Where should we begin today? Oh, I guess Odell Beckham Jr. trade rumors (Nonsense? Silliness? Offseason clickbait?) is as good a place to start as any.
Jay Glazer of The Athletic (thanks a lot, Jay!) started the latest round of craziness by answering a mailbag question looking for “bold predictions” by saying “I predict Odell Beckham Jr. gets traded this off-season.”
It’s important to note that while Glazer is as well-connected as anyone in the league, he didn’t offer any substance here. He didn’t say he has heard the Giants are looking for or have received offers. He just made a prediction. Still, there has to be something behind a prediction from Glazer. Doesn’t there?
I’m not going to get into all the pros and cons, the financial ramifications, the PR ramifications. On the Beckham topic, I’m just going to leave you with the following synopsis from Ralph Vacchiano of SNY:
Given the details of his contract, the fact that the Giants don’t have a ton of cap room to begin with, and that they would need to add a top receiver to their long list of other needs if they dealt Beckham, there’s no reason to believe their exorbitant asking price will change.
So for now, it’s just a bold prediction that Beckham will be dealt. There’s no reason to believe it will actually happen. There’s also no way to say definitively that it won’t.
In the meantime, here’s another, much less bold prediction about Beckham: Until someone from the Giants steps up and declares that he’s definitely not on the market, these offseason trade rumors aren’t going away.
Do with that information whatever you choose.
Gil Brandt goes to bat for Kyler Murray
Newly-minted Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, the long-time Dallas Cowboys executive and NFL analyst, is in the corner of Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray. No matter how tall he is, or isn’t.
Lots of talk about whether @TheKylerMurray is big enough to throw over NFL linemen. Never was problem OL at Oklahoma where average size of the 5 starters was 6-5, 316. He found throwing lanes w/ pocket movement. Also had sixth sense w/ blind-side pressure. He’ll be just fine.
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) February 13, 2019
In 7 seasons, Russell Wilson has never had double-digit batted passes, never in top 10. NFL leaders in each of his seasons:
2012 21 (6-3 Weeden)
2013 20 (6-3 Henne)
2014 17 (6-4 Tannehill)
2015 20 (6-5 Bortles)
2016 20 (Bortles)
2017 15 (6-3 Stafford)
2018 17 (6-3 Cousins) https://t.co/qnFjhJCN7u— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) February 13, 2019
Food for thought. Also, artillery for those who believe the Giants would be wrong if they passed on Murray because they reportedly don’t believe he is tall enough.
More headlines
8 scenarios where Jets trade down in NFL Draft, including with Giants | SNY
Agent: Kyler Murray weighs 205 pounds – ProFootballTalk
History says trading up for a first-round quarterback is generally a terrible idea – CBSSports.com
La. Tech’s Jaylon Ferguson disinvited to scouting combine – NFL.com
Could Case Keenum end up back in Minnesota? – ProFootballTalk
What happens with Keenum? Broncos want trade after Flacco add
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