Should we deal Ladell Betts???

[Ferrari]

In recent history after a running back takes on a load such as what CP took on this year they usually come back injury prone or not as affective, example CP 2 years ago, Larry Johnson this past year, Jamal Lewis after his big year in Baltimore. In knowing that do you think it's still a good idea to trade Ladell Betts and have trust and faith in CP to perform at a high level once again. I mean seriously he only averaged 6 carries a game and his pass blocking is questionable. I'm sure we could find a guy off the practice squad to do that. We've all heard about Chad Johnson and also on the Comcast Spotsnet Charlotte they're speaking of revamping the entire Carolina defense including Julius peppers. CJ or JP would be a major upgrade which I wouldn't mind experimenting with. The problem is Ladell had most value after last season but if the F.O does their job this could be the type of deal that makes a imprint on Snyders Legacy

[skinsfan_nn]

And if CP goes down then what? Of course NOT.

[Schneed10]

Absolutely ridiculous idea. It was bad enough that you mentioned trading Ladell and letting a practice squad bum be our #2 RB, but it was even worse to think Peppers or CJ would be good trades for our salary structure, let alone that LB would garner that much in a deal.

RETARDED THREAD.

[Redskin Warrior]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Absolutely ridiculous idea. It was bad enough that you mentioned trading Ladell and letting a practice squad bum be our #2 RB, but it was even worse to think Peppers or CJ would be good trades for our salary structure, let alone that LB would garner that much in a deal.

RETARDED THREAD.

You don't think Marcus Mason could do what Ladell is doing now? I think so it's all about how they package Ladell.

[sevier2]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Absolutely ridiculous idea. It was bad enough that you mentioned trading Ladell and letting a practice squad bum be our #2 RB, but it was even worse to think Peppers or CJ would be good trades for our salary structure, let alone that LB would garner that much in a deal.

RETARDED THREAD.

jesus dude ease up.
when people shoot down topics like this in such a rude way it drives people away from the forum board.
he's just throwing out a topic to discuss and see what everyone has to say and you jump on his back like he's a total fool?
what is that?

not cool

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by sevier2

jesus dude ease up.
when people shoot down topics like this in such a rude way it drives people away from the forum board.
he's just throwing out a topic to discuss and see what everyone has to say and you jump on his back like he's a total fool?
what is that?

not cool

If it drives away threads involving the suggestion of trading Ladell Betts for Julius Peppers, then I'm all for that. Those kind of treads hurt the forum, in my humble opinion.

I don't have a problem with people suggesting we should trade Betts (though I'd disagree). It's trading him for someone like Peppers that's ludicrous. Peppers would destroy our salary cap structure, and it's just flat out implausible.

[freddyg12]

Any player is tradable if you get great value. I mean we would entertain offers for JC if someone offered 10 picks or something crazy like that.

But once a player is re-signed, unless the contract is specifically structured for an out, it usually means the team is sticking w/the player until his services are no longer needed & cut him. (Schneed, correct me if I'm wrong on the cap end of things)

That said, we re-signed Betts for a reason. He had a great 2006. He played as well as you could expect this year, he rarely even got a whole series to himself. I don't disagree w/the coaches on his pt, CP was healthy enough & needed to maintain a rythm. If you remember early in the year they tried to rotate the 2 a lot & it didn't work well, aside from the Miami game where we pounded them to death.

We'll need CP & Betts (I would bet any amount of $ that 1 of them misses at least 1 game in 08 due to injury) & we don't need to draft a rb even if Rock isn't here, given our other needs. Maybe if there's a gem player in the 4th or beyond, but even then I think we'll be looking for gems at other positions.

[SmootSmack]

You'd have to offer up more than Betts to get either of those guys.

[kdogg3270]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

You'd have to offer up more than Betts to get either of those guys.

he's right about that..as far as portis's backup we do have Marcus Mason. anybody remember him?

[Ferrari]

Everyone on the site speaks of adding other players onto the team but they never mention who we're giving up, players plus draft picks. Other then Ladell who do we have that could attract another team???? I just put it out there....

[MTK]

And the offseason is in full swing.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

And the offseason is in full swing.

Strike One,

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Strike One,

Hate to see how many strikes the site will have come 3 weeks from now if this is strike one.

Back to the thread...well, we would not be wise to trade Betts. He has shown himself to be a good back, and we will need the insurance. Plus Betts should be well rested after being used sparingly this year.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

And the offseason is in full swing.

yes it is prepare for the should ladell be our starter and has CP lost it threads

[lespaul]

Short and sweet..Gotta keep Betts.