New RB in town? [Update: Marcel Shipp to Sign]

[Bigtinylittle]

Barring injury, I think the Texans have decided they are set with what they have. Even without Shipp they have five guys who are healthy enough to play right now, and all five are probably at least as good as Dayne was last year.

[KJ3]

Originally Posted by Keith

According to Mort from ESPN, Ronnie Brown might be available.

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolph...-brown-on.html



I'd be a little surprised if the Dolphins traded Brown and looked at Ricky and Parmele as their backs. Can't imagine this "report" has much substance.

i think a trade for ricky williams is more likely....ronnie brown is a damn good RB what the hell are those hacks thinking? he ate our lunch last year and i doubt we were the only ones...what would it take to get brown here?

[Mike]

Originally Posted by KJ3

i think a trade for ricky williams is more likely....ronnie brown is a damn good RB what the hell are those hacks thinking? he ate our lunch last year and i doubt we were the only ones...what would it take to get brown here?

Ricky Williams here? Hell no, I don't want him. I would rather Darius Walker, at least you can count on him for having his head screwed on straight.

Ronnie Brown is a pipe dream. He was the #2 overall pick in the draft. The compensation and $ would be more than what we would want to take on, plus he is coming off an injury. I love Ronnie Brown, but would not take a chance on him.

There is going to be someone who can help us that is going to get a visit from "the Turk."

[KJ3]

Originally Posted by Mike

Ricky Williams here? Hell no, I don't want him. I would rather Darius Walker, at least you can count on him for having his head screwed on straight.

i really didn't mean to get the ricky-williams-smokes-pot-and-plays-football debate going. just said that moving him would be far more likely than moving brown.

Ronnie Brown is a pipe dream. He was the #2 overall pick in the draft. The compensation and $ would be more than what we would want to take on, plus he is coming off an injury. I love Ronnie Brown, but would not take a chance on him.

i would be willing to take a chance on him but i kind of figured we would be giving up more than we really could to get him. if anything i think you would say Ricky is the pipe dream...er....hahaha

There is going to be someone who can help us that is going to get a visit from "the Turk."

.....the who?

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by Keith

According to Mort from ESPN, Ronnie Brown might be available.

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolph...-brown-on.html



I'd be a little surprised if the Dolphins traded Brown and looked at Ricky and Parmele as their backs. Can't imagine this "report" has much substance.

I'd find it less suprising if they think they could get some nice picks for him. They are in rebuilding mode and he is coming off a serious knee injury. If they feel there are questions about his knee, or feel that additional picks are more valuable to their future than Ronnie Brown I wouldn't be suprised to see it happen.

That being said, I don't think I'd give up more than a second for him and I would be really hesitant to do that.

[dadmg]

I'd love Ronnie Brown on my team, especially next year when his knee is fully recovered. He was quickly becoming one of the top 2 or 3 backs in the league before his injury.

That said, because he was taken at #2, Brown's contract is much, much higher than I'd want to pay a running back, even an elite one. Combine that with the high cost to trade for someone of his stature and the likelihood that he won't be back up to elite speed until next year and I couldn't pull the trigger. As much as I would want a talent like him on my team, I don't think I could ever invest that heavily in an RB given the nature of the position.

[Keith]

First off, I'm even more convinced tonight that the Dolphins are not going to trade Ronnie Brown.

But one point... Brown's contract isn't cheap, but the bonus acceleration would hit the Dolphin's cap in the event of a trade. This means, as far as I can tell, that the Texans would only be on the hook for Brown's base salaries (and any future paid not-yet-earned bonuses I think, if there even are any).

So, the problem is Brown is getting a big raise this season, having base salaries of about $3.6 million in 2008 and 2009 and $5 million in 2010. The flip side to that is that there would be little to no dead money risk if Brown doesn't fully recover. It would just be a question of trade compensation, which would probably include a decent draft pick ...assuming Miami would even trade him, which I very much doubt they would.