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  On 8/8/2014 at 1:31 PM, dubs said:

 

 

If we got a 1st (unlikely) then we essentially traded Spiller for Watkins and the difference between the location of the two first rounders. Not a bad deal, potentially.

 

 

Saying we traded Spiller for Watkins is utterly dumb. drafting Watkins doesnt make Spiller expendable

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  On 8/10/2014 at 10:37 PM, djp14150 said:

 

 

Saying we traded Spiller for Watkins is utterly dumb. drafting Watkins doesnt make Spiller expendable

But maybe feeding Watkins in the short passing game and looking for YAC takes things off CJ's plate, even assuming Hackett knew how to use him, which so far is not the case.

And If BB hits the hole better running with speed and more authority, what does CJ add in the power 1 run game?

Personally I don't think CJ is traded.

The real value added would be for the OC to attend a Chan Gailey tutorial.

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  On 8/10/2014 at 7:46 AM, MRW said:

Why on earth would anyone trade anything, let alone a second, for the guy you just described? Pick one or the other, Spiller is worthless or we can trade him for a decent pick.

 

Don't hurt yourself trying to imagine this, but Spiller does have his selling points... Decent speed, good attitude, -good work ethic... It's not his fault we drafted a kick returner to be a running back. When selling a used car, do you disclose every single thing that's wrong with it? Yes? -Good. To some people it still won't matter. They'll pay because they feel they can do something with it that you can't or won't.

 

Some GM coulda had a hard-on for CJ since '09... Maybe he feels we've been using him all wrong, and squandering his talent...

 

Either way, why not put him on the block? See what kind of interest there is? He doesn't help the team enough for the idea of trading him to be a sacred cow.

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  On 8/11/2014 at 12:02 AM, THE KIKO MONSTER said:

I'm guessing Mrags got voted off the island?

 

Probably taking a break from the insanity for a bit.... Maybe we will see him back once the season kicks off

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  On 8/12/2014 at 10:30 PM, #34fan said:

Don't hurt yourself trying to imagine this, but Spiller does have his selling points... Decent speed, good attitude, -good work ethic... It's not his fault we drafted a kick returner to be a running back. When selling a used car, do you disclose every single thing that's wrong with it? Yes? -Good. To some people it still won't matter. They'll pay because they feel they can do something with it that you can't or won't.

 

Some GM coulda had a hard-on for CJ since '09... Maybe he feels we've been using him all wrong, and squandering his talent...

 

Either way, why not put him on the block? See what kind of interest there is? He doesn't help the team enough for the idea of trading him to be a sacred cow.

Wow, that's a classic of damning with faint praise. Those are the positives you come up with for Spiller and you still think someone is going to pay a second for him?

 

And my point wasn't about whether we should or shouldn't trade Spiller. It was solely that I can't take your argument seriously. If you said we should trade him for a fifth and count ourselves lucky, I might disagree with your take on his value but at least it would be consistent.

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  On 8/8/2014 at 12:54 PM, RuntheDamnBall said:

Via LaCanfora, via a report from March. When there's no news, just make sh-- up. People will talk about it.

 

Especially on TwoBillsDrive!!!

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  On 8/13/2014 at 7:11 PM, YoloinOhio said:

Tim Graham@ByTimGraham 8m

Doug Whaley says any C.J. Spiller rumors are news to him. No teams have contacted him about trading for Spiller.

  On 8/13/2014 at 7:13 PM, Kelly the Dog said:

Doug Whaley has slow ears.

  On 8/13/2014 at 7:15 PM, billsfaninmanhattan said:

I'm going to be that guy and point out that this statement would be technically true if the Bills were the ones making the phone calls

 

Doug Whaley also "had no plans to deal Stevie."

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  On 8/13/2014 at 7:11 PM, YoloinOhio said:

Tim Graham@ByTimGraham 8m

Doug Whaley says any C.J. Spiller rumors are news to him. No teams have contacted him about trading for Spiller.

 

Kind of ridiculous since Spiller commented on these rumors - what, 2 weeks ago?? Are we to believe Whaley was unaware of Spiller's pressers?

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  On 8/13/2014 at 7:17 PM, FireChan said:

Doug Whaley also "had no plans to deal Stevie."

Doug Whaley said the 49ers called him asking about Stevie.

 

That said, never believe any GM publicly stating anything about any potential trades. It's an exercise in futility.

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