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Does Josh value him more highly than a player he's never worked with?
Some of the teams interested in Cutler don't have a decent young qb to
trade to Denver. But, if they overwhelmed Denver with draft picks and
players, does Josh call BB about trading for O'Connell?
They can just draft a player with no NFL experience rather then give up a pick for a player with no NFL experience
Does Josh value him more highly than a player he's never worked with?
Some of the teams interested in Cutler don't have a decent young qb to
trade to Denver. But, if they overwhelmed Denver with draft picks and
players, does Josh call BB about trading for O'Connell?
They can't find a team with a decent young QB and they want O'Connell who is young and a QB. So are you saying that O'Connell is more "decent" than every QB on the Jets, 49ers, Lions, Redskins, Bears, Vikings, Bucs and every other team interested in trading for Cutler?
And if he you say yes, what do you base that on: his breathtaking performances last preseason?
They can't find a team with a decent young QB and they want O'Connell who is young and a QB. So are you saying that O'Connell is more "decent" than every QB on the Jets, 49ers, Lions, Redskins, Bears, Vikings, Bucs and every other team interested in trading for Cutler?
And if he you say yes, what do you base that on: his breathtaking performances last preseason?
O'Connell completed almost 67% of his passes last season and didn't throw a single interception.:snob:
Ronnie Brown completed 67% of his passes last year and didn't throw a single interception. And he threw a TD.
But I don't think the Broncos are going to be calling the Dolphins about making Ronnie Brown their next QB, either.
(I assume you were being sarcastic, but you never know on this board... I mean, someone had to make this thread)
Does Josh value him more highly than a player he's never worked with?
Some of the teams interested in Cutler don't have a decent young qb to
trade to Denver. But, if they overwhelmed Denver with draft picks and
players, does Josh call BB about trading for O'Connell?
First, given the upheaval McDanny has brought upon the Donks, I'd consider it highly unlikely he'd try to parlay again with Pats after blowing up his once Pro Bowl QB to the point McDannyboy's brand new boss had to come out and announce a trade will occur. If McDannyBoy were to appear to be tugging on BB's coattails anymore than Denver fans already suspect he has, then by trying to acquire the Pat's 2nd best QB prospect McDannyboy may be done before he even starts if the team is overwhelmed by the disarray losing a Pro Bowl QB usually brings.
But, secondly, we don't know what McDannyboy saw day after day in practice with O'Connell throwing the ball.
Of course thirdly, BB has no intention of helping the Donks out of their internalized free fall. So if O'Connell is wanted by the Donks it would take a hefty offer (next year's 2nd, minimum) to shake him loose from BB's tree, I'd guess. A new coach who has already f'ed up one QB situation isn't likely to put himself on the boiler again by overpaying his old team for an untested commodity - regardless of how good O'Connell may have looked in practice.
Playing Chris Simms would be the much safer and more conventional move especially if they get a solid #1 for Cutler they can swap for Sanchez or whoever is the QB du jour.
This is not to say I'd rule out an O'Connell trade.
Josh didn't F-up the donks situation so much as drafting Cutler three years ago did. Shannahan spent 3 seasons trying to prop up his #11 selection to no avail - they were no worse off with Jake - and in the process lost all remnants of his playoff caliber defense. Josh inherited a lousy situation. Bus Cook began angling for an extension for Cutler before Shannahan got canned. The canning just ramped up the process. I don't even doubt for a minute that the entire 11th hour 3 way trade was instigated by Cook in an effort to get his hypersensitive client a new deal one way or the other. He tried the same tack with Tampa and Favre last August...and while it didn't work then either it eventually got his client out of GB. QB's who demand to be traded because they don't feel the love usually lack sufficient stones (or heart or brains) to have been worth having.
They can just draft a player with no NFL experience rather then give up a pick for a player with no NFL experience