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  • Yep....better to get something than just to cut them......or keep them over another need, just because they are good....

    I count 18 DB's on the roster right now and last year we carried 10.....and just the familiar name guys will quickly fill that out....

    Haden, Desir, Williams 1, Williams 2, Gilbert, Gaines and Olomu.....thats 7 CB's.....

    Whitner, Gipson, Campbell, Poyer and Bademosi.....thats 5 safeties.....

    For 2015, I see Olomu on some kind of injury list and either Poyer or Bademosi gone.....and 2016, after another year of watching Williams/Desir/Gilbert is when I see the good trade possibilities coming to light.....

    So, do we trade a front line starter and get something good or do we trade a second stringer with potential for ????

  • Yep....better to get something than just to cut them......or keep them over another need, just because they are good....

    I count 18 DB's on the roster right now and last year we carried 10.....and just the familiar name guys will quickly fill that out....

    Haden, Desir, Williams 1, Williams 2, Gilbert, Gaines and Olomu.....thats 7 CB's.....

    Whitner, Gipson, Campbell, Poyer and Bademosi.....thats 5 safeties.....

    For 2015, I see Olomu on some kind of injury list and either Poyer or Bademosi gone.....and 2016, after another year of watching Williams/Desir/Gilbert is when I see the good trade possibilities coming to light.....

    So, do we trade a front line starter and get something good or do we trade a second stringer with potential for ????

    @mudfly said:

    So, do we trade a front line starter and get something good or do we trade a second stringer with potential for ????

    real good question. maybe the question will be answered if some team all-of-a-sudden has a key injury to a player such as we did with mack last year? see how they progress and partner player and draft pick to move up next year? i dunno.

    i can't think of any other team out there that has the depth and potential at DB than the browns do.

  • Yep....better to get something than just to cut them......or keep them over another need, just because they are good....

    I count 18 DB's on the roster right now and last year we carried 10.....and just the familiar name guys will quickly fill that out....

    Haden, Desir, Williams 1, Williams 2, Gilbert, Gaines and Olomu.....thats 7 CB's.....

    Whitner, Gipson, Campbell, Poyer and Bademosi.....thats 5 safeties.....

    For 2015, I see Olomu on some kind of injury list and either Poyer or Bademosi gone.....and 2016, after another year of watching Williams/Desir/Gilbert is when I see the good trade possibilities coming to light.....

    So, do we trade a front line starter and get something good or do we trade a second stringer with potential for ????

    @mudfly said:

    Yep....better to get something than just to cut them......or keep them over another need, just because they are good....

    I count 18 DB's on the roster right now and last year we carried 10.....and just the familiar name guys will quickly fill that out....

    Haden, Desir, Williams 1, Williams 2, Gilbert, Gaines and Olomu.....thats 7 CB's.....

    Whitner, Gipson, Campbell, Poyer and Bademosi.....thats 5 safeties.....

    For 2015, I see Olomu on some kind of injury list and either Poyer or Bademosi gone.....and 2016, after another year of watching Williams/Desir/Gilbert is when I see the good trade possibilities coming to light.....

    So, do we trade a front line starter and get something good or do we trade a second stringer with potential for ????

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    Do you trade a Haden who is at the or just beyond his peak or a Williams who's ceiling might not yet be reached, but is still unknown?

    The million dollar question.

    Personally, I trade Haden if:

    He's at or near 30.

    He has a relatively high cap hit.

    He's on the back end of his contract.

    He's still constantly mentioned in conversation of "top" players, but he's not the top player.

    He can warrant at least a first round pick in a trade.

    There is solid depth behind him.

    If all of those criteria are met, then I'd say trade Haden. That's what it would take for me to trade him - depth, at least a first round pick, and two-three mid level starters of cap room space.

  • trading haden sounds blasphemous to me, but when all is said and done it IS still a biz.

    just give him a couple more years to at least be here when the browns actually become contenders.

    imagine guys like thomas and haden who have played their entire careers here, get traded and then the browns become perennial playoff contenders/winners? talk about suck.

