Duke Johnson Requests Trade

[Nero]

@canton-mike said:

Reactions to signing other top players at their positions (as we did Hunt).....

Baker....."Bring 'em on & I'll TAKE 'em on!"

Landry..."Bring 'em on & I'll TAKE 'em on!"

OBJ......."Bring 'em on & I'll TAKE 'em on!"

Chubb..."Bring 'em on & I'll TAKE 'em on!"

Duke....."WAAA, I'm takin' my ball & going home."

We want & need COMPETITORS, not QUITTERS!

Bye Duke.

Mike

These players compete in every training and every game. You can see how Duke has been a team player even when he wasn't receiving as many touches as many of us thought he should.

In a sport so brutal and which such short careers (and we are talking about a running back here), I don't blame him or consider him a quitter for trying to find the best option for his career. He is not so old so we still can get an interesting trade with him, so he prefers making the move himself instead of a forced trade 8 games in or after something worse happens.

[Clevfan4life]

Darron Lee on that def would be amazing. That guy would plug the hole left by Jamie nicely. 

[Tour2ma]

@canton-mike said:

Duke....."WAAA, I'm takin' my ball & going home."

We want & need COMPETITORS, not QUITTERS!

Bye Duke.

What part of Dorsey shopping Duke around the league long before any hint of Duke wanting to be traded do you fail to understand?

[The Gipper]

@tour2ma said:

What part of Dorsey shopping Duke around the league long before any hint of Duke wanting to be traded do you fail to understand?

The part of why would he be shopping  him around when he is going to be a guy we will need for the first eight games if not much longer. Injuries etc. 

[Orion]

Duke Johnson Requests Trade

It's too bad that this had to be 'in the media"..... It's like, there's almost no going back once the cat is out of the bag.  You pretty much HAVE TO trade the player at this point.

[TexasAg1969]

@orion said:

It's too bad that this had to be 'in the media"..... It's like, there's almost no going back once the cat is out of the bag.  You pretty much HAVE TO trade the player at this point.

He's a pro under contract, so they don't "have to". He can chose to not report and go unpaid for a year if he wishes, but that's not being a pro.

[Tour2ma]

@orion said:

It's too bad that this had to be 'in the media"..... It's like, there's almost no going back once the cat is out of the bag.  You pretty much HAVE TO trade the player at this point.

So question becomes: who leaked the request?

[darren15]

@tour2ma said:

So question becomes: who leaked the request?

James Comey

[calfoxwc]

...I will not comment....lol....nope. I will not comment. lol

[The Gipper]

@tour2ma said:

So question becomes: who leaked the request?

G Gordon Liddy

[CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFS]

I’m sure he was informed that he was being shopped so he didn’t show up.

My predictions is a 4th or a 5th for Duke. Great value for wherever he ends up.

[Dutch Oven]

@calfoxwc said:

...I will not comment....lol....nope. I will not comment. lol

Why limit your moronic takes on just football cal? 

[Orion]

@tour2ma said:

So question becomes: who leaked the request?

It's just 'the way' it's done these days.

.....and there's all of these little talking heads clawing for stuff to tweet like a bird.  (if it's not the player himself)

[Tour2ma]

@dutch-oven said:

Why limit your moronic takes on just football cal? 

cal does a better job than most to keep his "takes" confined to the netherworld that is his Political section...

... and given the size and... ummm... uniqueness of them it's actually kinda admirable.

@orion said:

It's just 'the way' it's done these days.

.....and there's all of these little talking heads clawing for stuff to tweet like a bird.  (if it's not the player himself)

Not sure anyone grasped my "take" on this...

What if it was Dorsey and/or his FO that was the source of the leak?

Look at how opinion turned here after the "leak". It went from, "Oh no, we can't lose Duke," to, "Don't let the door hit ya..." in a heartbeat.

[Orion]

@tour2ma said:

What if it was Dorsey and/or his FO that was the source of the leak?

It could be him but I don't think it was.  I think with Hunt on the shelf for half the season John really doesn't want to trade him.  Not just for the sake of trading him anyway.  I'd be more inclined to believe the leak was from the player's side of things.....like his agent.  I personally don't want him traded.  I think we need him, for at least half the year.

[Tour2ma]

Agree with the half season need...which, barring Duke getting hurt, also likely increases his trade value due to RB injuries around the league.

Remember tho... someone leaked that we were shopping Duke in the first place. Possibly a team, or teams, we contacted, but also could be our own FO to "get the word out". Fan backlash was quick and strong, and the subsequent "trade me" leak quelled everything.

[darren15]

Browns and Eagles still talking regarding trade for Rasul Douglas ....not close tho

[Tour2ma]

Capable CB there....

[Louisville Slugger]

Our new O-line coach is from Green Bay and they have 3 interesting OTs. Seems like a good fit for Duke so I wonder why there hasn't been any rumors. Bikitari isn't going anywhere, but Bulaga or Spriggs could be available.

[Orion]

It might be during the draft that something happens with Duke.