NFL Trade Speculation: The One Player Your Team Would Love to Move
The 2011 NFL off-season has been filled with drama in the first two weeks since the Super Bowl.
The topic on everyone’s mind is the looming lockout. There is about a 99 percent chance that the owners will be locking out the players on March 4th.
But there are plenty of other issues for each individual team.
What players are making waaaay too much money and killing their teams’ payroll in the process?
What players have worn out their welcome and have alienated the locker room?
And what aging free agent's are just not that good anymore?
Let’s take a look at the one player your team would love to ship out of town.
32. Oakland Raiders—Darrius Heyward-Bey
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The seventh overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft has failed to make the impact that Al Davis had hoped for. After only hauling in 124 yards his rookie season…he ended up with 366 yards in ’10.
Do those numbers look like No. 7 overall material?
Louis Murphy, Chaz Schilens, Johnnie Lee Higgins and Jacoby Ford all have had better production and are much cheaper.
The Raiders would love to ship this mistake out of town.
31. Atlanta Falcons—Tyson Clabo
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One of the better right tackles in the league is a free agent and Jason La Confora of the NFL Network has reported the Falcons don’t plan on slapping the franchise tag on Clabo.
Guards Harvey Dahl and Justin Blalock are also free agents. The Falcons should lock up the less expensive guys and look elsewhere for a new right tackle.
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers—Cadillac Williams
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Injuries have truly derailed the free agent and his backup proved to be more than capable of being the top back in Tampa.
Last year rookie LeGarrette Blount exploded onto the scene to become one of the top rookies of the ’10 class.
Williams’ history of knee injuries is troubling and the Bucs expect to get Kareem Huggins back from injury next season.
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29. Cleveland Browns—Brian Robiskie
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The second round draft pick from Ohio St. is dangerously close to reaching bust status. Having a 310-yard, three-TD season is just not going to be enough for an offense in desperate need of a playmaker.
Cut your losses now and hope A.J. Green is available at No. 6.
28. Chicago Bears—Caleb Hanie
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Jay Cutler’s ’10 season couldn’t have had a worse ending.
We will never know how hurt he was...but there are plenty of Bear fans that are clamoring for the back up that almost pulled off the miracle comeback.
Getting rid of Hanie kills any talks of benching Cutler early and helps out a mentally fragile guy.
27. Seattle Seahawks—Brandon Mebane
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The free agent is going to cost the Seahawks close to $8M to franchise tag him according to profootballtalk.com.
He is one of the few guys that is an interior linemen with a lot of experience that is facing the open market.
The Seahawks are better off keeping their wallets closed and wishing Mebane well on his next team.
26. New York Giants—Clint Sintim
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The 2009 second round pick has been a disappointment in two seasons with the Giants.
The 6’2, 256 pound LB collected a grand total of 20 tackles in ’09 before only accumulating 13 in ’10.
He struggled to see the field for a Giants line-backing unit that has been sub par at best in recent years.
Couple the fact that he will be coming off of ACL surgery…and the Giants need to move Stintim and figure out a way to upgrade the linebacker position.
25. Kansas City Chiefs—Todd Haley
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The way the Chiefs magical season came crashing down to earth can be blamed on Haley. The notoriously hotheaded Haley has gotten into heated exchanges with his own players and coaches during games.
He alienated offensive coordinator Charlie Weis to the point where he announced he was leaving BEFORE their playoff game against the Ravens.
He blew out the Broncos and left his starters in the game last season—but when Josh McDaniels does the same thing—Haley refuses to shake his hand.
The classless Haley needs to go to ensure the Chiefs don’t take a step backward.
24. San Diego Chargers—Legedu Naanee
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The ‘Bolts sorely needed him while Vincent Jackson was out and he failed to deliver much.
Hauling in 371 yards and one TD from one of the best QBs in the league doesn’t scream star.
About nine days ago Naanee was arrested for public intoxication according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
He pulled the “Do you know who I am?” card on the cop that arrested him. Yes he was that guy.
Now that Jackson has been franchised they don’t need to re-sign Naanee.
23. Green Bay Packers—A.J. Hawk
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The Packers are in a bizarre situation with Hawk.
