Rumor - Tommie Harris?

[Yasgur's Farm]

http://boards.buffalobills.com/showthread.php?t=146611

Rumor - Reed and draft pick for DT Tommie Harris in 3 way deal between Bills, Bears and Broncos... Marshall to Bears.

Let's see if this baby grows legs!

[SABURZFAN]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

sounds like wishful thinking.

[Jan Reimers]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

Harris, if healthy, would be a great addition, particularly if all we had to give up was Reed and a draft pick. I really like Reed, but we're deep at WR, so he could be replaced.

Don't know any injury details, but Harris hasn't started all 16 games since 2005.

[TigerJ]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

The fact that a fan posts on the "official" Bills message boards doesn't give him/her any more credibility than a fan who posts on this message board. You take it for what it's worth, a rumor that will probably never happen. This kind of thing does make the weeks between mini-camp and trainig camp go a little quicker though. Maybe.

[Forward_Lateral]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

No thanks. Reed in the middle of the field with TO and Evans opening it up is going to be huge this year. Plus, he's the only guy that could get open besides Evans last year.

[Mahdi]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

No thanks. Reed in the middle of the field with TO and Evans opening it up is going to be huge this year. Plus, he's the only guy that could get open besides Evans last year.

Yes, But I would give Johnson the opportunity if it means getting Tommie Harris. Harris is the pass rushing DT that we have needed for this scheme since we started using it. Tripplett flopped, McCargo is still unknown, Kyle is not a pass rusher and Johnson hasn't shown much in the way of getting into the backfield either. Harris and Stroud would be the best DT combo in the league.

[GreedoII]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

No thanks. Reed in the middle of the field with TO and Evans opening it up is going to be huge this year. Plus, he's the only guy that could get open besides Evans last year.

LOL. Are you serious? Josh Reed?? Please....a medicore 3rd WR who is injury prone for a Pro Bowl DT. Yeah..you know football...

[OpIv37]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

Reed is in the last year of his contract, and with Evans, Hardy and Johnson (Owens is gone after this year) we can do without him, so this isn't completely outside the realm of possibility.

But there doesn't seem to be any source behind this- it's just conjecture.

[Pinkerton Security]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

if this happened, Marshall would end up on the Bears with Cutler...that would be kinda crazy

[Commissioner]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

I don't know... We can definitely spare Josh Reed. But Tommie Harris is making a ton of money and has injury issues.

If he passes a rigorious physical, then maybe I would do it.

[justasportsfan]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

Evans, Hardy and Johnson (Owens is gone after this year) .

that sounds like a crapy wr corps at this point. Two unprovens at 2 and 3 if you let Reed go.

With this being said, I wouldn't mind letting Reed go for Harris if he's 100%. Otherwise, no thanks.

[Bill Cody]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

what's the rumor on what pick we'd have to give up? If it's not 1st day, I'd love this deal.

[Canadian'eh!]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

Tommie Harris has had chronic knee and hamstring problems the last 3 years. He hasn't missed a ton of time but misses most practices and has been less effective for long streteches.

I worry this is a chronic thing at this point that will shorten his career. But if those problems are thought to be over this might be worth it for a low enough pick and reed.

[TigerJ]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

Three way trades are pretty tough to pull off. They happen once in a while. but not every year.

[OpIv37]

Re: Rumor - Tommie Harris?

that sounds like a crapy wr corps at this point. Two unprovens at 2 and 3 if you let Reed go.

With this being said, I wouldn't mind letting Reed go for Harris if he's 100%. Otherwise, no thanks.

I think the hope would be that Hardy and/or Johnson would improve enough over the course of this season that we'll be fine without Reed and Owens next year.

But the next issue is this: do you see the Bills re-signing Reed after next season? He certainly has proven himself as a 3rd WR, but he's up there in age and has back problems.