming to kill them in the playoffs, unless they both make the super bowl.
What do you guys think? Who has Jerry Reese's phone number? Lets make this happen. (I also want this to happen because I had Bradshaw starting in a PPR league and because of the Richardson trade he has become essentially useless to me, especially since the Richardson owner doesn't believe in handcuffs). I know trades of starting caliber players almost never happen but this is a situation when all parties could gain something and get better (Giants in the short term and the Colts in the long term, but they already greatly helped themselves in the short term with the Richardson trade).
With the Cleveland Browns having traded for Trent Richardson they do not have a need for Bradshaw anymore. Donald Brown can play the 3rd down role and Bradshaw will not be happy in a straight backup role now that he's healthy but I doubt Richardson will ever come off of the field anyways. Plus the Colts can recoup a draft pick in return while still upgrading their running game with Richardson.
The Giants on the other hand can hugely upgrade their backfield without having to pay too much in draft picks (a 4th round pick should get him or a 3rd at most) or salary ($1.1 million veteran minimum that only counts $700k against the cap, although I don't know if the veteran minimum exception follows him in a trade). He already knows the offense and would instantly be able to step in and start without having to cram an entire playbook down his throat over the next 3-4 weeks.
Does this trade make too much sense. It makes sense from all viewpoints and the normal stumbling block (fitting salary under the cap) shouldn't be a problem because it is a veteran minimum deal. On top of that the Colts would be trading him out of conference, so there is less of a chance of it coming to kill them in the playoffs, unless they both make the super bowl.
What do you guys think? Who has Jerry Reese's phone number? Lets make this happen. (I also want this to happen because I had Bradshaw starting in a PPR league and because of the Richardson trade he has become essentially useless to me, especially since the Richardson owner doesn't believe in handcuffs). I know trades of starting caliber players almost never happen but this is a situation when all parties could gain something and get better (Giants in the short term and the Colts in the long term, but they already greatly helped themselves in the short term with the Richardson trade).