His $10M base salary is guaranteed on the very first day of the new league year according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
With an inevitable lockout looming, the first day of the new season could be at anytime. That means the Packers will have almost zero time to decide on a new deal for the linebacker.
Hawk has never fully panned out to be the top LB that many projected and $10M is too steep a price for a team that has multiple raises to hand out this off-season.
22. New England Patriots—Julian Edelman
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Here is a case of selling high on a guy that can’t do much for his current team.
Plenty of analysts have called Edelman the next Wes Walker…too bad the Pats already have Welker.
There are plenty of teams that would love to have the 24-year-old receiver on their squad. Acquiring a third-round pick for the former seventh round selection is a real possibility.
21. Buffalo Bills—Donte Whitner
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It’s pretty obvious the Bills are looking in another direction considering they have brought in Bob Sanders for an official team visit. The St. Louis Dispatch is reporting the Bills are also interested in Rams free agent O.J. Atogwe.
The Bills defense needs an extreme makeover and Whitner is a guy that is one of the odd men out.
20. Baltimore Ravens—T.J. Houshmandzadeh
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The fortunes of NFL players can change in the blink of an eye—just ask Housh.
He went from one of the most coveted free agents in ’09 to a complete afterthought on the ’10 Ravens.
After being cut by the Seahawks, Housh had a very poor season (398 yards, three TD) for his standards.
He dropped the crucial fourth-down throw that would have kept the Ravens season alive in the playoffs and a mutual breakup is in order.
19. Indianapolis Colts—Anthony Gonzalez
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It’s very similar to Bob Sanders…Gonzalez simply can’t stay healthy.
After a very productive career in college, Gonzo hasn’t been able to prove his worth due to multiple injuries.
With the emergence of Blair White and Jacob Tamme, the need for Gonzalez really isn’t there anymore.
18. Houston Texans—Steve Slaton
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The ’08 third round pick was once considered the running back of the future in Houston.
Enter Arian Foster.
Now Slaton has been reduced to an afterthought as he ran for only 93 yards in ’10.
If they can acquire a mid-level draft pick in exchange for Slaton they would be in their best interest to do so.
17. New York Jets—Santonio Holmes
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The Jets have to figure out if they want to keep Holmes or Braylon Edwards. Both are free agents and both are looking for big raises.
With the likelihood of a hard salary cap, the Jets can’t afford to keep both.
Edwards is a bigger target and seems to be a favorite of QB Mark Sanchez. He is the Jets best deep threat and can really stretch the field.
Advantage Edwards.
16. Carolina Panthers—DeAngelo Williams
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Williams has been one of the better running backs in the league the past five seasons but the 27-year-old needs a fresh start.
He only ran for 361 yards in six games before falling victim to a season-ending injury. His durability is a concern and the free agent will be commanding far too much money for a team that has plenty of other—and more important—holes to fill.
15. Pittsburgh Steelers—Hines Ward
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He has been a Steeler for seemingly forever and he failed to collect 40 yards receiving in 12 games this season.
The wear-and-tear of being one of the most physical players in the league seems to be catching up with Ward.
With the young guns Emmanuel Sanders, Antonio Brown and Limas Sweed—Ward’s value is nowhere near as high as it used to be.
It wouldn’t be a popular move to cut Ward…but it’s the right move.
14. Detroit Lions—Gosder Cherilus
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The health of Matthew Stafford has been iffy at best in his two seasons with the Lions and he needs better protection.
Cherilus has been inconsistent in his three years with the team and has given up his fair share of sacks.
Drafting O-Line help is a top priority for the Lions.
13. Arizona Cardinals—Derek Anderson
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He is due to make $3.9M for the Cards next year.
Huge waste of money.
After that debacle of a post-game interview on an ESPN Monday Night game, he is a walking joke that brings absolutely no value to Arizona.
The Cardinals need a QB more than any other in the league and keeping Anderson around is completely and utterly pointless.
12. St. Louis Rams—Josh McDaniels
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He may have yet to call a play for the Rams, but he has already upset star QB Sam Bradford according to profootballtalk.com.
Bradford claims to have really been looking forward to spend more time in the West Coast offense before McDaniels was hired.
The Rams No. 1 priority is to keep Bradford happy at all costs. McDaniels is already on a short leash in St. Louis.
11. Dallas Cowboys—Mike Jenkins
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Jenkins turned into the escape goat for the Cowboys.
