Yardbarker Suggesting trades

[kevinhickey]

writer on yardbarker.com is suggesting Dallas should trade Choice and Bennett now. What do you think?

 

[CowboyDan]

Works for me.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

writer on yardbarker.com is suggesting Dallas should trade Choice and Bennett now. What do you think?

we haven't talked about this at all on this board, so its nice to get a new topic to discuss


but I will bite anyway? to whom? for how much? will anybody want choice? I wouldn't give anything more than a 7th rounder for him. based on production and potential. despite the pro-Choice (no pun intended) fan club who think he is the next coming of emmitt being derailed, because of some fanthom JG hatred for choice, he is what he is. average RB. nothing special. lacks certain aspects of the game.

bennett wouldn't fetch anything higher than a low 3rd rounder at best. probably a 4th rounder. .

he was graded as one of the best blocking TEs in the game. his value to us is much higher. he is the 5th recieving option on the team. his numbers are about where they are suppose to be. he is dangerous enough that you can't leave him alone. he doesn't demand Witten like attention, but he brings enough to the table as the back up TE for us to keep him.


so let me ask you does a 4th and 7th round pick worth more to you than choice and bennett?

 

[superpunk]

Who is Yardbarker? Does he have a degree, or at least some sort of certificate?

 

[casmith07]

Neither. You need Tashard Choice for depth behind Felix Jones and DeMarco Murray, and you also need Bennett after watching the kind of situation we were in after John Phillips went down.

You don't trade quality depth unless you are reasonably certain the replacement is either already on the roster or immediately available to acquire.

 

[DFWJC]

Works for me.

Me too, but only if we can get decent value--which I doubt.

 

[Reality]

This is nothing more than a random post attempting to be an article posted by an average fan masquerading as a blogger.

The fan does not understand that personnel decisions are not always based on preference but also financial reasons. Keeping Choice is cheaper than keeping Barber for example. That being said, Choice has proven he can be the starter for a game or two if your starter goes down and Barber has proven he cannot. Does not take a genius to figure out that logic.

You could just as easily have seen this supposed article posted on a random football forum by a user named "iluvsfb" or something similar.

-Reality

 

[casmith07]

Neither. You need Tashard Choice for depth behind Felix Jones and DeMarco Murray, and you also need Bennett after watching the kind of situation we were in after John Phillips went down.

You don't trade quality depth unless you are reasonably certain the replacement is either already on the roster or immediately available to acquire.

To caveat my own post -- IF the above were true for us concerning these potential/hypothetical trades, then yes, I would absolutely do the deal. I think Choice is a Terrell Owens apologist and holdover, and I think Bennett is a space cadet.

 

[Reality]

To caveat my own post -- IF the above were true for us concerning these potential/hypothetical trades, then yes, I would absolutely do the deal.

Exactly! I have no problem getting rid of Choice if we have a suitable replacement.

-Reality

 

[casmith07]

Exactly! I have no problem getting rid of Choice if we have a suitable replacement.

-Reality

And I think that philosophy holds true for any player on the roster. But 3rd string running backs are a dime a dozen.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I don't really have a problem moving either one but the issue, at least as I see it, is that we don't know if Phillips is 100% back or how far along Murray is in his skills and how they translate to the NFL. Without camp, it's going to be hard to actually know where we are.

Besides, we can't trade anybody until there is a deal in place so it's really a moot point. At least right now.

 

[Reality]

And I think that philosophy holds true for any player on the roster. But 3rd string running backs are a dime a dozen.

They are until you lose your top two which is quite common with running backs.

I have a different philosophy on running backs than most people ..

For example, I would only draft running backs. I would never sign or trade for one. I would also never keep one on the team longer than 4 years. While there are some exceptions, younger running backs tend to be faster, quicker and less likely to over think each play. Teams are less likely to get overly complicated with running back plays which allows running backs to focus on running.

When you add in the injury totals that running backs will endure the longer their career lasts, it just makes more sense to keep fresh uninjured legs in that position.

I only support this philosophy for running backs though as casmith mentioned, there are a lot of them.

-Reality

 

[Hostile]

writer on yardbarker.com is suggesting Dallas should trade Choice and Bennett now. What do you think?

Yardbarker and Bleacher Report are two sites I give no credence to at all. In fact I refuse to read them.

I have nothing against entertaining ideas for trading away players but I'd like to know who and for what in exchange. To merely toss out the idea without something to gauge it against is about as silly as peeing into the wind.

 

[NeonDeion21]

They are until you lose your top two which is quite common with running backs.

I have a different philosophy on running backs than most people ..

For example, I would only draft running backs. I would never sign or trade for one. I would also never keep one on the team longer than 4 years. While there are some exceptions, younger running backs tend to be faster, quicker and less likely to over think each play. Teams are less likely to get overly complicated with running back plays which allows running backs to focus on running.

-Reality

I agree 100%. If I was a GM, I would never take a RB with a 1st round pick because you can find quality players later in the draft. With that being said, I would be willing to ship Choice out of here for a late round pick. We got a few good years out of him for being a 4th round pick but he is a starting to become a little bit of a headache.

I have a lot of love and respect for Barber's game. I love his intensity and ability to play on 3rd downs. If you can get him to restructure I would definitively rather have him around then Choice. If that isn't an option, I would look to the UDFA pool such as a player like Noel Devine out of WVU to develop into a 3rd RB.

 

[Stash]

Yardbarker and Bleacher Report are two sites I give no credence to at all. In fact I refuse to read them.

I have nothing against entertaining ideas for trading away players but I'd like to know who and for what in exchange. To merely toss out the idea without something to gauge it against is about as silly as peeing into the wind.

Personally, I think the time to trade anyone has passed as far as players for picks trades go.

I might consider a player for player deal involving either or both, but I'm not interested in trading players today for picks next year.

I think both of these players can help the team a lot more than a promissory note for 2012.

 

[Hostile]

Personally, I think the time to trade anyone has passed as far as players for picks trades go.

I might consider a player for player deal involving either or both, but I'm not interested in trading players today for picks next year.

I think both of these players can help the team a lot more than a promissory note for 2012.

I would agree on Bennett.

If we could reduce Barber's pay enough to keep him and trade Choice I think I would do it. Even if it was just for a Draft pick.

Attitude and chemistry would be my reasoning. I realize that is kind of funny given it was Barber who ignored Garrett's dress code. However, he paid he kangaroo court costs and bought in to the system and was still a team leader.

I would keep leadership over unrealized potential at this juncture. The only reason I would not trade Bennett, is because Phillips is returning from an injury. Insurance.

 

[NeonDeion21]

Not to mention it is far easier to find a 3rd string RB who can produce at times then a outstanding blocking TE with immense amounts of ability and athleticism.

 

[TheCount]

Depends on what we get in return. I don't see the value in trading Choice, but Bennett never should have been drafted to begin with, he doesn't get enough in-game reps to improve as anything but a blocker and he has zero chance of becoming a fulltime starter here.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Yardbarker and Bleacher Report are two sites I give no credence to at all. In fact I refuse to read them.

I have nothing against entertaining ideas for trading away players but I'd like to know who and for what in exchange. To merely toss out the idea without something to gauge it against is about as silly as peeing into the wind.

they are both glorified message boards that puts a nice front to the initial post. none of the writers have any experience nor credence.

so in essence I agree with you.

although I do read them. never believe them. amusing to say the least.

 

[Bowdown27]

I would trade bennett. Hell we should have traded him when the bengals offered a second round pick for him. John Phillips will be our back up so bennett will become expendable.

Choice I would like to keep but I really believe jason just does not like him and trusts him at all. so I can see him gone as well