I can personally think of two Nfl Gm’s who are wishing for time machines, because if they could go “Back to the Future”, I certainly get the feeling they would have done things a little different.
Exhibit A, Chad Johnson aka Ocho Cinco
Pictured above in Washington holding his new jersey at a press conference from Dc’s famous Jersey’s-R-Us, but wait what there’s NO DEAL, you got to be kidding me. Let’s quickly recap, Chad asks for trade, Bengals say NO, Chad questions team’s contention abilities, Bengals say NOTHING, Chad skips mini camp, Bengals THREATEN HIM, Chad holds whirlwind media circus reaffirming his desire to be traded. Bengals HOLD OWN MEDIA CIRCUS and CUT HENRY, (another problematic receiver). Then out of nowhere the Skins in their post-gibb, post-sean era, looking for the gate draw of a legitimate star offer the 21st pick overall and a third rounder that comes with a performance based safety net that stipulates that if the Bengals did trade away a great receiver and not a MENTAL patient, the second pick could move as high as the first round in 2009. Great trade solves the need, Bengals get younger, removes the dressing room nightmare, establishes TJ Houshmanzadeh as your clear number one, clean divorce to an otherwise nasty situation.
Bengal’s GM “Um No thanks” will keep the cancer and do our best to live with it!
Now Chad is back in camp because “I’m not crazy you know” (referring to the paycheck he’d be missing if he continued his holdout), apparently looking “rusty” (ESPN) schizophrenically denying he made some of the comments he made, and dogging it and fiening ankle injuries, all the while just pinning for the Bengals to go say 1-4 or 2-5 out of the gate so he can’t start the “I told you so, Fall tour of 2009″ and reiterate his desire to be traded.
Cincy at least your not alone…
Exhibit B, Don’t Worry Jerry Reese, Shockey Shouts at everyone…
Jeremy is a great player but this team proved it doesn’t need him, they won a Superbowl. There TE by platoon approached worked and looked to make there QB more comfortable as Eli wasn’t trying to force it to a screaming or steaming Shockey on every second play. Plus he had good PR going for him for once he avoided the sidelines, media days and the Superbowl festivities in general as to not be a distraction to the team, (course no we know the Giants forced him to do this against his will) In the days leading up to the draft it becomes very clear the Saints want Shockey, the offer the 4oth pick overall and services of safety Roman Harper plus rumours still persist that the Saints were willing to add a late rounder to this DEAL.
Giant’s GM “We don’t need him, Hell I’m not even sure we want him but you can’t have him”
This is a player you would not allow out of a luxury box during the playoffs as he might distract the other guys, so you put him up in the boxes and promised him all the BUD he could drink. The Team looked better way better without him. Now your stuck with his FU attitude, his dwindling trade value and the fact that 2 key receivers from last years run remain unsigned and Micheal Strahan just retired.
As a GM timing is everything, and Jerry Reese missed more than the subway with this one, Yikes
Lito Sheppard was close to list but with what I’m hearing he’s looking for contract wise I can’t really blame the GM totally in this case, because at what Lito’s asking I imagine him about as hard as veneral disease to pass along right now.
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6 Responses to “The Two Greatest Trades Never Made”
Posted: 06/16/08 at 6:28 pm
But Shockey has a really affordable contract for the next couple seasons. I think that is why Reese did not pull the trigger. However with Shockey and Reese’s issues at minicamp this past week, it is very possible that he will be moved.
In the CJ situation with the Bengals, I agree with you in the fact a deal should have been made. But still with the season not underway we will see what develops out of this.
Posted: 06/16/08 at 7:33 pm
Lets CJ rot, honestly……….let him sit out the season if he threatens it again closer to training camp!
Posted: 06/16/08 at 9:30 pm
Totally agree the fact is the Bengals had an opportunity to move a souring investment for at least market value and chose not too. In any negotiation there can be a point where it moves past business and becomes personal but when you make your business personal you usually lose the negotiation and to me the Bengals, have done just that…
Posted: 06/16/08 at 9:33 pm
Shockey is a headcase with a reasonable contract that has been and remains a distraction to the team, a team that had enough depth at TE to win a Superbowl and has contract issues with two key recievers and has some holes on defense to fill.
The only argument for Shockey to stay is talented and reasonably priced scenario that ends at “what if” he could get it together? wait we have tried this for several years and he can’t…
Posted: 06/17/08 at 7:23 am
Hold on a sec Terry,
Isn’t a injured player not allowed on the sidelines? Hence the reason Shockey was in the box during the superbowl? Thats at least what some of the media figures were saying here in NY.
Posted: 06/17/08 at 8:59 am
Not true, apparently his beef with Jerry Reese is two fold, one he believes the Giants have been spreading the “disgruntled” rumour as to drum up suitors for him; and this actually made him disgruntled?
Second is not allowing him on the sidelines for the Superbowl, planting him in a luxury box as to not be a distraction. Many versions of the cover story Joseph mentioned are out there most common I’ve heard are “injured player not allowed” actually they are just think about past superbowls, the second version that he didn’t want to be on the sideline as he didn’t want to be a distraction; same kind of story as why he skipped the media day.
But Shockey spilled it Saturday mentioning these were not true and he wanted to have the full Superbowl experience albeit injured and wanted to be where he thought he belonged on the field with his teammates.