Saints finaling Jimmy Graham to Seattle trade *merge*

[mcc2121]

I'm not sure I'd give up a good center and a first rounder for any TE in the league.

Just seems weird to me.

Agreed. Graham gets overrated because of fantasy numbers. But he's very inconsistent and one-dimensional. It's a great dimension, though.

 

[hsfolk]

I've never seen so many trades when free agency opens

 

[BigStar]

Jimmy Graham to Seattle for Max Unger and a 1st round pick.

Good pick up Seattle I think considering their offensive scheme.

Now they can actually use play action the way they would like and still have safer throws for Wilson to make. I think this is a great trade for SEA, but don't know why NO let him go for a late 1st/solid C. Maybe NO is going our direction in trying to bring balance to their offense and decreasing the passing attempts with Brees aging, etc. Maybe SP is copying JG this go round? Made me a little sick to give JG credit

 

[Gameover]

Who the hell is Drew Brees gonna throw too!

 

[Dave_in-NC]

NFC just got tougher

Did the hawks trade to the AFC?

 

[hsfolk]

Who the hell is Drew Brees gonna throw too!

Marques Colston, Brandin Cooks, Kenny Stills

 

[Gameover]

Marques Colston, Brandin Cooks, Kenny Stills

Good luck with that

 

[links18]

Here is another one of those trades that the "insiders" did not see coming.

So much for the "big trades don't happen anymore" meme.

 

[hsfolk]

Good luck with that

I'm sure they can get more WRs in the draft. I think Devante Parker would be a great eventual replacement for Colston

 

[joseephuss]

Marques Colston, Brandin Cooks, Kenny Stills

Colston's receptions per game and yards per game have gone down three straight seasons and he will be 32 this season.

 

[dstovall5]

Who the hell is Drew Brees gonna throw too!

Well it looks like it's now AJ Green, M.Sanu, and J.Gresham.


















Jk, Brees wasn't traded. Though with everything that has happened today it wouldn't surprise me at this point.

 

[Wheeltax]

Apparently Brees refused to restructure so the Saints are having to make moves to account for Drew's big cap hits the next two years

 

[viman96]

The New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks have agreed on a trade sending Pro Bowl tight end Jimmy Graham to Seattle for multiple draft picks and center Max Unger, according to league sources.


http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...trade-tight-end-jimmy-graham-seattle-seahawks

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Max Unger was the only OL on Seattle that played well last season and is certainly one of the better centers in the NFL.

That hurts Seattle.

But its a center.....you can find a center in this draft in the 2nd or 3rd round who's much younger. Unger isn't irreplaceable.

 

[Idgit]

This is a huge deal for SEA. With the way their offense is structured, I never understood them not having that impact TE identified.

I wonder why they didn't try to get Escobar.

 

[9darter]

This (today) IS Madden

 

[RJ_MacReady]

Looks like Seattle can't stay away from those "ME ME ME" players. All of those personalities and ole' Pete's "Do/say what you want, guys" type attitude might finally reach critical mass. The prisoners are going to run that prison.

 

[jobberone]

big.... him baldwin and the kid who had the breakout in the super bowl are some large targets.

This one I definitely don't like. TE was a hole for them. They don't need to get better.

 

[TX_Yid]

How do Seattle make this work with the cap after overpaying Lynch? I thought they were supposed to struggle to hold onto the players they had this coming season?

 

[StarBoyz83]

Nice pickup for seattle.