cmutts Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Saw this on draft sharks: ** Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star reports the Chiefs are in the market for extra draft picks. "That’s why the Chiefs are offering in trades quarterback Trent Green, starting safety Greg Wesley, kick returner Dante Hall and even running back Larry Johnson." What? Larry Johnson? We'll note that Teicher's been covering the team for a long time and his integrity is solid. The underlying motive for trading LJ would be about one thing: Money. He's due a lot of it -- likely over $20 million guaranteed -- so maybe the Chiefs don't wanna dole out that kind of cheddar. Just for fun, let's imagine who might be interested in a mega-star RB like Johnson. One, they have to have cap room, at least $10 million remaining (spreading the $20m bonus amortization over 2-3 years) to bag him and still pay the rookies. Two, they must really need a true workhorse back. Here's the short list: Minnesota ($23m cap room), Buffalo ($21m), Cleveland ($20m), Tennessee ($18m), Green Bay ($15), and Philadelphia ($10m). Oh, and they have to be willing to part with big draft picks. The list suddenly shrinks up, eh? Let's see if LJ's pot percolates next week leading up to the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 This has been discussed on the other forum... It's come out that this is pure speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soco Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I like all this speculation .Im in a 8 man redraft league and the people picking in the top 5 are all going crazy with this stuff . since I pick last this year I can sit back and watch them go nuts ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I like all this speculation .Im in a 8 man redraft league and the people picking in the top 5 are all going crazy with this stuff . since I pick last this year I can sit back and watch them go nuts ... Yeah, I love that people beleive absolutley everything they read. If its on the internet, it has to be true... Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soco Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 you hit it on the nose my friend ..... nothing better than watching people do this over some fantasy speculation ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperChiefs Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 you hit it on the nose my friend ..... nothing better than watching people do this over some fantasy speculation ....... The other thing that's funny about all of this is that with the problems on the Chiefs O-Line, from a fantasy perspective, it's quite possible that LJ going to another team would increase his fantasy value. SuperChiefs / John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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