Should we make a Trade for Jake Long?

Tyler2015 · Joined: 16 Jul 2011 Posts: 1653 Location: D Town

Looking at some chat rooms by Dolphins fans it seems they are not to happy with him... Why not bring him home? In some chats I saw fans saying they would let him go for a 2nd-3rd Rounder.

Would you guys at all be interested in Tradeing a 2nd/3rd for him? Or we could make a player swap cause I know they need a DE bad so Cliff Avril for Jake Long? What do you guys think?

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LT- Jake Long - Jason Fox
LG- Rob Sims - Stephen Peterman
C Bill Nagy - Dominic Raiola
RG Jeff Backus - Dylan Gandy
RT Riley Reiff - Gosder Cherilus
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WillParks · Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 301

Since it is the Dolphins fans saying they would take a 2d rounder for him and not the front office, I don't put much stock in that. While he is still one of the better LTs in the game, He is a 7-year veteran. If we were a LT away from making a serious playoff-super bowl run it might be worthwhile but we are not in that position.

As far as Cliff Avril goes, I don't see him signing a new contract just to facilitate a trade when he is going to be an UFA.

IDOG_det · Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Posts: 11910 Location: here

Uh, yeah.

Raoila and Peterman can be cut no penalties. Goz wouldn't have to come back. Only problem would be the contract so he doesn't play on the tag.
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Jrugges · Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 8277

Yeah, I'd bring him in for a 2nd round draft pick EASILY. Idk what to do with Backus for a year but who cares?

Long-Sims-???-Reiff-Backus wouldn't be too terrible. You could even put Dominic Ravioli back in C and I think we'd be ok.

WillParks · Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 301

This is why we don't make the trade:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/24/jake-longs-decline-creates-dilemma-for-dolphins/

Jake Long isn't the player he was a few years ago and he may or may not be able to get back there.

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LionsFTW · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:47 am Post subject:

I am old friends with a girl that dated Long in high school. She's fugly. Jake Long is a fugly chubby chaser. I want nothing to do with that. Pass.
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WillParks · Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 301

[quote="FootballPhreak"][quote="WillParks"]This is why we don't make the trade:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/24/jake-longs-decline-creates-dilemma-for-dolphins/

Jake Long isn't the player he was a few years ago and he may or may not be able to get back there.[/quote]
So you don't trade for him because a journalist expressed in an opinion piece that he may only be top 5 LT now and not the best? How easy do you think it would be to remain the best at a position where the only way to judge their performance is by the eye test?

Yes, if for some unlikely circumstance Jake Long becomes available, you absolutely make a trade for him.[/quote]

If you read the article it says he isn't even one of the best LTs in his division anymore. Is Jake Long still one of the top 5 LTs in the NFL at this point? Probably not.

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diehardlionfan · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 21972 Location: Ottawa

I think the value of LT is vastly over rated. Teams just move the blitzed around to exploit the weak part of the line anyway.
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