Briggs trade in the works

by Devin47 on Mar 26, 2007 9:53 PM CDT

According to Jay Glazer and Adam Schefter the Bears and Skins are talking about a Briggs and the 31st pick for the 6th pick. I find this trade odd because the 6th pick is too low to grab Calvin Johnson and too high to take one of the other WR's, Greg Olsen or Patrick Willis. The recent additions of Archuleta and Adams make taking someone like Landry or Branch less of a need than it would have been a week ago. Maybe Angelo thinks the Raiders will trade Moss and draft CJ meaning Russell or Quinn could be on the board at 6? So this leads me to believe that this is a precursor to another trade. Here is the Fox sports link:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6613558?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=5

Poll

What would you want the Bears to do with 6th pick?

Draft Laron Landry

6 votes

Draft Alan Branch

2 votes

Draft Jamarcus Russell

1 votes

Draft Brady Quinn

5 votes

Trade up to take Calvin Johnson

8 votes

Trade down to take another WR

0 votes

Trade down to take Greg Olsen

3 votes

Trade down to take Patrick Willis

7 votes

32 votes | Poll has closed

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I agree....

I could see Angelo trading down out of six to stockpile his beloved out-of-the-first-round picks.

by Peoria Matt on Mar 26, 2007 10:14 PM CDT reply actions

It has worked

for him in the past. I think the best move would be a trade down from 16-20 and target Olsen, Meachem, or Willis and get another 2nd or 3rd rounder along a few day 2 picks to use to get some young o-lineman.

by Devin47 on Mar 26, 2007 10:34 PM CDT reply actions

I find this difficult to believe...

...the McCaskey's don't do business like this (todd Bell/Al Harris anyone?), and Angelo doesn't make trades like this.

Doesn't happen.

by PopeFlick on Mar 26, 2007 10:53 PM CDT reply actions

wow

our first and briggs for the 6th?

seems a little low.

by mike b on Mar 27, 2007 12:21 AM CDT reply actions

yeah

that seems a lot low. Our first should not be in the plan at all. Whatever happened to two first round picks?

Doesn't seem to be as much interest in Briggs as he was hoping.

hit him in his earhole

by draftday on Mar 27, 2007 6:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Jimmy Johnson

created a chart on the value of draft picks, I cant seem to find it anywhere on line but there is a huge gap in the point value of the 2 picks that you would have to include a player like Briggs to make it fair. As for trading Briggs they can recend the tag like NYJ did with John Abraham.

by Devin47 on Mar 27, 2007 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions

Found it

The Bears pick is worth 600 points and the Skins pick is worth 1600. So Briggs would would be needed to make the trade fair. The link is here:

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/8358748

by Devin47 on Mar 27, 2007 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions

skins picks

Another thing complicating matters is that the Redskins don't have any draft picks in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th rounds. So if we wanted a throw-in 2nd or 3rd round pick in the deal, it can't happen.

Unleash your inner Grabowski.

by jrm78 on Mar 27, 2007 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions

You always have next years

picks

by Adam T on Mar 27, 2007 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Yes it is low but thats what Washington offered

Nothing stops us from saying very interesting but we would need a 2nd or 3rd round pick for this trade to work.

by beardown on Mar 27, 2007 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions

hmm...

i dunno, i just don't see it. the skins just gave out a big contract to london fletcher-baker. and if they were going to talk briggs, i think they would have found a way to work everything out in the trade with Archuleta.

by lopey986 on Mar 27, 2007 12:52 AM CDT reply actions

and besides...

that is just what the Skins want to do, they haven't even talked to the Bears yet. I would like to send a box of day old donuts that i bought for 50% off to angelina jolie in exchange for a reach around, but i think i'm gonna need to talk to her first before i start reporting that it is "in the works".

by lopey986 on Mar 27, 2007 12:54 AM CDT up reply actions

detroit

read that detroit will proabably trade their pick, briggs and 31 for 2 would work for me. I don't see detroit paying the money briggs wants though, and I would rather not see him in the division.

by mike b on Mar 27, 2007 12:56 AM CDT reply actions

Not realistic

I don't think that Briggs would allow that. All he has to do is to refuse a long term deal and any trade is over. You think he wants to get embarrassed for the rest of his career and get beat up by the Bears twice a year. But if it's out there, TAKE IT!

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Mar 27, 2007 1:24 AM CDT up reply actions

Briggs

is all about the money so he would do it, but Detroit took Ernie Sims in the 1st round last year to be their Will backer.

by Devin47 on Mar 27, 2007 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions

crap

if you believe the mock drafts, were we to trade for the 6th pick and draft the best available player we would be pulling...adrian peterson.

don't see that happening again though.

by mike b on Mar 27, 2007 2:09 AM CDT reply actions

i'd do it

but if these reports are true, this is what the skins want to offer, which means we might be able to ask for more. if they throw in a 2nd or 3rd round pick (maybe next year's, since i'm pretty sure they don't have any this year), then definitely pull the trigger.

by guy incognito on Mar 27, 2007 9:28 AM CDT reply actions

i don't see

briggs as being worth more than a mid-first round pick, which is essentially what washington would be giving up in this scenario. briggs is great, but he does't play a position that most teams sink a lot of money into, and he isn't signed long term. a team that wants him would have to justify giving up a first round pick AND giving a huge contract to an outside linebacker that very well could be a system player.

look at the interest cato june got (read=none), and see how much teams are willing to give up for cover 2 outside linebackers. june is no briggs, but june barely got a contract, and teams didn't have to give up anything for him.

the thing i don't understand is that there isn't anyone at 6 that makes sense for the bears, unless they want to make willis a OLB. But why draft an unknown to replace a known, when the number 6 pick would probably get a contract similar to what briggs wants. all the other positions likely to be there (QB, DE, S) either aren't needs, or a cheaper and comparable option could be found elsewhere (such as getting david carr instead of quinn).

i think it is great value for the bears, but i don't get what they'd do with that value.

by tomas21 on Mar 27, 2007 11:17 AM CDT reply actions