Thread: Talib traded to Rams for 5th round pick

Originally Posted by ShaneFalco

a retard

No, that's the head coach. Well, ok, maybe Woods is as well.

apparently its funny to watch this team get pillaged.

VJ is about as useless as they come but why are you blaming this on him??

This move is Elway making space.

Good or bad we will have to see but you are kidding yourself if you think VJ has that kind of power.

Originally Posted by Rick

VJ is about as useless as they come but why are you blaming this on him??

This move is Elway making space.

Good or bad we will have to see but you are kidding yourself if you think VJ has that kind of power.

its well known there was a massive rift between VJ and Talib.

The writing was on the wall, there was no way Talib was staying.

I don't care if Talib and VJ were friends and sat next to each other in church, there was no way Talib was going to be in the roster this year. Elway was not paying for 3 premium players at the same position.

This is hard to swallow, he was a great player but he was gone no matter what, everyone knows this.

Originally Posted by ShaneFalco

So you actually think this was about Elway thinking he could replace Talib with a fifth round pick?

Come on man. This was about $$, having Harris and Roby both making good money, and not wrapping up 30mil in corners.

This was a salary dump for youth. This had nothing to do with that pick, other than we got SOMETHING for a guy who was getting cut otherwise.

It was the right move. You can shoot yourself in the ass with that one.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

It was the right move. You can shoot yourself in the ass with that one.

It's only correct if we are getting Cousins or doing a complete rebuild. Any other scenario and logic tells you it's wrong. Shane's right on this one.

Wow, too bad the Rams traded Quinn, Shaner might be watching Rams celebrate a trophy in another state.

Gotta hand it to Elway for getting a draft pick for Talib. Gotta hand it to Elway even more so for trading Talib to a situation that he presumably wanted to play in. The writing was on the wall 2 years ago when he shouted down Okung, because it became clear he was going to struggle playing on a team where only his side of the ball is pulling their weight and a Peyton Manning isn't there to command the respect to tell him off.

With that said, Talib is still an elite cornerback and should play at a high level this year. The Rams definitely got a good deal, but cap space, even if we end up just rolling it over into next year, really does matter.

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

It's only correct if we are getting Cousins or doing a complete rebuild. Any other scenario and logic tells you it's wrong. Shane's right on this one.

I loved Talib, and you know that. Keeping a 32 year old corner who might be losing a step is a good idea if you’re contending, which we’re not.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

I loved Talib, and you know that. Keeping a 32 year old corner who might be losing a step is a good idea if you’re contending, which we’re not.

If we get Cousins, we'd contend, so cutting salary there makes sense. If we're doing a complete rebuild, it makes sense to get more playing time for the youngsters, be able to pick up cheap FA's and see if we strike gold, etc. We know we're not doing a complete rebuild per Elway. So, the logic is that if we don't get Cousins, but we're not rebuilding, we're going the route of some castoff/Keenum, who will probably cost a ton anyway, and go the try to be solid on offense and have a great D line...which we suffer in by losing Talib.

I was exactly right the first time, but I'm so grumpy that I can't tell if I'm coming off rude. If so, I apologize.

What’s scary is maybe this is a sign that they’re gonna run even more zone.

Well, they had a good run.

Originally Posted by OrangeHoof

Wade Phillips knows the keys to a great defense are shutdown corners and a great pass rush. Let me see, we ran Wade out of town in favor of...

Woods is a (90-year-old) “Rising Star” in the NFL, show some respect.