Whur CHad At? Posted February 14, 2007 Report Posted February 14, 2007 Lions | Give Bly permission to seek tradeWed, 14 Feb 2007 08:19:00 -0800Nicholas J. Cotsonika, of the Detroit Free Press, reports Detroit Lions president Matt Millen and head coach Rod Marinelli have given CB Dre' Bly permission to seek a trade this offseason. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Matt and Rod allowing me the opportunity to find a home for Dre' Bly that is more conducive to his Pro Bowl skill set," Bly's agent, Kennard McGuire, said Tuesday Feb. 13.Dre' Bly for Deltha O'Neal? Yes please Quote
schweinhart Posted February 14, 2007 Report Posted February 14, 2007 Lions | Give Bly permission to seek tradeWed, 14 Feb 2007 08:19:00 -0800Nicholas J. Cotsonika, of the Detroit Free Press, reports Detroit Lions president Matt Millen and head coach Rod Marinelli have given CB Dre' Bly permission to seek a trade this offseason. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Matt and Rod allowing me the opportunity to find a home for Dre' Bly that is more conducive to his Pro Bowl skill set," Bly's agent, Kennard McGuire, said Tuesday Feb. 13.Dre' Bly for Deltha O'Neal? Yes pleaseHell yeah. Matt Millen might be stupid enough to do it but I doubt Rod is. Probably take a little more than just Deltha. Quote
Stripes Posted February 14, 2007 Report Posted February 14, 2007 Nobody wants to get rid of Dre' Bly more than Detroit Lions fans. I had always considered him a solid, underrated corner... But on other boards, Lions fans call him a "high risk-low reward" type player. He can make a big play, but he gives them up just as often.Then again, they're more likely to be hard on him than anyone else too. Quote
ThortonMelon Posted February 14, 2007 Report Posted February 14, 2007 A healthy and motivated Deltha ONeal is much better than Dre Bly. Quote
ShulaSteakhouse Posted February 14, 2007 Report Posted February 14, 2007 I agree. That would be a terrible trade if Deltha is going to commit to football. Do you guys just forget Deltha started in the 2005 Pro Bowl? That was no Tory James-like INT fluke season either - it was the real deal. And furthermore Deltha was still better than a lot of CB's last year when he was healthy and playing. Marvin would be an idiot to make that trade. Quote
Kazkal Posted February 14, 2007 Report Posted February 14, 2007 Mybe Keiwan he probbley better suited for the zone because of his lack of speed. Quote
Kirkendall Posted February 14, 2007 Report Posted February 14, 2007 Nobody wants to get rid of Dre' Bly more than Detroit Lions fans. I had always considered him a solid, underrated corner... But on other boards, Lions fans call him a "high risk-low reward" type player. He can make a big play, but he gives them up just as often.Then again, they're more likely to be hard on him than anyone else too.From "expert" reports (maybe ESPN) I've read, the biggest thing against Bly is that he's a cover corner playing in a Cover 2 Defensive scheme where corners play underneath zones and are strong against the run. That's been the biggest problem with Bly in Detroit. That would be a terrible trade if Deltha is going to commit to football.Wait a second. You're telling me, that a guy that can't even get his head back into playing football, who plays a freaking kids game for a boat load of cash, while close to burning his SECOND bridge, is worth keeping around IN CASE he comes back? Isn't that the whole "selfish" problem everyone talks about? Quote
WhoDeyForever Posted February 14, 2007 Report Posted February 14, 2007 A healthy and motivated Deltha ONeal is much better than Dre Bly.That's hard to come by though Quote
cincy9275 Posted February 15, 2007 Report Posted February 15, 2007 this is why i think the bengals and smith should just get a deal done, he wants to stay and the want him back. if then we could add a quality player if smith is signed and not franchised. this way we have some room to do something. Quote
Sportsdoc Posted February 15, 2007 Report Posted February 15, 2007 He is much better as a man corner v. cover 2. He is small for a cover 2 corner Quote
schweinhart Posted February 15, 2007 Report Posted February 15, 2007 Trading 1 30 year old corner for another is only an immediate impact move anyway. Regardless of any of Bly's preceived faults at least he wants to play and play for a winning team. Problem will be leverage. How many times will a team buy that O'Neal just needs a fresh start? The lions would want more than the Bengals would be willing to give. But Bly has a history of being vocal about criticizing the organization for how inept they are.If they really want Bly, the more realistic trade might be to dump Chris Perry for him and swap 2nd round picks. But the Lions might not be in the market for another injury prone RB with free agency opening up soon. Quote
derekshank Posted February 15, 2007 Report Posted February 15, 2007 If they really want Bly, the more realistic trade might be to dump Chris Perry for him and swap 2nd round picks. But the Lions might not be in the market for another injury prone RB with free agency opening up soon.That trade would make me giddy. Send Perry back to Michigan, and get a decent CB in return, and an early 2nd rounder? Sounds like a steal! Quote
Stripes Posted February 15, 2007 Report Posted February 15, 2007 I'd honestly rather have Perry than Bly. Moving up in the second would be intriguing... but meh. Quote
agreen_112 Posted February 15, 2007 Report Posted February 15, 2007 YES. Deltha and James are both garbage! We need new corners, hopefully we'll adress that in Free Agency this year. Quote
rwalling Posted February 27, 2007 Report Posted February 27, 2007 The more I think about this idea, the more I like it. Bly was a stud in St. Louis and in Detroit before the team's overall disfunction got to him. Could the Bengals put together one of there strengths/Detroit's need, say our depth on OL or WR, with a second day pick to get Bly? It takes the pressure off CB in the 1st round and let's you look at S, LB, or DT. The thought of having Madieu, DJax, Bly, JJoe, Deltha, and say Landry or Griffin as a drafted safety available in next season's secondary strikes me as pretty attractive. Quote
WhoDeyForever Posted February 27, 2007 Report Posted February 27, 2007 I would love to have Dre Bly instead of Deltha...He is still a very good corner despite him getting older..He would be an upgrade over James and O'Neal combined..Him and JoJo would make a pretty good duo..Bly is also from where I used to live (Chesapeake,VA) Quote
HoosierCat Posted March 1, 2007 Report Posted March 1, 2007 Bly was traded to Denver today for Tatum Bell, George Foster and a fifth round pick. Quote
Whur CHad At? Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Posted March 1, 2007 Great pickup for Denver, horrible pick up for Lions. Denver's front office is amazing and smart Quote
Kazkal Posted March 1, 2007 Report Posted March 1, 2007 They got rid of their 2nd? or was T.bell 3rd rnd pick plus a solid starter at Oline for a over the hill cornerback ? how is that a good deal? they could just gave up a 3rd or 4th.To me denver got jewed. Quote
Whur CHad At? Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Posted March 1, 2007 Bell sucked, Foster really sucked, and they gave away a 5th round pick for a good Pro Bowl caliber player. That Denver secondary will be scary next seasonBell was a second round pick. Quote
Kazkal Posted March 1, 2007 Report Posted March 1, 2007 Well friends gonna be pissed. T.Bell was first jersey he ever bought. Quote
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