Bears TE Greg Olsen on the trading block?
by VanRam on Mar 3, 2010 11:45 AM CST
in 2010 St. Louis Rams offseason
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I don't know what moves the St. Louis Rams have planned on the trade front when the league opens the gate tomorrow at midnight, but they have some options out there to fill their need for a tight end.
We've mentioned before, more than once, the possibility of acquiring Broncos TE Tony Scheffler. There's a new name you can add to the list now, one that comes to you courtesy of Mike Martz: Bears TE Greg Olsen.
Olsen projects as the odd man out in Martz's offense, and the team is already making public whispers about bringing in former Ram and current Charger Brandon Manumaleuna in a system that likes TEs as blockers first, receivers second.
Right now, the Cardinals and Patriots are said to be interested, but depending on the price, Olsen is a guy the Rams should look into to fit their need for a speedy, receiving threat at TE.
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Were you planning on righting this or did you get the idea when I said
“If Bradford is the pick, he could use some targets like Brandon Marshall and Greg Olsen.”
Only five players have averaged 25 and 10 in their playoff careers. One of them, Dirk Nowitzki.
Please help...
Can someone please forward this article to Deavaney?!?! And the follow it up with the article about Sproles being available as well….
On this team, we are all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
-- Lou Holtz
by RamsMan83 on Mar 3, 2010 11:58 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Its actually hard for me to watch them not do those things
Spoles and Olsen? omg
by CoachConnors on Mar 3, 2010 12:44 PM CST up reply actions
Calling it right now:
Lovie Smith will be out of a job by the end of the next season.
The House of Spears reigns supreme
I've been scanning the internet looking for the news from a reliable source
like a newspaper or the Bears’s official website and I can’t find anything about Matrz saying “Olsen was not a good fit” (as the FPT put it. Where did you hear/see this?
He’s only 24 years old and was the 31st pick in the ’07 draft so if it is true that Martz wants to get rid of him he will probably come at a high price.
The PFT also said the Bears want Brandon Manumaleuna… gee, tobad we didn’t keep him around, we could just swap TEs.
Go Rams.
"We can't run. We can't pass. We can't stop the run. We can't stop the pass. We can't kick. Other than that, we're just not a very good football team right now." --- Bruce Coslett, New York Jets Head Coach circa 1990s
FWIW
I’ve been hearing people talk on the radio (Chicago sports radio) about Olsen being shopped since Monday.
I know there’s no “link”, but it’s being talked about here in Chicago and no one from the Bears has denied it.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
I'd like to see the Packers/Ted Thompson Approach
What that basically means is stockpiling draft picks and building the team up through the draft. Maybe, it’s just me but something scares me about trying to acquire guys that team’s have already given up on and are willing to send away. I’d much prefer drafting guys or acquiring impact guys via free agency, who are leaving due to financial disputes not due to their play.
--Conquest Chronicles, SBNation's USC Trojans blog
FYI
Greg Olsen isn’t a tight end. He’s a big receiver.
He can’t block worth a shit and doesn’t really bother himself with it.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Not at all.
Dallas Clark is a bad ass reciever. Olsen is light years behind him as far as I’m concerned.
The Bears have been trying to focus on Olsen since they drafted him and it wasn’t until this past year that he was at all successful.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Why do you think they're giving up on him?
Any news from Chicago radio?
by CoachConnors on Mar 4, 2010 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
apparently Martz doesn't want him and has no use for him.
Personally, he seems like someone who could flurish in Martz’s system. But then again, who knows. I suppose Martz perfers TEs who muck it up over the middle and that is not really a strength of Olsen.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Neither does Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates, or a lot of TEs. For that matter I don’t remember Jay Novachek dishing out the pancake blocks either. If you want a blocking TE grab one of the “athletic” OTs that are in the 300# range and have ’em drop a few pounds, but if you want someone who can catch the ball you can do a lot worse than Olsen (and we have).
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