Dumb rumor - Owens for Porter

  • Wanna Join? New users you can now register lightning fast using your Facebook or Twitter accounts.
AC Transit

AC Transit

Sicc OG
#1
May 15, 2002
5,879
8
0
49
#1
Terrell Owens: Headed to Raiders?

RotoWire.com Staff - RotoWire.com
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Update: A report has surfaced that the Eagles are in negotiations with the Raiders on a trade that would send Owens to Oakland for Jerry Porter, according to ABC sports.

Recommendation: Randy Moss told reporters Wednesday he could co-exist with Owens as long as he receives the number of passes he deserves. We doubt that the two receivers would get along in Oakland but the Eagles appear to be so upset with Owens that they would be willing to put the best two receivers in the league on the same team. This would initially cloud the value of both players but stay tuned for more rumors.
 
L

LaKeRzz8

Banned
#5
May 27, 2002
2,804
0
0
www.google.com
#5
Second article about this


Eagles: Owens joining Moss in Oakland?

by Fanball Staff - Fanball.com
Thursday, June 30, 2005

News
The Raiders' busy offseason may not be over yet. Philadelphia television station WPVI is reporting that there is a trade in the works that would send disgruntled wideout Terrell Owens, who had 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns for the Eagles last season, to Oakland in exchange for Jerry Porter and possibly a draft pick. Porter caught 64 balls for 998 yards and nine touchdowns in 2004.

Views
While this deal may look lopsided at first glance, it is important to remember that Porter is five years younger than Owens and hasn't been a major pain in butt this entire offseason. The Eagles are not an organization that tolerates a lot of insubordination from its players, so the prospect of getting a young, talented receiver and a high draft pick might be enough to convince them to ship Owens to California. This trade is nothing more than a rumor right now, but we'll will keep you updated of any developments and provide in-depth fantasy analysis if the deal actually goes through.
 
RAS 925

RAS 925

Sicc OG
#6
Jan 4, 2003
4,549
5
0
#6
yeah its been being reported a lot lately.....Moss said he can team with Owens as long as he gets a fair amount of passes. Raiders would def. have the best WRs but I don't know if its worth it I mean cuz all T.O. does is whine like a bitch,,, Pretty soon he'll be bitching about wanting more $ and shit like that...Plus I don't see how he can fit with the raiders cap...But hey Al does make things happen just look at how the Moss to Oakland rumors turned out
 
Stealth

Stealth

Join date: May '98
#7
May 8, 2002
7,137
1,177
113
40
#7
That would be fucking amazing if it happened - they'd probably have to trade Lamont Jordan though. No reason to have a running back when you'll be passing 100% of the plays just to keep Moss and Owens happy.
 
3VID3NC3

3VID3NC3

Sicc OG
#8
Apr 25, 2002
3,020
2
38
#8
Why trade away guys that want to be in Oakland, for TO who probally will complain and want to be traded like he has with every other team he's been on. TO and Moss would be impossible to cover together on the field but fuck it..this offense is almost impossible to cover anyways. If they gonna pull off a trade they should go for a quality DEFENSE player..the offense is fine.
 
RAS 925

RAS 925

Sicc OG
#9
Jan 4, 2003
4,549
5
0
#9
The reason T.O. would want to come ( if he does want to ) to Oakland is MOss...Last year he said he woudln't go to Oakland because of QB ( Gannon/ Collins ) and now all of a sudden he would....Fuck that I don't think its worth trading cuz all T.O. does is whine and cry til he gets his way
 
R8R

R8R

Sicc OG
#10
Apr 25, 2002
6,168
242
0
48
#10
T.O.-FOR-PORTER TRADE RUMORS "LUDICROUS"

There are rampant rumors among NFL fans and media that the Philadelphia Eagle might send disgruntled wideout Terrell Owens to the Raiders for Jerry Porter.

One league insider termed these rumors "ludicrous." As the source said, "Anyone who knows anything about football knows that this deal will not happen. There's a better chance of the Eagles giving Owens a new contract, and the chances of that happening are zero."

The biggest impediment to such a deal is that the Raiders paid a $7 million signing bonus to Porter earlier this year. With the bonus spread over only five years per the CBA, Porter's current cap number is $2.4 million ($1.4 million bonus allocation and $1 million in salary). Trading him would cause the entire bonus to accelerate against the 2005 cap, pushing the total cap hit to $7 million, for a net increase of $4.6 million.

Picking up Owens' salary would chew up another $3.25 million in 2005 cap space, pushing the total cap cost of the deal to $7.95 million.

On top of that, Owens wants a new contract.

Also, it's important not to underestimate the reality that the Raiders recently handed one of those oversized PGA tour checks in the amount of $7 million to Porter. As Saints owner Tom Benson would attest, those are "real dollars." It's hard for any team to justify giving a guy $7 million -- and then sending him on his way.

If, after all, Al Davis had a set of vampire dentures in his pocket for T.O., Davis could have jumped into the bidding a year ago, when Owens was a quasi-free agent.

Besides, trading T.O. would be an implicit admission by the Eagles that Owens won the high-stakes stare down over the current value of his contract. Even if there would be a chance (and there ain't) of moving Owens to get a guy like Porter, the Eagles aren't going to do anything that would imply that the flinched.

So an Owens-for-Porter trade will not happen. Ever.
 
RAS 925

RAS 925

Sicc OG
#11
Jan 4, 2003
4,549
5
0
#11
^ yeah seen that 1 too but damn Al knows how and can make things happen...After all this said and done I still see T.O. remaining in Philly and getting his way
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom