benderbender Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Freddie's stock will go down drastically due to his age. It would be wise to make a deal for him now while he's worth something. In two years, nobody will want a 32 year old RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Fred Jackson for Osi - straight up. Would you do it? For the GMEN: They want more production out of the RB's - Freddy lets them focus on OL upgrades - he's proven that he can run behind the worst OL's They can unload Jacobs contract - they do not want to pay him. They recoup major value for the loss of OSI They do not have to re-sign Osi and pay him starter $ to be a pass rush specialist. Freddy is a better fit for a "win now" team - most Bills fans would be happy for him if he landed there. GMEN have the $ to dish for the RB position - not DE Freddy/Ahmad/Nicks/Cruz/Eli/TE in the 1st Rd - uhhhh wow. For the Bills: Have to give OSI a new contract to start. Instantaneous upgrade to the pass rush - problem solved for 3-5 years. Allows Bills to draft and develop younger DE talent behind him Comes from a culture of winning. The young/talented bills D could use a veteran leadership figure. A player like that, who commands attention from the OC's, gives the rest of the D a chance to make plays! Alleviates the need to break the bank for Mario - Osi not cheap to resign but no way he gets $ on par with Mario. Bills can reconsider their draft/free agency signings (I dream for an RG3 move here) CJ gets to be the man (fingers crossed) We have $ to invest in DE way more than RB This never happens in the NFL but I this would be a win/win as far as I can see. Some great football minds on this board, would love to hear some thoughts. Happy Friday!! yeah but then we would have to draft Trent Richardson in the first (Which would be a huge upgrade over Freddy or Spiller) Osi would still need some help because teams would just double team him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowery4 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 yeah but then we would have to draft Trent Richardson in the first (Which would be a huge upgrade over Freddy or Spiller) Osi would still need some help because teams would just double team him. So an unproven rookie is better than Fred wa last year before the injury? sure...... wasn't Spiller supposed to be that 2 years ago? How do you mean help? you can only double team so many guys, KW, Darius and Osi would be pretty sweet (although I am not in favor of this trade idea). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Im not sure why everyone wants to dump an MVP candidate from a just a few months ago.... Surely you have some grasp on the fact that even if you don't like the trade that freds longterm value is at best a big question mark. If you find someone that values him more than you do and has a piece to trade that you value more than they do - its worth discussing. Osi isn't that piece for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shouldaplayedflutie99 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 If I were Fred and I read this post, and some of it's replies, I'd be pretty upset and disappointed....we have a superstar finally on our team and you fantasize trades?...for a def player!!?!?...enjoy what goodnes we have for goodness sakes, quit trying to trade it to compensate for lacking areas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Never ever trade or pay for a RB over the age of 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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