Zany idea of the day: Trading for Darell Revis
Here's something else to chew on with your peanut butter sandwich at lunch today, and it comes from the realm of the purely speculative. Nevertheless, it's sure to get St. Louis Rams talking during the middle of a Wednesday afternoon.
Tim Klutsarits at the St. Louis Examiner throws out the idea of trading for Jets holdout Darrelle Revis.
The deal that I think would be fair is a sign and trade where the Jets make him the highest paid cornerback in the league and then trade him to the Rams for their #1 pick in 2011 and a later round pick. Would you do this if you were the Jets? Would you do this if you were the Rams?
He then runs down the reasons for and reasons against. It's pure fantasy, but it's worth a read, especially for those getting started with the Madden 11 franchise construction.
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i'm sure the jets would want more than a pick
probably a player or two. not sure who though. no way it would happen, but it sure would help our secondary.
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I would be all for this
He’s only 25, he’s in his prime and he is arguably the best CB in the league. Bartell is good but hes not great. But pair him up with revis and let revis be the number 1 CB then we would have ourselves a deadly combo.
But the possibility of this happening seems real slim. I find it hard to believe the Jets would get rid of their best player especially after the year he just had. I also don’t believe that our front office is ready to give away the type of money revis is demanding. Besides we don’t have enough to offer the Jets.
this might be crazy but...
Jets get: Stephen Jackson and 1st round pick
Rams get: Revis and 1st round pick
By swapping our 1st round picks, we can essentially pay Revis out of our savings from NOT having to pay our high 1st round pick. We get a young, game changing corner, they get a veteran, game changing running back. and we get a better value pick with someone in the 20’s (i’m of the opinion all our high draft picks are handicapping the team), while they get a great pick to address any big needs if they fall a little short of the super bowl this year.
Also, i feel terrible for all the hard work stephen jackson has put in for the Rams to have us suck, and i wouldn’t mind seeing him burn up his last couple of prime years for a team with an actual chance. he’s earned it.
is this a better package than just revis for a pick?
Personally
I don’t think Stephen Jackson has contributed anything to the Rams.
On another note, I would not accept anything less than Revis and a 3rd rounder for our 1st rounder. This upcoming draft has some very promising players, and all custom tailored to fit our needs (DE, WR, RB). If we don’t look like a good team after next years draft, I will have little faith in Spag’s and Devaney’s return.
Julio Jones for Rams 2011
nope
stephen jackson, the great british sprint canoer who won a gold and bronze at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in the early 80s
And I was talking to kinzav
Who I think was pointing out the correct spelling of SteVen Jackson, but he could just be insane and think that Steven Jackson has not contributed to the Rams.
Onubon > Gates
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Sam Bradford drops back, sees Laurent Robinson in the open, and he completes the pass for a gain of 28! Oh- Wait, looks like a holding penalty is going to call this one back...(Oh wait; Barron's gone, ignore that last sentence).
Forget about it!
This is one of those articles that is written without a lick of sense. I’m not talking about VanRam’s article, I’m talking about Tim Klutsatits’. I think he just wants to stir the pot. It happens a lot in the off season. Why would the Rams give up a 1st round pick for a CB (we do have a little depth there already you know) when we have so many more needs…#1WR, DE, RB (backup), etc., etc. Sorry, I don’t think so.
Go Rams!
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No thanks
We’d have to give up way too much. We’re not in playoff contention, we need more than 1 player.
Onubon > Gates
I think it'd be interesting
as it would give our D-Line more time to get to the QB. Honestly, I’ve never been a fan of Bartell. I’d say something like trading Bartell and a 1st for Revis and a 1st and a 5th might make sense for the Rams, but anything more than that or anything that gets us away from building a collective team wouldn’t be worth it.
And, honestly, I’m not sure that trading Bartell would lead to team chemistry, either, but it would absolutely negate any #1 WR in the NFC West or on our schedule. If Bradford pans out, there’s a possibility it could put us in playoff contention.
THIS year's the year. I hope....
Sure...
a first round pick for Revis? This would be good for both teams cause we’d get the best corner in the league, and the Jets would get a high first round pick…in exchange for nothing. That would be true if the Jets sincerely believe that Revis will not play for them again without renegotiating his contract. I balked at first, but how do you pass up Revis? No matter who the player, you never know what you’re gonna get with a draft pick…Revis IS an island and worth any draft pick, even #1!
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Aug 11, 2010 2:22 PM CDT reply actions
With all the big money contracts the Rams already have,
they couldn’t afford to pay Revis $16 million per year for the next 3 or 4 years. Assuming a salary cap will come back in 2011 or 2012, we would be well over whatever it was if we gave Revis that kind of money. He’s a great player, but we have to be realistic about the costs.
There is a lot more involved in this than people are thinking...
If we traded our 1st round to get Revis, yes he is a good player but worth the #1 draft pick in 2011??? Also, is anybody thinking about the salary cap that might/supposed to be coming next year. If there is a salary cap, it would mean getting our draft picks for a much more reasonable price. Me…I say stick with the current plan.
NOT AT ALL
save our 1st round pick. defensive ends are far more important than corners there’s no value to that position. Draft robert quinn(or any other defensive end) move long to the other side. We need to get to the qb, portect our qb, and have a qb (bradford)
No value to a CB? More than most.
I can take a beating ... I'm a Rams fan.
by Midasknight on Aug 12, 2010 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't want him on this team
Any player that would hold-out on a team,(and his teamates) that most experts pick to go to the SuperBowl,would be nothing but a mal-content on a young team like the Rams.
dont forget sjax held out on us
and look how he’s performed
by Buck Nasty87 on Aug 12, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
But he didn't turn down a $100 million+ contract and then threaten to sit out an entire season.
Because he wanted even more.
Onubon > Gates
Hill no...
The sticker price would be too high for him and by paying him his cash in a new deal, the Rams stand a great chance of being ‘Haynesworthed’. The best corner in the world can’t maintain coverage if the defensive line isn’t get decent penetration. No brainer, keep your pick and developing players and let some other team make this type of mistake.

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