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I know that we are all flipping out because Yahoo (AP) is reported that the Marcus Stroud trade is pretty much dead right now and that he left Buffalo. Here's what makes me wonder about this whole situation and how accurate it really is.....
1. There has been no mention on any local Buffalo or Rochester station about how the visit went. All I have heard was that he was in Buffalo yesterday. And there has been NO mention about whether or not the deal is dead. The Buffalo News and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle both reported that he was scheduled to come to Buffalo on Friday. That's it.
2. Chris Brown hasn't said a thing about the reported "visit" and has kept his mouth shut. There's been no news about Marcus Stroud being in Buffalo or them working on a trade anywhere on BuffaloBills.com
3. I have checked Jacksonville newspapers and messageboards and none of them are reported that the trade is dead. None of them have talked about him walking out on Buffalo. ONLY Yahoo and they have been wrong before. I remember a few years ago, they said a deal was dead, and the next thing you know, the opposite happened.
4. Not even ESPN has mentioned that the Stroud deal is dead. Hell, Clayton said yesterday that the sides are hammering out a contract and that it's close and on the ESPN site, it said that he is in Buffalo for a visit, last updated 2am.
5. I'm wondering and I wouldn't put it past him, maybe Drew Rosenhaus leaked that out there to try to entice more teams to jump in the bidding war. He knows that Stroud is the only good DT left and a few more teams are desperate. He's trying to get the thing to drag out a bit, so he can draw more money from the Bills or other interested teams. It's his MO. And it would make perfect sense.
Part of me thinks that it's just a matter of time until we hear an announcement that the Buffalo Bills have acquired DT Marcus Stroud from the Jacksonville Jaguars in a trade. It's just a matter of agreeing on a few million guaranteed. Or maybe that's just my optimistic "rose colored glasses side"...
What do you all think?
1. There has been no mention on any local Buffalo or Rochester station about how the visit went. All I have heard was that he was in Buffalo yesterday. And there has been NO mention about whether or not the deal is dead. The Buffalo News and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle both reported that he was scheduled to come to Buffalo on Friday. That's it.
2. Chris Brown hasn't said a thing about the reported "visit" and has kept his mouth shut. There's been no news about Marcus Stroud being in Buffalo or them working on a trade anywhere on BuffaloBills.com
3. I have checked Jacksonville newspapers and messageboards and none of them are reported that the trade is dead. None of them have talked about him walking out on Buffalo. ONLY Yahoo and they have been wrong before. I remember a few years ago, they said a deal was dead, and the next thing you know, the opposite happened.
4. Not even ESPN has mentioned that the Stroud deal is dead. Hell, Clayton said yesterday that the sides are hammering out a contract and that it's close and on the ESPN site, it said that he is in Buffalo for a visit, last updated 2am.
5. I'm wondering and I wouldn't put it past him, maybe Drew Rosenhaus leaked that out there to try to entice more teams to jump in the bidding war. He knows that Stroud is the only good DT left and a few more teams are desperate. He's trying to get the thing to drag out a bit, so he can draw more money from the Bills or other interested teams. It's his MO. And it would make perfect sense.
Part of me thinks that it's just a matter of time until we hear an announcement that the Buffalo Bills have acquired DT Marcus Stroud from the Jacksonville Jaguars in a trade. It's just a matter of agreeing on a few million guaranteed. Or maybe that's just my optimistic "rose colored glasses side"...
What do you all think?
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