The CB led the NFL in flags drawn for pass interference with six and was called for defensive holding twice and illegal contact once.
He only had one INT after having five in a breakout ’09 season. He regressed mightily in ’10 and the Cowboys are stuck with him for two more seasons.
Shipping him out of town and drafting a new CB would be a logical choice for Jerry Jones.
10. Denver Broncos—Kyle Orton
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Most Bronco fans have pushed all their cards to the center of the table with Tim Tebow. He has been given the keys and it’s time to sit back and hope for the best.
Orton put up terrific numbers for the Broncos—throwing for 3,653 yards and 20 TD and only nine INT. But he only went 2-11 in his 13 starts and is scheduled to make $8.8M in ’11.
That’s way too much money to pay a backup player.
9. New Orleans Saints—Reggie Bush
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The injury prone former No. 2 overall pick has never really lived up to expectations in his career with the Saints.
The deal breaker is the $11.8M he is scheduled to make. No way is a guy that collected 358 total yards worth that much dough.
8. Cincinnati Bengals—Terrell Owens
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He may have almost reached the 1,000-yard plateau in only 13 games but Owens did nothing to help the team.
Carson Palmer felt pressured to get him the ball and he ignored other key parts of the offense in the process.
Even Chad Ochocinco was under utilized in ’10 because of the fear of angering T.O. The Bengals had a 2-13 with him and 2-1 without him…after making the playoffs without his services in ’09.
No need to re-sign the biggest diva in the game.
7. Jacksonville Jaguars—Derrick Harvey
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The No. 8 overall pick in ’08 was benched halfway through this past season. Considering the Jags traded the 26th pick, two third-round picks and a fourth to move up and snag him…well he has bust written all over him.
Getting rid of the enormous contract of Harvey and forgetting the 2008 draft completely is in the best interest of the Jags.
6. Miami Dolphins—Brandon Marshall
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The Miami Herald has reported that Dolphin coaches considered Marshall “difficult to work with” in '10.
Plenty of critics thought the Dolphins offense would be much more explosive after acquiring Marshall. Three TD passes all season didn’t quite accomplish that.
The Broncos traded him because of issues working with him and he has proven that to Miami.
Get rid of a headache before it becomes a migraine.
5. Minnesota Vikings—Tavaris Jackson
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This relationship is extremely awkward and both sides are better off moving on. After taking the Vikes to the playoffs in ’08, he was thrown to the curb in favor of a guy name Brett.
The Vikings need to start over at the QB position and cut ties with Jackson.
4. Philadelphia Eagles—Kevin Kolb
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The Eagles have franchised Michael Vick and are likely to sign him to an enormous extension at some point during the '11 season.
Kolb, relatively unproven QB, still has a ton of value and the Eagles could snag a first round pick in exchange for Kolb’s services.
Imagine if the Eagles had two first round picks to build on a 2010 team that won the NFC East and earned a home playoff game.
3. San Francisco 49ers—Alex Smith
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Just make it stop already.
The faster the 9ers admit the first overall pick in ’05 is a bust the faster this team will be relevant again.
Jim Harbaugh has already made comments about how he has enjoyed working with Smith.
Oh please.
We all know he isn’t a starting QB in the NFL and drafting one in the upcoming draft should be on the top of the to-do list.
2. Tennessee Titans—Vince Young
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It’s a well-known fact that Young is going to be traded as soon as a new CBA is reached. The problem is that they only have a 10-day window to do so.
Young’s ’10 antics destroyed his relationship with the Titans and he is no longer welcome in Tennessee.
Due to the desperate situation…teams will be low-balling the Titans to acquire Young. It will be very interesting to see what the Titans can get for the former Pro-Bowler.
1. Washington Redskins—Albert Haynesworth
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I could give you $100M reasons why he is public enemy No. 1 in Washington.
On top of the conditioning test controversy and four-game suspension during the season, Haynesworth is now facing accusations of sexual assault and of getting a stripper pregnant.
He has been one giant headache and he is eating (literally) up way too much of the Redskins payroll.
He is undermining head coach Mike Shannahan’s message of being a team and Haynesworth has become the target of lots of angry fans.
Addition by subtraction is the way to go for the ‘Skins.
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