joseephuss;3274369 said:
Cut actually was the wrong word. His contract was going to expire after the 2008 season. He was not going to be re-signed, so they decided to trade him before that season began.
Yes, he was not a good blocker in Dallas. His receiving were horrible. I don't expect big numbers form the #2 TE in Dallas, but I do expect more than 1 TD and 28 receptions over two years. Even Marty B has done better than that and many think he sucks. Plus the coaches said Fasano was not learning the system.
Maybe the trade was a wake up call for him or Miami was a better fit. Based on the rumblings coming out of Miami now it does not seem so. If Parcells and Miami doesn't want him then he is not a worthy tight end. He has now been in the league for 4 years and still has not done that much.
If anyone is speculating about him coming back to Dallas I doubt Fasano would want to take a demotion from being the #1 TE to going back to being the #2 or even #3 guy. No, thanks.
He signed a three 3 year contract? I don't know for sure but that doesn't sound right for a 2nd round pick.
I just don't think the trade was a stellar move. I've always thought that Dallas got the short end of that stick. 2 starters for a 4th rounder. Find me a single team in the league that wouldn't jump at the opportunity of adding 2 starters for a 4th.
And then they turned around and used another 2nd rounder on a TE. I'm not going to discuss what Martellus is or could be because everyone knows he has all the potential in the world and hasn't utilized hardly any of it. I'm just talking the thought process behind upgrading the #2 TE position at that cost.
Just seems too high unless you really think that upgrading the #2 TE position would be the real difference maker for you.
I think most people would agree that 2 years is too soon to give up on a guy and that's the amount of time that Dallas gave Fasano. We all know that Fasano doesn't have the potential of Bennett. There is no question in that area but we're talking the #2 TE position.
I just don't know what any team thinks they need at that position. Looking back, it's almost like Dallas was more concerned with a #2 TE than they were with a #2 WR.
That has always been my problem with the trade. It just seemed completely unnecessary. Like an impulse purchase at the supermarket.
With that said, I do get excited when thinking about the potential of Bennett developing into the player that everyone knows he is capable of. Its hard not to but at the same time I cannot stand players who short change themselves and their teammates by not doing everything they can to reach their potential. There's a disconnect in Bennett's track somewhere and hopefully it gets fixed.
I've said it in another thread but if Dallas could get a #2 for the guy, make the deal. Pick up a UDFA and promote Phillips. Use that extra pick on a position of need. Use it to move up and secure a player that falls a little bit. Some might say that it would conflict with what I said about giving up on a player after 2 seasons but I don't consider it giving up on him. I think Bennett will be a good player in this league but he will never overtake Witten and Witten is still pretty young. Not giving up on him at all but getting value from a position that likely will not provide equal value on the field.
Sometimes you gotta make hard decisions. If you have the potential for good return at a position of excess talent, making a trade isn't the worst thing in the world. RB would be another position to look at a possible trade but I don't think anyone would take the RB who needs to be traded.
