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Pittsburgh called Buffalo and were rebuffed.Carolina doesn't own a 1st round pick this yr.It's been reported that Pitt wants a top 10 pick for Ben.What about Buffalo? Carolina? He could go to Carolina and be reunited with Cowher when he becomes the new head coach for the Panthers next year.
Would be hard for Carolina to give them the picks they would need in trade as they are without their 1st rounder this year.What about Buffalo? Carolina? He could go to Carolina and be reunited with Cowher when he becomes the new head coach for the Panthers next year.
I go to Oakland to see the A's play; went there last Saturday. The facility is a dump IMO, but I digress. Seeing the Raiders in that place, for those prices, with the lousy product, the continual stupid draft picks... no way am I spending big bucks to go there. Maybe when Al goes to that big Super Bowl in the sky things will improve, but after being 5-11 or worse for 5 straight seasons it doesn't surprise me at all that people don't go.
Besides, if Ben takes someone wearing a skirt into the bathroom in SF he may be surprised to discover 'more' than he bargained for.
Schilens, Murphy, HeyBey, ZMiller owners may be about to get a boost.
Reminds me of that old joke... why do cheerleaders in SF wear pants instead of skirts?P.S. San Francisco is probably my favorite city in the US, so please San Franciscans, don't take any of this the wrong way.
I would gladly take that.
If a single top 10 pick is indeed the entire asking price, he's as good as gone.noWhy do you say that when by reading the Big Ben threads, one can easily see that the Steeler fans are just as mad at Ben than any other fans. Big talk around town the past week have been about getting rid of Ben.Or are you just
at all.I'll go out on a limb and say that I believe a majority of Steeler fans will not be cool with them dealing BR for a top 10 pick, which is reportedly the asking price.
geez. who would have thought of that one.
Asomugha would have to agree to re-do his contract if the Steelers were going to take him on. His deal is ridiculous.
They've got a day to figure out contract issues.
Why would Nnamdi want to re-negotiate his contract? Raiders deal ain't happening if they expect the Steelers to take Asomugha.
And therein lies the rub. IB, I know you keep saying that they could re-structure his deal, but what possible motive does Asomugha have to facilitate this? He has the sweetheart deal of the century, he'd have to be nuts to tear that up unless they gave him a whopping amount of guaranteed money over a long-term deal. Otherwise, he collects either 15 million this year and becomes a free agent in 2011 or collects $32 million over the next two years and is a UFA in 2012.
So what. Add all that up and all he's done so far is cost himself what looks like a 4 game suspension. If my choice is missing Ben for a 4 game timeout or just removing a franchise QB and possibly the most important player to the Steeler team in the last 30 years I think I'll just live with the 4 game time out.
no, no CP...not you. I was talking about the Oakland deal with Asomugha. I've been talking about that deal potentially for days.OK, sorry I posted something so obvious. I'll try harder next time.
Ooooohhhhhhh.... sorry. My comment was a pretty obvious thing so I thought you were needling me for it. Gotcha.no, no CP...not you. I was talking about the Oakland deal with Asomugha. I've been talking about that deal potentially for days.OK, sorry I posted something so obvious. I'll try harder next time.
I don't want to speak for the whole city of Seattle, but I think it's safe to say we hate the refs from that game, and most Steelers fans...not BB.Given how much the Seahawk population vilified Roethlisberger/Pittsburgh after Superbowl XL, I think it would be worth watching him get traded to Seattle just to watch all those fans have to eat their own kidneys over it.
Kordell II, right down to the pick he threw when they desperately needed a play in a sure passing situation. Granted, I'm basing this on one whopping start, but Dixon will never be Roethlisberger, not in a million years.
That makes sense.I don't want to speak for the whole city of Seattle, but I think it's safe to say we hate the refs from that game, and most Steelers fans...not BB.Given how much the Seahawk population vilified Roethlisberger/Pittsburgh after Superbowl XL, I think it would be worth watching him get traded to Seattle just to watch all those fans have to eat their own kidneys over it.
To get the hell outta Oakland?
EG, if Ben is traded... Dixon/Leftwich, who do you see getting the starts at the beginning of the year if they don't draft Clausen? If they do draft Clausen? If they draft Clausen and he doesn't start right away, how long would you guess before he starts? Ben started after just one game his rookie year IIRC. Finally, if Ben stays in PIT do you see the Dixon/Leftwich starter being different for the suspension period than if he's dealt? I could see Leftwich having a better chance in this situation since it wouldn't be as important to develop the a young guy during that period if Ben is returning.
I wonder how many shmucks here who have always had nothing but hatred for the Steelers/Big Ben are quietly hoping Ben goes to their team?
Tough to say what would happen if they draft Clausen. I think ideally they'd be looking for him to be the starter in 2011, but if he proved to be the best chance to win out of camp, I don't think they'd balk at starting him day 1.If they don't trade Ben, I think you're dead on, Leftwich starts the first 4 games and turns it back over to Ben. If Ben is dealt and not for a QB, I think they give Dixon every chance to win the #1 job out of camp, but would not hesitate to make Lefty the season-long starter if he clearly outclasses Dixon in camp/pre-season.
I'd wager a 32 million dollar nut makes Oakland a lot more palatable and not something a guy is going to want to throw out the window.I re-iterate.....I seriously doubt Nnamdi is going any place, no matter how much the Raiders wished otherwise. The Raiders signed him to a retaaahded deal. They would need to find an equally retahhhded organization to divest themselves of that albatross. Maybe I'm wrong. I'm guessing I'm not.If the Steelers DO make a deal that involves Nnamdi, and he DOESN'T agree to re-negotiate, then Kevin Colbert should be immediately fired.
Yeah, I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek.
LaCanfora's background is as Redskin beat reporter for the Washington Post, and he was quite good at it. As far as I know he's had no connection to the Raiders.
Following this story, we tried reaching out to the quarterbacks of each of these teams, but the phone number for the quarterback in St. Louis has been temporarily disconnected. Alex Smith kept asking if we were really looking for him. Jamarcus Russell seemed unconcerned until we asked to speak with Gradkowski. Trent Edwards told us we had the wrong number and hung up. Matt Hasselbeck confidently said "I'm going to be a quarterback, and I'm going to win!" , and Jake Delhomme seemed confused that Pittsburgh would trade away a quarterback to get picks, after Cleveland had traded for him in spite of all the picks, and finally, told of Shefter's tweet, David Garrard just said, "What the hell? Who else was on that list?"
Not saying it's likely, but restructuring is certainly more likely than it otherwise would be with this year being uncapped. Is it that unlikely that Pitt would offer him a Haynesworth-style contract where the big payday is for the first year or two but then the contract is very managable against the cap for the remaining 2-4 years?
It would also be awesome if the Tooth Bunny and Easter Fairy and Sandy Claws and Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot were real, and I was young and rich and good looking...but...
Ch'yeah. And maybe monkeys will fly out of my butt!/waynecampbell
The Tooth Bunny isn't real ?It would also be awesome if the Tooth Bunny and Easter Fairy and Sandy Claws and Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot were real, and I was young and rich and good looking...but...
Dont know about QB, but he could definitely help sure up the o-line...
I think/hope you're the very small minority. I hate BB (the Steelers QB, not a personal hate) more than probably any player in the league (as far as fandom likes/hates go, nothing to do with Bb the person, understand?). And I didn't want him at any cost or for any future potential before all this came out. I don't see how he could ever be accepted as a Seahawk.I don't want to speak for the whole city of Seattle, but I think it's safe to say we hate the refs from that game, and most Steelers fans...not BB.Given how much the Seahawk population vilified Roethlisberger/Pittsburgh after Superbowl XL, I think it would be worth watching him get traded to Seattle just to watch all those fans have to eat their own kidneys over it.
They certainly won't get that. They are trying to sell one of the 10 most important players in the league for 10 cents on the dollar.The vast majority of Steeler fans are mad at Ben. I am not opposed to a trade for a reasonable value -- the question is what is reasonable value?The only Steeler fans I see that are mad at BR are ACP and Crosseyed.Why do you say that when by reading the Big Ben threads, one can easily see that the Steeler fans are just as mad at Ben than any other fans. Big talk around town the past week have been about getting rid of Ben.
That would mean the team only gets 5 years of Roethlisberger (assuming Ben is worthless after age 34 and won't re-sign).Will Jimmy Claussen, or any other 1st rounder not named Bradford (STL reportedly declined), be worth 5 years of one of the 5 best NFL QBs (keeping in mind that the draft pick will probably sign a 4-5 year contract, with alot of guaranteed money)? What are the chances that the team would've been lucky enough to actually predict and draft one of the very few players in this draft that might close to being worth 5 years of Roethlisberger?
That just made my day! Thank you Ralphie!
