Ickybaluky
02-26-2005, 11:29 AM
It is getting hard to tell what is going to happen, but here is the latest article (http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=36978). Here is the main point:
With the eighth pick in the draft, the Cards can probably pluck one of the top three running back prospects: Cedric Benson of Texas, or Auburn teammates Ronnie Brown and Carnell "Cadillac" Williams.
Henry is the other likely option.
Green and Cardinals vice president of football operations Rod Graves aren’t scheduled to meet with the media until Saturday. In the meantime, the idea of a swap of Henry for Arizona offensive tackle L.J. Shelton hasn’t gone away.
Bills general manager Tom Donahoe said Thursday the Bills will give the Cardinals the same chance to visit with Henry as the Cards did with Shelton last week. Donahoe also said he has talked to five teams about trading for Henry. As for acquiring Shelton, "We don’t have a crystal ball," he said.
Bills coach Mike Mularkey said it wasn’t certain Henry was going to be traded at all.
"It’s going to be for the right price," Mularkey said. "If it’s not the right price, you need him back. You need two quality backs."
Green was purposefully vague when talking about where he would find a new running back. But he also said there might be players who are a "better fit" than others, and implied getting a draft pick for Shelton is preferred.
"We know this," Green said, "draft picks are what you like. When you talk about trading you want to look at that American system of developing some of the greatest talent around. And the more players you can draft, the better off you are."
With the eighth pick in the draft, the Cards can probably pluck one of the top three running back prospects: Cedric Benson of Texas, or Auburn teammates Ronnie Brown and Carnell "Cadillac" Williams.
Henry is the other likely option.
Green and Cardinals vice president of football operations Rod Graves aren’t scheduled to meet with the media until Saturday. In the meantime, the idea of a swap of Henry for Arizona offensive tackle L.J. Shelton hasn’t gone away.
Bills general manager Tom Donahoe said Thursday the Bills will give the Cardinals the same chance to visit with Henry as the Cards did with Shelton last week. Donahoe also said he has talked to five teams about trading for Henry. As for acquiring Shelton, "We don’t have a crystal ball," he said.
Bills coach Mike Mularkey said it wasn’t certain Henry was going to be traded at all.
"It’s going to be for the right price," Mularkey said. "If it’s not the right price, you need him back. You need two quality backs."
Green was purposefully vague when talking about where he would find a new running back. But he also said there might be players who are a "better fit" than others, and implied getting a draft pick for Shelton is preferred.
"We know this," Green said, "draft picks are what you like. When you talk about trading you want to look at that American system of developing some of the greatest talent around. And the more players you can draft, the better off you are."