Czarnecki: good chance Pats trade Branch this week - New England Patriots Forums

PonyExpress · 09-10-2006, 09:03 AM

Don't mean to distract from the game. FWIW, came across this at foxsports.com while doing my Sunday ritual reading (Czarnecki is foxsports' answer to Pasquarelli):
"Buffalo at New England: There's a good chance, according to a top NFL source, that the Patriots will trade holdout WR Deion Branch this week and not wait for the player's grievances to be heard." I still say he's bluffing and back next week, but just passing on the info.

***MoLewisrocks*** · 09-10-2006, 09:13 AM

Curren was on the new WEEI show this AM and he thinks (sounded like he hears but he clearly stated he has had no "direct" with any of the principals) Deion is beside himself that it has come to this (opening day and he's sitting home) and the impediment is Chayut at this point. He said all the other local and national guys he is meeting in his new gig see this as a hugh crisis because with the franchises they cover it would be. And they would cave over perceived need or trade just to get it over with because that is what they do.

cloud34 · 09-10-2006, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by MoLewisrocks

Curren was on the new WEEI show this AM and he thinks (sounded like he hears but he clearly stated he has had no "direct" with any of the principals) Deion is beside himself that it has come to this (opening day and he's sitting home) and the impediment is Chayut at this point. He said all the other local and national guys he is meeting in his new gig see this as a hugh crisis because with the franchises they cover it would be. And they would cave over perceived need or trade just to get it over with because that is what they do.

huh?......

patsox23 · 09-10-2006, 09:21 AM

I really hope Deion caves and comes back and can sign him to a deal b/w our initial deal and the one he asked for - so everyone quasi-faves face.

SeanBruschi54 · 09-10-2006, 09:22 AM

Well if a trade happens it would be too bad for Deion. If he cries after he's gone then its too bad.

belichickaholic · 09-10-2006, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by PonyExpress

Don't mean to distract from the game. FWIW, came across this at foxsports.com while doing my Sunday ritual reading (Czarnecki is foxsports' answer to Pasquarelli):
"Buffalo at New England: There's a good chance, according to a top NFL source, that the Patriots will trade holdout WR Deion Branch this week and not wait for the player's grievances to be heard." I still say he's bluffing and back next week, but just passing on the info.

I thought the grievance was supposed to happen yesterday, no?

***MoLewisrocks*** · 09-10-2006, 09:31 AM

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huh?......

OK I thought that was pretty self explanatory but let's try again. Curren (former ProJo Pat beats guy until last week) who is now the national NFL reporter for the new NCB.com (and is also a regular on the new WEEI Sunday AM radio patriots football show) was indicating that the guys he now meets all have a far more significant read on this Branch situation than do those who have covered this team and know it moves on. That is because the teams they all cover would either cave and sign or cave and trade this week if it were their #1 WR holding out. So you have to take their read on the situation here, even when they claim league sources, with a grain of salt.

***BelichickFan*** · 09-10-2006, 09:36 AM

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I think that Jackson and Gabriel's performances will be the deciding factor on what they do with Branch.

I wouldn't expect much from them today as they're new and the Bills have good CB. This should be a RB/TE day on offense.

***BelichickFan*** · 09-10-2006, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by PonyExpress

Don't mean to distract from the game. FWIW, came across this at foxsports.com while doing my Sunday ritual reading (Czarnecki is foxsports' answer to Pasquarelli):
"Buffalo at New England: There's a good chance, according to a top NFL source, that the Patriots will trade holdout WR Deion Branch this week and not wait for the player's grievances to be heard." I still say he's bluffing and back next week, but just passing on the info.

Too bad for the player that he'll have the same view of the game as I will - albeit on what's likely a bigger TV than mine

***DarrylS*** · 09-10-2006, 09:40 AM

I don't see the hearing happening as either he will be traded or signed this week, neither party wants to be acted upon by a third party arbitrator... I also suspect that the NFL is complicit to resolve this situation.