GakMan23 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Bears | Team will try and trade Griese Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:29:41 -0800 Brad Biggs, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports the Chicago Bears will try and trade QB Brian Griese before a $300,000 roster bonus is due to him Tuesday, March 4. If they cannot trade him before that time, he will be released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenom283 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Bears | Team will try and trade Griese Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:29:41 -0800 Brad Biggs, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports the Chicago Bears will try and trade QB Brian Griese before a $300,000 roster bonus is due to him Tuesday, March 4. If they cannot trade him before that time, he will be released. That would be awesome to get some value out of him a 5th or a 6th would be a dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 That would be awesome to get some value out of him a 5th or a 6th would be a dream. Why would a team trade for him when they can just sign him after the Bears release him? To beat other teams to the punch? Is he coveted that much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfoligno Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Awful market for QBs in FA. Even a bad QB could look good to another team, or teams. If Griese is on the market, he would likely attrack interest for a few teams, and thus there are no guarantees you will get him. Also, I think money comes into play. If you trade for a player, you are not on the hook for the signing bonus. If Griese is a FA, you may have to pay him a couple million in SB. Heck, we just gave Orton what, $1.5m. A team may give up a 5th or 6th, but also would get Griese w/o having to give him a SB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattymac Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 It definitely doesn't hurt to try, seeing that they're going to be getting rid of him one way or another. Anything we can get for him is gravy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hochuli 3:16 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Hell, I'd take him for a 7th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 He's a great 3rd QB, relatively cheap and with enough experience that he doesn't need reps in practice. Look at the AZ Cardinals whose 3rd QB is Anquan Boldin and tell me that a guy like Griese isn't a better option. More likely if a team is in a spot where they'll be spending a 5/6/7 rd pick on a QB to fill that 3rd spot trading that pick for Griese might make more sense. Especially if you don't have much confidence in your #2 QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkBomber Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Nobody is gonna trade for him but at least we know we dont have to deal with him next year. He sucked pretty hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 What makes no sense is if you are going to attempt to trade someone, why announce that you will release him anyway? You lose any leverage you might have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradjock Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 What makes no sense is if you are going to attempt to trade someone, why announce that you will release him anyway? You lose any leverage you might have. In 2005 Seattle gave us a 6th round pick for Mike Green. He'd been benched in favor of Brandon McGowan and damn near everyone else. Most GM's view those late round picks as "garbage" picks and don't mind giving them away. Especially since Griese's contract is extremely reasonable. Considering Griese is a helluva a lot better then Tavaris Jackson, if I'm a team like Minnesota or any team struggling for a QB, I'd be happy as hell to give up a #6 pick for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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