NE gives Deion Branch permission to seek a trade...

[TheKey]

Although I doubt we will be interested.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Although I doubt we will be interested.

Yea....he wants to start....not sure he could here unless TO is cut.....which we know is a joke

 

[Kittymama]

Any of our cap/rules experts know how that would work? He's still under contract to the Pats for another year, so they'd get some sort of compensation. What type of compensation would they realistically be looking at?

 

[Dale]

Well since Shanle has already been traded and Henson has been released, I just don't see much viable trade possibilities.

 

[joseephuss]

Terry Glenn for Deion Branch.





I just made this a 5 page thread.



If I mentioned Romo, Henson, Hutch or QC it would be a 10 pager. :laugh1:

 

[AbeBeta]

Enjoy it while you can folks.

Soon the idiots will grab hold of this thread.

 

[SA_Gunslinger]

wow...that's nutty.

i'll bet the ea-girls ears are perking up.

 

[whcarm]

I still think we may trade Singleton, not sure that the Patriots would want him. But I think if we do a player for player trade to get a veteran receiver, it will invovled Singleton.

 

[Dale]

I will say this much. A dynamic third receiver such as him would provide an even further dimension to our offense. And if we're truly trying to chase a championship, I like adding as many pieces as possible.

He's also young, which is a plus.

With that said, I think the holdup here would be Branch's ego. Not that he has an unusually high opinion of himself, but I can't imagine him willing to accept a backup role at this point -- even if we pay him the money he wants.

But in terms of personnel, I'd gladly trade for him. I am curious what New England wants for him. Are they seeking a 1st or would a 3rd do the trick?

 

[WoodysGirl]

per Lenny P tipsheet


One wide receiver impasse was settled this week when the Denver Broncos shipped the disgruntled Ashley Lelie to the Atlanta Falcons as part of a three-team trade.

Don't expect the league's other holdout involving a wide receiver to be so readily resolved.

Despite the suggestion this week by New England standout pass-catcher Deion Branch to a local TV station that he is "pretty sure" things will work out eventually between him and the Patriots, both sides appear well entrenched in their respective stances.

Branch, entering the final season of his original five-year rookie contract with the team and intent on having his deal upgraded, hasn't inched any closer to reporting to camp, even though he is being fined at the rate of $14,000 per day during his holdout. And the Patriots haven't made any recent contract proposals to the Super Bowl XXXIX most valuable player.

There has been, in fact, virtually no dialogue in recent weeks.

Other than Branch's fairly generic remarks this week, neither he nor agent Jason Chayut has said much of anything publicly. And the unwavering public pronouncements by Patriots coach Bill Belichick have been that he will work with and discuss only those players in camp.

On paper, and to some extent on the field, it would seem the Patriots have gained some edge in the battle of wits. The New England offense has moved the ball, quarterback Tom Brady has completed 75 percent of his passes, and 17 different players have at least one reception through two preseason games. The Patriots creatively have used their large complement of tight ends, arguably one of the best groups in the league, to compensate for their lack of depth at wide receiver.

That said, New England is going to need better production from the wideout position once the regular season begins, and Brady knows it. Branch might not be a top-10 receiver in the league, but he remains without question New England's top performer at the position and one of the team's top players overall. The prospect of him not reporting until late in the season, when he can play in the six games necessary to accrue a year toward the pension and qualify for unrestricted free agency next spring, can't be an appealing one for a team that could face heightened competition from Miami in the division this year.

It's been reported that the Patriots offered Branch two proposals -- a three-year, $18.75 million extension with $8 million in guarantees, and a five-year, $31 million deal with $11 million in bonuses. Whether those reports are accurate isn't certain.
What is certain is that neither side is budging right now. And it could a while before someone blinks.

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[Reality]

Well since Shanle has already been traded and Henson has been released, I just don't see much viable trade possibilities.

If we had only hung on to Coakley

 

[Yeagermeister]

If we had only hung on to Coakley

We still have Ellis

 

[RealCowboyfan]

We still have Ellis

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Just think though, T.O. may very well be just a one year deal here, so a trade for Branch shouldn't be out of the realm of possibilty if we are serious about upgrading our WR core.

That said, I don't see us doing it.

 

[miamicowboy21]

wow...that's nutty.

i'll bet the ea-girls ears are perking up.

Man you read my mind. There fans are starting to lose patience after they lost out on walker, moulds, and lelie. I could easily see philty placing a call to the pats. That would suck.

 

[LaTunaNostra]

. Not that he has an unusually high opinion of himself, but I can't imagine him willing to accept a backup role at this point -- even if we pay him the money he wants.

well, he considers himself a 'top five' nfl receiver - so I'd say he's not lagging too too far behind TO in the ego department.

he also wants top five receiver bucks, and JJ is paying top dollar for TO and TG already..

..but HUGE props to this man for socking it to cheapies Kraft and Belichicken and making it clear he for one will not succumb to the prevailing NE MO, which is pretty much a 'pleasure of our company' line..take less to play in NE because you're surounded with so much "genius".

even HUGER props to him if it gets proven you can't rely on the Troy Browns of this league forever, and that Genius # 1 was Mr Weis..

 

[theebs]

I heard espn radio say the patriots want a wr back because they need wr.

So you have to trade wr essentially then get a contract for branch.

 

[SA_Gunslinger]

I heard espn radio say the patriots want a wr back because they need wr.

So you have to trade wr essentially then get a contract for branch.

well, there goes the ea-girls chances!

 

[Big Country]

The Eaglets only pony up big dollars to partially washed up DEs and choke prone QBs...

They go mega cheap on all other positions, especially top flight WRs...

 

[Screw The Hall]

Man Philly makes to much sense here. I hope they don't figure out a way to latch on to a quality receiver before the season starts.