Trade 2012 bust for 2012 bust?

[3nk1du]

Ok, here is the deal:

The Colts trade T.Richardson with Dallas Cowboys and get Morris Claibore and a 6th.

I mean the Cowboys are gonna need a RB after Murray parts away with the team(probably), so Jones would love to get Richardson(IMO) and Claiborne has been a deception but remember that Pagano is a really good DB coach he may turn Claiborne into a good player like once he did with V. Davis but the down side is that he is coming back from a ACL but if T. Richardson isn't gonna come back and we are gonna take the death money then we could get a CB depth for no death money.


 

[COLTS449]

Well I would do that in a minute, but I doubt Dallas would. Who knows though, Mr. Jones may think Richardson would be a monster running behind that line. Maybe he'd be the next Marshawn Lynch.........

[bestQBever]

that would be a steal for us. Even if Claiborne doesn't work out, we don't really lose anything. There's really no downside to this trade.

[Defjamz26]

Jones isn't that stupid. And when he starts to get stupid he has people there to check him, like whoever the genius was who pulled the draft card with Johnny Manziel out his hand. They'll draft one of the top RB's in the 2nd round. Murray will be easily replaceable.

[rock8591]

CLaiborne's contract might be unfavorable...

[Yoshinator]

CLaiborne's contract might be unfavorable...

That might be why it could be possible to pull this trade off.

[krunk]

I wouldn't mind replacing Gordy with Claiborne.  I'd like to see that happen.

As fart as the trade I don't think the Cowboys would do such a thing.  However

if we could get Claiborne by other means I'd be for it.

[Coltivated]

Trich would do good in Dallas

[Modern]

Trich would do good in Dallas

After a few years to learn the playbook

[Archer]

It's a good idea.  Not sure anyone would want Richardson given his body of work...

[Dustin]

I would rather have the cap space than either of them. 

[Superman]

CLaiborne's contract might be unfavorable...

 

It's not. He's due $2.6m in 2015, fully guaranteed. 

 

I'd much rather have him than Richardson, and so would the Cowboys. 

[coltsfanmurf]

It is something I would definitely consider but I tend to agree with others in the fact I think I would rather have the extra cap space and use it somewhere else.  But it is an interesting thought for sure.

[esmort]

It's not. He's due $2.6m in 2015, fully guaranteed. 

 

I'd much rather have him than Richardson, and so would the Cowboys. 

 

You sure or am I missing something?  Looks like Claiborne is $4.4 mil in 2015 and $5.1 mil in 2016 all guaranteed.

 

If that the case the Cowboys have a little more incentive ??

[Superman]

You sure or am I missing something?  Looks like Claiborne is $4.4 mil in 2015 and $5.1 mil in 2016 all guaranteed

 

We're talking about Morris Claiborne, right?

 

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/morris-claiborne/

 

I think you're looking at the wrong years (2014 and 2015, not 2015 and 2016). And I think you're looking at his cap hit. If we traded for him, we only pay his salary, and that's all that counts against our cap. The Cowboys have already paid the signing bonus, and the unamortized portion of it -- almost $2.6m in 2015 -- stays on their cap.

 

Edit: Also, if we traded for him before the deadline, we'd have the right to exercise his 5th year option. That would be unlikely, but it's still an option.

[esmort]

We're talking about Morris Claiborne, right?

 

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/morris-claiborne/

 

I think you're looking at the wrong years (2014 and 2015, not 2015 and 2016). And I think you're looking at his cap hit. If we traded for him, we only pay his salary, and that's all that counts against our cap. The Cowboys have already paid the signing bonus, and the unamortized portion of it -- almost $2.6m in 2015 -- stays on their cap.

 

Edit: Also, if we traded for him before the deadline, we'd have the right to exercise his 5th year option. That would be unlikely, but it's still an option.

 

you are right I was looking at total cap hit in 14 & 15 and thinking 15 & 16 .... I see your point now the Cowboys would not benefit from this at all. 

[BOTT]

Forget the fact that he stinks, nobody is trading for a player that they know is going to get cut.

[Valpo2004]

Cowboys wouldn't trade Claiborne for TRich straight up.  Much less give us a 6th to do it.  

 

I shouldn't have to remind people here what an epic failure TRich has been.  He has no value in the NFL at this moment... people wouldn't give up a 7th round pick for him.  

 

I think someone might bring him into camp for min salary when we let him go but honestly I expect him to be out of the NFL in 2 or 3 years. 

[LJpalmbeacher2]

I'd like to see it happen.

[wesd2890]

No body will trade for trent.. im sure a couple teams may be interested in him but not enough for a trade.. he literally has no market value.. teams would wait for us to cut him