Antonio Brown traded to Oakland

[Mr. Scot]

13 minutes ago, stbugs said:

Great deal for Oakland with their cap space and 3 first rounders this year and 2 next year. In essence they traded Cooper and a 3rd/5th for Brown and a 1st.

Not sure if it will work out for them but the trade itself was a great trade for them.

Maybe.

I'm not a big believer in Gruden, honestly. If Pittsburgh continues winning without Brown and Oakland winds up losing with him, welp...

[Eazy-E]

Gaulden and Carter Jr. for AB lol

[MHS831]

He is a jeanyus,

[TheSpecialJuan]

I believe this was the same compensation the Jets gave us for Kris Jenkins back in 2008. 

[top dawg]

48 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Maybe.

I'm not a big believer in Gruden, honestly. If Pittsburgh continues winning without Brown and Oakland winds up losing with him, welp...

That doesn't make it a bad trade in the slightest. All that would mean is Gruock (yeah, you heard it here  first) doesn't know how to manage and coach.

Gotta give it a couple of years though.

[Bama Panther]

2 hours ago, top dawg said:

Not the best sarcasm. Sorry!

Yeah. Missed that. You are normally on top of your stuff. Struck me as odd you mentioning a comp pick.

[t96]

6 hours ago, top dawg said:

I think Gruden is going to find a way to dump him.

I really think he's going to try to angle for Murray first overall. May not wind up working out if Kingsbury is completely sold on him over Rosen, but Gruden will definitely put in a serious effort. And he has the draft capital to do it and could probably get a 2nd for Carr on a cheap contract from some team.

[Growl]

48 minutes ago, GOOGLE JIM BOB COOTER said:

he wanted to go to the raiders. better weather, better pay, and significantly more guaranteed money. he no longer has to deal with a piece of poo quarterback anxious to throw his teammates under the bus. he no longer has to deal with a front office that thinks of the team as "ben roethlisberger and 52 kids"

i know you and your ilk want to spin this as a loss (for obvious reasons) but brown won big time. the steelers traded a hall of fame, life-long steeler and got a shitty return and $20 million in dead cap space. and not only are they still stuck with the actual problem in that locker room but they're rallying behind him lmao

Lol stop. You just look like a conspiracy nut. Not everybody here is so consumed with hate and the desire to twist nominal maneuvers in a sports league into some silly partisan battle as you are.

 

The only thing Brown did was ship himself off to siberia, the only thing he'll have to deal with is never again being called the best WR in the game, and the reality that he will never near another super bowl, or perhaps even a playoff game. He has turned what was once a surefire HOF career into a potential question mark for no other reason than being butthurt that the Giants gave OBJ more.     

[raz]

18 minutes ago, Growl said:

Lol stop. You just look like a conspiracy nut. Not everybody here is so consumed with hate and the desire to twist nominal maneuvers in a sports league into some silly partisan battle as you are.

 

The only thing Brown did was ship himself off to siberia, the only thing he'll have to deal with is never again being called the best WR in the game, and the reality that he will never near another super bowl, or perhaps even a playoff game. He has turned what was once a surefire HOF career into a potential question mark for no other reason than being butthurt that the Giants gave OBJ more.     

yeah, siberia, or vegas.   also you left out the 30 mil guaranteed.  highest pd receiver.  away from the rapist. away from the gm who says its ben and 52 kids and ben gets to say whatever he wants about anyone.  away from tomlin, who thinks he's in the military.  and yeah, ben's a rapist.  go read about it.

[Growl]

49 minutes ago, GOOGLE JIM BOB COOTER said:

nothing i said was wrong which is why you didn't even attempt to dispute it. here i'll post it again to give you another chance:

he wanted to go to the raiders. better weather, better pay, and significantly more guaranteed money. he no longer has to deal with a piece of poo quarterback anxious to throw his teammates under the bus. he no longer has to deal with a front office that thinks of the team as "ben roethlisberger and 52 kids"

i know you and your ilk want to spin this as a loss (for obvious reasons) but brown won big time. the steelers traded a hall of fame, life-long steeler and got a shitty return and $20 million in dead cap space. and not only are they still stuck with the actual problem in that locker room but they're rallying behind him lmao

repeating something stupid doesn't make it true, it just takes the aforementioned conspiratorial remark and pegs it into the oft cited definition of insanity

 Antoniobrown had squandered his chance at a super bowl and that he doesn't care about that is the exact reason teams like buffalo and Oakland pushed so hard for him and that he never had a realistic chance at going to franchises of consequences who perennially contend for super bowls 

[top dawg]

1 hour ago, Growl said:

Lol stop. You just look like a conspiracy nut. Not everybody here is so consumed with hate and the desire to twist nominal maneuvers in a sports league into some silly partisan battle as you are.

 

The only thing Brown did was ship himself off to siberia, the only thing he'll have to deal with is never again being called the best WR in the game, and the reality that he will never near another super bowl, or perhaps even a playoff game. He has turned what was once a surefire HOF career into a potential question mark for no other reason than being butthurt that the Giants gave OBJ more.     

 

1 hour ago, Growl said:

Lol stop.

 

[PanthersAddict]

A.B. won point blank period. It's no need to argue the facts. The people stating he took the L obviously just don't like the way he did it. It's very true he may not reach the playoffs or come close to the SB, but as far as his job, his future and financial well being, he did what was necessary to secure the bag. 

I believe he could of went about it better, but seeing the stance the org took with Bell, and standing behind Big Ben, what did we expect to happen? A.B. to just deal with it? I mean, when you're not happy with your job/career, what do you do? Simple find another, where you agree with the comp, benefits and working environment. People go through this daily, in everyday jobs, his job just happens to be high profile and all play out publicly. 

I can't wait for the future though, I think this will set a precedent for players who just want out of their current contract and, or team situation.

[Moo Daeng]

He won in lowering his trade offers but he still went to Oakland. How is that in anyway a win? If he hadn't acted like an idiot he could be on a contender.

[Moo Daeng]

7 minutes ago, PanthersAddict said:

A.B. won point blank period. It's no need to argue the facts. The people stating he took the L obviously just don't like the way he did it. It's very true he may not reach the playoffs or come close to the SB, but as far as his job, his future and financial well being, he did what was necessary to secure the bag. 

I believe he could of went about it better, but seeing the stance the org took with Bell, and standing behind Big Ben, what did we expect to happen? A.B. to just deal with it? I mean, when you're not happy with your job/career, what do you do? Simple find another, where you agree with the comp, benefits and working environment. People go through this daily, in everyday jobs, his job just happens to be high profile and all play out publicly. 

I can't wait for the future though, I think this will set a precedent for players who just want out of their current contract and, or team situation.

He was getting paid a fugload..second highest. He played for a contender with a prolific passing game. What exactly was his problem? He was causing the problems.