Oakland willing to trade Asomugha

I say Nickey for Asomugha, straight up!

 

Chances are it is a sensationalism headline to get people to subscribe.

 

it said something about how nnamdi was talking about playing for the jets at the pro bowl and if the jets would be willing to trade for him.

also said the raiders are in fact shopping him.

 

Let's trade him for Kerry Collins.

 

From what I have read it's true. But there's a kicker that everyone here is probably going to ignore. He has a terrible contract.

Yes, he is awesome. Maybe the best at his position. There are limits to what a single player should be paid, though. He is due to earn something like $16 million this season (including bonuses) and he has clauses in his contract that make it very, very bad for a team going forward. You can't tie up that kind of money in one player (with the possible exception of top 3 QBs). It helps you at one position, but it kills you across the rest of your roster because you have no money to work with. Even if this coming season is uncapped, there will be a cap in place in the future.

Do you really think the Raiders would be shopping him for a trade if they hadn't realized his contract is awful? Elite players don't just get put on the trade market for no reason. Even the Raiders don't just give away their best players without having a reason for it.

Trading for him is a bad idea.

 

But we'd fall apart without Donnie:grrhee:

 

His contract is indeed tough to absorb, but if he can entirely eliminate the weapons Reggie Wayne, and Andre Johnson have become imagine the possibilities. I know I'm more likely to win the Power Ball than for us to make a move at him, but damn I hate when these types of players become available.

 

trade white for asomugha.