Rumor/Speculation: Pro Bowl RB on the block, M.Barber to Miami?

No please no.

Ronnie Brown is probably on the block...We may be looking to trade up, or acquire more picks; or acquire a player. But my hunch is it's Ronnie...

"GISH wrote:

http://www.theredzone.org/BlogDescription/tabid/61/EntryId/5221/Pro-Bowl-running-back-on-the-trade-block/Default.aspx

Swap firsts for Marion Barber? I might be ok with that.

Why would you be ok with that? How many carries could he possibly get?

I don't see it. Well I can see it but not with swapping first round picks.

Here is my thinking on why. Picking 12th is in the golden zone. Low enough where we wont have to break the bank and high enough to where we will get a top notch talent. Secondly as decent as Barber is running backs are among the easiest positions to plug and play. Now add to that the fact we have a solid offensive line allowing us to plug in most any back and be successful.

So if he's heading to Miami I doubt it would cost us exchanging 1sts.

"Fin wrote:

Ronnie Brown is probably on the block...We may be looking to trade up, or acquire more picks; or acquire a player. But my hunch is it's Ronnie...

I can see the logic behind your thinking but with him coming off a season ending injury and not able to pass a physical yet I highly doubt it.

"Rhody Phins Fan wrote:

Why would you be ok with that? How many carries could he possibly get?

well, since we have no security at RB past this year, i'd say this is a decent way of addressing that issue without losing a draft pick.

"GISH wrote:

http://www.theredzone.org/BlogDescription/tabid/61/EntryId/5221/Pro-Bowl-running-back-on-the-trade-block/Default.aspx

Swap firsts for Marion Barber? I might be ok with that.

:lol:

Not at you,bro. :knucks:
Just in general.

It better not be true.

Ok, I will say that it's not Marion Barber....although I still believe Barber could be had for the right price. But no, this isn't Barber.

There goes that one.

"54Fins wrote:

:lol:

Not at you,bro. :knucks:
Just in general.

It better not be true.

Yep, I STRONGLY agree with this.
Barber would be the number 4 back on our roster at this point.
To say he has dropped off a cliff is putting it very mildly.

"ascii wrote:

There goes that one.

maybe its clinton portis

The fact that he said it's not going to be a shock leads me to believe it's not Ronnie Brown.

Losing two favorite players JT and Ronnie at the same time would be a little too much
to take for many fans.....including me.

And why in the hell would we possibly need Marion Barber? We have Ronnie Brown and if we want to see about finding a replacement for him one can be found in the mid to late rounds of the draft. Running backs in this league are a dime a dozen, and Marion Barber is not a special RB, IMHO.

Its got to be Marshawn Lynch...prob heading to San Diego...its not Barber and highly doubtful in Ronnie

Moving down 14 spots in the draft according to the value chart is huge....so essentially we would be giving up a 2nd and a 4th for Marion Barber?

Yea I'll pass.

not a good deal 4 Miami

they said its not Barber

"GISH wrote:

http://www.theredzone.org/BlogDescription/tabid/61/EntryId/5221/Pro-Bowl-running-back-on-the-trade-block/Default.aspx

Swap firsts for Marion Barber? I might be ok with that.

Only if Miles Austin is involved.

"MonstBlitz wrote:

And why in the hell would we possibly need Marion Barber? We have Ronnie Brown and if we want to see about finding a replacement for him one can be found in the mid to late rounds of the draft. Running backs in this league are a dime a dozen, and Marion Barber is not a special RB, IMHO.

What he said.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...trading-block/

This article also says it 'isn't' Barber... it could be Brown, but the deal is there really isn't anyone else behind him...the Troika would never rely on just Williams and Cobb.

The best guess is either Lynch in Barfalo or Portis in DC, although I don't know who'd really want Portis...but Shanny has traded him once before...

while i don't think it would be RB ..... you could never discount that.

why, with Henne and a solid O-Line, we can move back towards a more conventional offense ...

now, do i want an Offense whose primary RB is RW .... um, not really. so, that in turn could put Spiller or Matthews in the picture in rd 1 (which of course, would be atypical for this regime) ....

i guess, look at it this way .... RB will likely demand a large $$$$$ next year, and being oft injured -- this regime is not likely to give it to him .... so trade him now and get max return on him .... but again, it would mean that there is a plan B already in the works. the good news is ... there are options out there .... several actually - not including the draft.

HELL NAH
We dont want Barber for swapped picks
Better put some Austin sauce on that deal and then were talking
I still want Earl thomas

"azfinfanmang wrote:

Yep, I STRONGLY agree with this.
Barber would be the number 4 back on our roster at this point.
To say he has dropped off a cliff is putting it very mildly.

There is no way I'd rank Barber behind Cobbs or Lex. His yardage, average and yards after contact all compared favorably with R&R the past couple seasons.
Looking at 2009, how does over 900 yards at a 4.4 clip equate to dropping off a cliff?

I love the smoke....and mirrors of pre-draft.