Haloti Gnata traded to Detroit.

The Gipper

WTF? Was this guy having "diminishing skills"?

Replaces Suh

calfoxwc

Looks like the ratbirds want to trade up for Brown or Shelton. That's my guess.

Ngata has been in the pros since 06, that's a long time as a NT. It's a move

for the future, while he still has a lot of value:

And, last year:

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"On August 29, 2014, Ngata was fined $8,268 for intentionally kicking Washington Redskins guard Shawn Lauvao during the final preseason game.

On December 4, 2014, Ngata was suspended for four games after he violated the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing substances.^[16]"

WalterWhite

I'm hearing for a 4th and a 5th. Jesus.

gumby73

Good, Nata out of our backfield, Twice a Year

Browns149

He's one strike away from a year off, right?

ClevelandFanForLife

If anyone thinks the Browns could have pulled off this deal you are nuts. No way the Ravens trade Ngata to anyone in the AFC North.

The Gipper

@clevelandfanforlife said:
If anyone thinks the Browns could have pulled off this deal you are nuts. No way the Ravens trade Ngata to anyone in the AFC North.

Certainly not. You don't deal with your rivals.....though the Browns and Steelers did make a trade a couple of years ago....but those were for picks, not players.

But you can "cherry pick" FAs from your rivals......which is why I say look into getting Worilds from Pitt.

WalterWhite

@the-gipper said:
Certainly not. You don't deal with your rivals.....

Ironic,

seeing as how we are the ones who traded with the Ravens to land them Gnata in the fist place.

The Gipper

@walterwhite said:

Ironic,

seeing as how we are the ones who traded with the Ravens to land them Gnata in the fist place.

Like I said, Browns have traded for picks (and that is what we traded to Balt), but not for proven bodies.

But....now....I guess we can say that the stench of the Kameron Wembley trade is gone?

Zombo

We faced him 18 times, he was a 5 time All-Pro and a Super Bowl Champion ... and we never learned how to spell his name.

Zombo

Tour2ma

Zombo said:

We faced him 18 times, he was a 5 time All-Pro and a Super champion ... and we never learned how to spell his name.

Zombo

Ngot all of us...

The Gipper

Zombo said:

We faced him 18 times, he was a 5 time All-Pro and a Super champion ... and we never learned how to spell his name.

Zombo

K-nig-it-nat-a

Canton Dawg

@tour2ma said:
Ngot all of us...

That's Haloti pun your using!

gumby73

@the-gipper said:
K-nig-it-nat-a

Congrats. That's Fluid Samoan if I ever heard it.

The Gipper

@gumby73 said:

Congrats. That's Fluid Samoan if I ever heard it.

That is a combination of Olde English and Samoan. Courtesy Monty Python.

BitchTits

This one hurts, yes he is older, but he was had for nearly worthless picks. =(

Mark O

cbbacker said:
This one hurts, yes he is older, but he was had for nearly worthless picks. =(

The Ravens weren't going to trade him in division in a million years as has already been pointed out by numerous people.

BitchTits

@mark-o said:

The Ravens weren't going to trade him in division in a million years as has already been pointed out by numerous people.

Pretty sure he is a lineman not a QB, and I think we toss a 3 at him, and they would have considered it. That rule only applies when you are talking about WR, RB, QB etc. Unless he is JJ Watt (which he isn't) I bet they would have considered us.

Westside Steve

Well I'm not too worked up about this free agency shit but that's one player I'd have liked to have. Probably not so much if I had to give up picks but...

WSS

WalterWhite

cbbacker said:
Pretty sure he is a lineman not a QB, and I think we toss a 3 at him, and they would have considered it. That rule only applies when you are talking about WR, RB, QB etc. Unless he is JJ Watt (which he isn't) I bet they would have considered us.

I doubt it.

If he was a free agent, then yes we should have pursued him.

Usually, you don't trade proven talent within the division.