LJ Shelton update from a Bears fan in Arizona...

[Michael82]

as far as shelton is concerned - we are talking about arizona here, last time i checked (and i do live in tempe, az) the cards oline wasnt the greatest. Sure people around the league think he has potential but so did Dez White. We werent exactly stocked at WR and we let him go...for good reason

i read the paper and listen to the sports radio almost every day and the word around phx is that the cards are desperately tryin to get travis henry for a straight up swap with shelton but the bills aint biting. The most likely situation is that shelton will be outright cut if not traded to the bills or bears.

Why give up something for someone we can get after he is released? The cards are trying to pit the bears vs the bills to drive up his price. The cards OT signing only confirms the belief that he will be cut if not dealt.

http://www.webwaymonsters.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=51171#51171

[Jersey1031]

great news now we can just pick shelton up, and trade henry to another suitor if truu...

[Michael82]

I can't believe that Arizona wants to do an even swap and TD is calling Green's bluff. A swap of Henry for Shelton is fair IMO. but if TD thinks he can pry a draft pick out of Arizona too, sweet!

[Jersey1031]

I can't believe that Arizona wants to do an even swap and TD is calling Green's bluff. A swap of Henry for Shelton is fair IMO. but if TD thinks he can pry a draft pick out of Arizona too, sweet!

yea as long as this deal gets done...

[Romes]

This would be great...but all the other news out there is that Arizone is the one that doesn't want a straight up swap.

[Jersey1031]

This would be great...but all the other news out there is that Arizone is the one that doesn't want a straight up swap.

yea thats what i thought, this report is the exact opposite. im confused

[ScottLawrence]

If the Bears do sign Miller, Arizona has no trading partner for Shelton except us.

Lets hope they do sign him.

[Dozerdog]

http://www.webwaymonsters.com/phpBB2...?p=51171#51171

Sounds like wishful thinking on the poster's side.

[Romes]

If the Bears do sign Miller, Arizona has no trading partner for Shelton except us.

Lets hope they do sign him.

Good point!

[Crisis]

If 'Zona does release Shelton (doubtfully) we won't be getting him. One of the things about him thats great is hes only 3mil/year. On the open market, he'll be getting a little less than Jennings.

[Dozerdog]

If 'Zona does release Shelton (doubtfully) we won't be getting him. One of the things about him thats great is hes only 3mil/year. On the open market, he'll be getting a little less than Jennings.

I'm not so sure about that.

Even if they released him tomorrow, the big money is drying up. I think he would be making about the same, actually. He did loose his starting job.

[Dicknoze69]

http://www.webwaymonsters.com/phpBB2...?p=51171#51171

I've wondered a couple times if Green is trying to get someone to bite on LJ before just releasing him or if he's trying to drive up interest in Shelton.

We all know TD doesn't leak anything to the media, but it's entirely possible that everything we've heard has been directly from Denny Green in order to make us or the Bears panic.

[Dozerdog]

I've wondered a couple times if Green is trying to get someone to bite on LJ before just releasing him or if he's trying to drive up interest in Shelton.

We all know TD doesn't leak anything to the media, but it's entirely possible that everything we've heard has been directly from Denny Green in order to make us or the Bears panic.

The GM/Team that is most vocal on these matters usually is trying to drive the price up.

[TigerJ]

My understanding that the Cards Bills deal was submarined by the fact that Henry wants a new contract and the Cardinals want him to play cheap.

[Dicknoze69]

The GM/Team that is most vocal on these matters usually is trying to drive the price up.

Definitely agree, and Denny is the kind of guy I'd want to play in poker.