Trade Weddle???#WTF!!!

[QSmokey]

He wouldn't bring much in trade so I'd be inclined to keep him.

I would disagree with that, unless we have a different definition of "much". I think he'd command a 1st-round pick, for sure.

[Charged up]

If we could get a 2014 first round and mid-round pick I would consider it.

[SDFan]

IMO this season will be a low budget exercise to implement the new direction the team wants to take and see exactly how many of the current pieces mesh well enough to get them there. If the team is horribly un-competitive (regardless of record) and the schemes unworkable due to lack of talent in critical areas- I could see every high contract older player being moved- including Gates, Rivers, Clary, Hardwick, Weddle to clear salary and make way for younger players that fit schemes better. On the other hand, if the team is surprisingly competitive and shows promise- I could see a minor purge with key guys re-signed or contracts re-worked to clear cap space (like Rivers if he shows well).

[Formula 21]

If we could get a 2014 first round and mid-round pick I would consider it.

Me too. I know its crazy to let him go, but if you can get more than his value, you have to consider it.

[Steve]

Can you get a player as good as him with a 1st round pick? How many legitimate pro bowl caliber S are there? By my count, not too many. And since S is not a speed position, they tend to last a long time. I don't think Weddle is on his last contract with us.

[Formula 21]

Can you get a player as good as him with a 1st round pick? How many legitimate pro bowl caliber S are there? By my count, not too many. And since S is not a speed position, they tend to last a long time. I don't think Weddle is on his last contract with us.

No, but a 1st can be part of a trade up to get a top player. Especially if we are already top 10.

I don't think we'll suck this year, I don't think Rivers will suck this year, I do think the pass rush will suck this year. Will we need to go up higher to get a QB or a pass rusher?

I'm not advocating trading Weddle, but if somebody gives you more than his value, long term its a good deal for the Bolts. Look at the Pats trading Seymour. It looks like a brilliant deal for them now.

[Steve]

I guess I think his value is a lot higher then you do.

I see Seymour as a much different deal. Seymour was a declining player who was being paid a ton, and not ever really worth the value of his contract. Weddle plays a position that is very difficult to fill. There are just so few great S out there. There are not even good S in every draft, although the last couple have been decent. I would want a couple of 1st's at least.

And before anyone says it, no one is going to trade like that for him, yeah they aren't. That's not the point. The point is that it would take a mint to trade our best defensive player, who we might not be able to replace for another decade.

[Formula 21]

If someone offered a 2nd for Weddle, I'd laugh in his face. Weddle is a great player and a great community man. I'd hate to lose him.

As an aside, how many great Chargers get drafted as Chargers and retire healthy as Chargers. The last I can remember off the top of my head is Gill Byrd. Dielman went out unwillingly. I loved seeing Godfrey retire healthy, but he was picked up as a FA. Let's face it, this is a league of transients.

[Panamamike]

No, but a 1st can be part of a trade up to get a top player. Especially if we are already top 10.

I don't think we'll suck this year, I don't think Rivers will suck this year, I do think the pass rush will suck this year. Will we need to go up higher to get a QB or a pass rusher?


I'm not advocating trading Weddle, but if somebody gives you more than his value, long term its a good deal for the Bolts. Look at the Pats trading Seymour. It looks like a brilliant deal for them now.

So trade Weddle for a first and trade that first along with ours for a "top player" who hasn't played a down yet and may end up a bust as so many "top"players in the draft end up being. Uhhhmmmmmm. No thanks. We already have a top player. Weddle is in my mind the best safety in football right now. This is a position that has increasing value in today's NFL with spread sets and multiple pass catching TE sets. Sorry, but this is a BAD idea IMO. I would keep Weddle and our first, especially if it was top 10.

[Bolt-O]

Don't have to look too far... Billy Ray Smith, Jr, who was drafted with Byrd, and retired the same year. Billy Ray didn't make the pro bowl, but was voted onto the 50 year team, (which included Merriman, by the way).

[Formula 21]

Don't have to look too far... Billy Ray Smith, Jr, who was drafted with Byrd, and retired the same year. Billy Ray didn't make the pro bowl, but was voted onto the 50 year team, (which included Merriman, by the way).

And how long ago was that? 20 years? It doesn't say much for continuity.

[KYBoltsFan]

Man I can't wait for training camp to start so crap like this goes away