Per Cleveland.com beat reporter. Reporter says she thinks the Browns will hold onto him this year but they'd listen to offers. Here's the quote:
“I don’t think that there will be a trade partner for him out there. I think he’s going to be on the team this season,” Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot noted recently. “But I would also say that even though I am believing that Odell and Jarvis (Landry) are going to be the two main receivers this year, if someone did come and make an offer to the Browns for Odell, I still think that they would listen to it. I don’t think they’re 100 percent locked into having to have him on the team this year.” |
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Also, while he shouldn't have signed him he at least owned up and turned it into a positive. The previous FO never would have.
I bet there's more than a few teams interested, the question is really the price. Getting a 1st back is likely not possible unless he showcases the ability to be roughly what he was. But I think plenty of teams would be interested if they only had to part with a 2nd.
Pats gave up a 2nd for Sanu. Cooks and a 4th netted a 2nd. Beckham's contract is also voidable after this year so you aren't on the hook long term if it doesn't work out - and if it does its relatively cheap.
But those conditions would or could never be met, so it's a non-starter.
Also, while he shouldn't have signed him he at least owned up and turned it into a positive. The previous FO never would have.
I liked the deal at the time and think it's gotten better with time.
I was wrong. Peppers is a lot better, and DL is a beast. Even if Ximines never does anything, we still won that trade by miles.
If Mara and Shurmur weren't so easily swayed by his couple of months of "good" behavior, I don't think he would have even seen that big contract he wound up getting.
No surprise Cleveland has also figured out he's not worth it.
Coincidentally, this injury-riddled phase of his career began when the Cleveland Browns took out his knee in a preseason game (Macadoo left the starters in the game in the 2nd quarter). Lots of 20/20 hindsight here.
not to compare Barkley to ODB Jr. b/c they are obviously very different, but they seem to get injured more often, more seriously and reduces their worth, to barely above average. amirite?
He's not coming back, he doesn't fit the culture Joe Judge is building. I wish him well, as long as he doesn't sign for the Eagles. I wouldn't rule out WFT as a destination.
not to compare Barkley to ODB Jr. b/c they are obviously very different, but they seem to get injured more often, more seriously and reduces their worth, to barely above average. amirite?
I think using Beckham as an object lesson for Barkley makes sense. It wasn't long ago that Beckham was being compared here to Jerry Rice as a WR and LT as a great Giant. You say the same sort of nonsense comparing Barkley to Jim Brown or Barry Sanders.
You've got to actually do it before the comparisons make sense, and the forces of attrition are strong.
Same with Beckham. He was on a tear the first couple of years, who cares if people thought he looked like the next Jerry Rice? It didn't happen and in the end it was just words.
Player X looking like the next (insert all time great) will happen until the end of time, that's the allure of sports and why most people watch the games.
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moreso than just a "regularly gifted" athlete.
not to compare Barkley to ODB Jr. b/c they are obviously very different, but they seem to get injured more often, more seriously and reduces their worth, to barely above average. amirite?
I think using Beckham as an object lesson for Barkley makes sense. It wasn't long ago that Beckham was being compared here to Jerry Rice as a WR and LT as a great Giant. You say the same sort of nonsense comparing Barkley to Jim Brown or Barry Sanders.
You've got to actually do it before the comparisons make sense, and the forces of attrition are strong.
Barkley doesn't have nearly the attitude problem Beckham had here. Injuries, sure. Big year for Barkley however, if he can post something similar to 2018 after what he's been through, that will say a lot.
From that moment, John Mara likely told DG to find a way to get this asshole off of my team. I just gave him more money than virtually any other player in Giants' history and now this guy wishes he was playing somewhere else?
Bye...
Than Beckham will get traded,and start playing dumb,like he never wanted to leave. Perhaps even play the victim.
I was wrong. Peppers is a lot better, and DL is a beast. Even if Ximines never does anything, we still won that trade by miles.
Acid, I remember the term being thrown around here (not necessarily by you) was that we were "fleeced".
I think the other aspect of that trade that would be very difficult to measure is which recent free agents would we NOT have signed if we were still saddled with OBJ's contract. So, it is more than just the exchange of Peppers and the picks.
Not sure why anyone would trade for him at this point.
No different that people going nuts about Bo Jackson or Gayle Sayers. He was an elite WR. You can hate the guy and still admit that because there are things other than black and white in these discussions.
The news is that the Browns don't seem to consider him part of their core now. That is probably more a reflection of his injuries than any drama he's caused.
Beckham lost me when he pulled the "urinating on the ball" stunt after a TD in the end zone. Really? Are you 8 years old?
From that point on, I would root for him as I do any Giants player, but he became an embarrassment for me. I was really glad he was traded and pleasantly surprised Gettleman was able to get so much for him in return.
I wish Beckham no ill will, but I think Beckham is the last player I'd want in the huddle with Daniel Jones.
Probably not, once he started having succes and celebrating forget it.
Btw, if Beckham plays through his current contract he comes close to doubling his career earnings of $63mm. So if he wasn’t such a whack job, a rational thing would be to work out like crazy and start acting like a real pro so his teams keeps him. There’s a lot at stake but financial incentives go only so far I guess.
Beckham pretty easily nets a 2nd, IMO.
How many NFL players (not on rookie contracts) don't fit that particular profile. Maybe 10...maybe.