I would rather keep him, what is he getting back realistically?? mid round-late round pick at best?? Anybody who thinks Ronnie is netting back a 2nd or a 3rd after his 2nd season ending surgery in 3 years, and is in a walk year is fooling themselves...

 

There open but the problem is nobody wants him...

 

I think somebody would want him, he is still a good RB, but nobody wants him for Miami's asking price probably....I wonder if they do it for a 3rd??

 

Wonder if the 12th pick and Ronnie (or Ronnie and Ginn) might net us a trade-down partner, and if so, what we could get back.

 

trade Brown &/or GinnJr. for McFadden w/ the Raiders

 

No...

 

so smiley, ginn, brown, thigpen and pennington are all on the block for the right price.

 

We will not get another RB, that has the talent and ability as Ronnie. I'd rather have him for half a year due to injuries than lose him for the whole year due to a trade.

 

I don't know Brown's talents are all that irreplaceable. I'm pretty confident we can find a back who can do 4.4 YPC and do it more reliably than Brown.

 

Schefter is engaging in rank speculation, which in layman's terms is known as talking out of his ***.

 

Maybe. But, let's not forget...no one can run the Wildcat like Ronnie.

 

Ronnie for a 2nd rounder = good deal. Anything less would be uncivilized.

 

that is not a good deal. arguably our best player for a 2nd round pick?

 

Joke isn't it........I can't believe that people don't see the worth of Ronnie. Each time he has been hurt he was on top of the league in TD's. We need people who can put up points, and Ricky will only be mediocre without Ronnie. Ronnie is our workhorse and has been since he came here. He doesn't turn the ball over and is too multi-faceted to our offense to let go.

I just have no clue what the game plan the f/o is trying to lay out. But I have been getting more and more frustrated with our f/o the past few years. It's not like Parcells has worked wonders or anything, just seems to be getting under my skin :cry:

 

I'd take a second for him any day of the week. Love Ronnie but I'm tired of the injuries. Can't count on him to ever make it through a full season.

 

the FO is willing to trade Ronnie because they know they aren't going to match his demands when he is ready to resign. Brown is going to demand big dollars.
I would love to trade him now and take what we can get for him. We need a more durable back. what good is a guy when he is injury prone and on the field only part of the time.

 

I don't think that's true. Anyone can catch a shotgun snap, and after that it's just running the ball. It's not even inherently power running when you watch guys like Joshua Cribbs and Dexter McCluster doing it.

 

That's a little...harsh. I'd like more in trade, but McFadden is someone the FO is familiar with, has experience with alot of the stuff we like to do, and is likely being handicapped by the Raiders crappiness.

 

And yet, when he is hurt, the offense takes a nose dive.

 

Maybe not the best, but the best we'll get. Given RB's injury history I don't think any other team would be willing to part with anything more than that.

 

which is the very reason we cant continue to rely on his services
it is unfortunate cause ronnie is a good back
he has his downfalls though
not staying on the field being the most glaring

 

Tim Tebow faking the hand off to Pat White :pointlol: :pointlol: :pointlol:

 

I will lose a lot of faith in the front office if we lose both JT and Ronnie in the same offseason.

 

Honestly, injury history or not, Ronnie Brown is worth 1st round tender.

We're gradually moving away from the Wildcat, I especially see it this year with Chad Henne's evolution. I'm willing to bet that if he stays healthy, we'll see some strong plays this year come out of that formation, because it will be used more sparingly. And no matter who we put back there to run it, none of our backs intimidate the opposing defense like Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown. Unless Pat White literally takes an astronomical leap, we'll still gain first round tenderable performance out of Brown (if he stays healthy).

I'm trying to look at this one without bias, but I just think we'd kick ourselves if we got rid of him for less. Until we have a solid replacement for what he can do for our offense, we can't afford to let him go for less than a 1st. I say that mostly because the only way I'd personally be comfortable losing Ronnie is if we brought in someone like Spiller (with said 1st) to replace him.

 

I bought my nephew a Darren McFadden action figure for Christmas, it runs twenty yards and then it's arms and legs fall off and he cannot play with it again for 6 weeks...just like the real one..

 

:lol:

 

The Wildcat pretty much ceased to exist when Brown went down not because Brown had specific skills, but because we had a single runningback in what is essentially a three runningback system. We didn't have a Jet Sweep, or any option like that so it just became a short yardage power formation.

 

And for that same reason teams are not going to trade
for Brown knowing they will have to pay a huge salary and lose a draft pick in the process

 

agree we will have a tough time trading him but if a suitor steps up and makes a decent offer we are obviously going to entertain the idea
in the long run if not traded the FO will offer him a deal they think is fair
Brown will balk and be asked to test the market
if he gets no love he will come back
I would like to get something for him now as opposed to seeing that scenario play out

 

The funny and ironic thing about your post is
McFadden misses 3.5 games average per season
7 games missed in 2 seasons

While Brown misses an average of 4 games per season
average...20 games in 5 seasons

Maybe the McFadden doll could come with an interchangeable Ronnie Brown jersey :wink2:

 

It must be a slow newsday for Shefter to repeat the same rumor he used last year which proved to be nothing more than hot air.

Of course RB is available for a trade just like any player on the Dolphin roster but the question is at what price and who is willing to pay it.

 

Don't be so sure. With that second, we could get someone as (in)effective as Pat White, Samson Satele or Eddie Moore. Gee whiz.

 

Nah, McF had a broken toe that he played on, poorly, last yr it was a lingering hammy, he is sort of like A Boldin, always injured, except he isn't good when he plays injured or uninjured.

 

I bet your family looks forward to your gifts each year huh?........jeez

 

One does try...

 

Apparently someone posts and then closes the browser.:shifty:

 

This, this has been arumor for over the past two years, only a complete dumbass would believe it by now.

Good Job ESPN, you are one step closer to being surpassed by PFT.:up:

 

If we got that offer, I'm taking it.

Brown is obviously a first round talent. But this isn't a QB or a pass rushing linebacker we're talking about. Running back is one of the most easily filled positions in football. Anyone who wants to give up a #2 for an oft-injured back in the last year of his contract will get him from this front office.

It always hurts to lose great players. But I think this speaks more to the lack of dynamic weapons on offense. Good teams lose a player like that and keep on trucking. Other players/areas pick up the slack. All part of the rebuilding process.

Would hate to lose either one, but you can't judge simply based on what you lost. Where you end up and what you get in return is equally as important.