  • trading haden sounds blasphemous to me, but when all is said and done it IS still a biz.

    just give him a couple more years to at least be here when the browns actually become contenders.

    imagine guys like thomas and haden who have played their entire careers here, get traded and then the browns become perennial playoff contenders/winners? talk about suck.

    @miktoxic said:

    trading haden sounds blasphemous to me, but when all is said and done it IS still a biz.

    just give him a couple more years to at least be here when the browns actually become contenders.

    imagine guys like thomas and haden who have played their entire careers here, get traded and then the browns become perennial playoff contenders/winners? talk about suck.

    Haden and Thomas are the only two Browns I would never consider trading unless it's absolutely, 100% a landslide deal in Cleveland's favor.

    For Thomas, right now, it would require at least three first round picks plus a legitimate starter or high-ceiling young player.

    For Haden, right now, it would require at least two first round picks, a mid round pick, plus a legitimate starter.

    And even that's stretching it for me.

    However, three or four years from now...that price will likely come down. If Cleveland isn't in any sort of position to win in, say, 2018 or so...I'd look to trade The Above Average Joe's to contenders. It's the least we could do. We'd recoup some value by way of future players, they'd get a chance at a ring, their new teams get solid, dependable, talented players.

  • Yup... no one is "off the table" beyond discussing in a trade IF you can clearly see his heir on the roster.

    While Haden's heir is easier to see, the candidates are still just possibilities.

    Joe's heir may not have even been born yet...

  • Yup... no one is "off the table" beyond discussing in a trade IF you can clearly see his heir on the roster.

    While Haden's heir is easier to see, the candidates are still just possibilities.

    Joe's heir may not have even been born yet...

    @tour2ma said:

    Yup... no one is "off the table" beyond discussing in a trade IF you can clearly see his heir on the roster.

    While Haden's heir is easier to see, the candidates are still just possibilities.

    Joe's heir may not have even been born yet...

    I'd love for Joe to play at the same level for the next 21 years.

  • @miktoxic said:

    trading haden sounds blasphemous to me, but when all is said and done it IS still a biz.

    just give him a couple more years to at least be here when the browns actually become contenders.

    imagine guys like thomas and haden who have played their entire careers here, get traded and then the browns become perennial playoff contenders/winners? talk about suck.

    Haden and Thomas are the only two Browns I would never consider trading unless it's absolutely, 100% a landslide deal in Cleveland's favor.

    For Thomas, right now, it would require at least three first round picks plus a legitimate starter or high-ceiling young player.

    For Haden, right now, it would require at least two first round picks, a mid round pick, plus a legitimate starter.

    And even that's stretching it for me.

    However, three or four years from now...that price will likely come down. If Cleveland isn't in any sort of position to win in, say, 2018 or so...I'd look to trade The Above Average Joe's to contenders. It's the least we could do. We'd recoup some value by way of future players, they'd get a chance at a ring, their new teams get solid, dependable, talented players.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    Haden and Thomas are the only two Browns I would never consider trading unless it's absolutely, 100% a landslide deal in Cleveland's favor.

    For Thomas, right now, it would require at least three first round picks plus a legitimate starter or high-ceiling young player.

    For Haden, right now, it would require at least two first round picks, a mid round pick, plus a legitimate starter.

    And even that's stretching it for me.

    However, three or four years from now...that price will likely come down. If Cleveland isn't in any sort of position to win in, say, 2018 or so...I'd look to trade The Above Average Joe's to contenders. It's the least we could do. We'd recoup some value by way of future players, they'd get a chance at a ring, their new teams get solid, dependable, talented players.

    God I just want Joe Thomas to experience a winning, playoff team with Cleveland before his time is up. There isn't a better dude in the NFL and that man deserves to know the feeling of playoff football (of course we all do).