BP Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Chiefs GM Peterson takes hard line on Green Published April 22, 2007 Trent Green is losing his patience. And judging by recent comments from Kansas City President/General Manager Carl Peterson, you can't blame the Chiefs' quarterback one bit. Green's agents have asked Peterson to expedite a trade to the Dolphins. The request came after Peterson reiterated his hard-line stance in negotiations earlier in the week to the Kansas City Star. Peterson claimed that second- and seventh-round draft picks would be fair compensation because Green is a starting quarterback and the Dolphins received the same when trading wide receiver Wes Welker to New England last month. Please. Peterson is understandably trying to make the best deal he can with a Dolphins team known for getting suckered in the past when trading second-round picks for quarterbacks A.J. Feeley and Daunte Culpepper. Seeking leverage, Peterson has even said Cleveland and Detroit had inquired about Green, which probably didn't sit well with either franchise considering the negative impact such a public revelation can have on their current quarterbacks. But comparing Green's situation to Welker's is like mentioning Nick Saban and integrity in the same sentence. Welker was a restricted free agent with a second-round tender as compensation had the Dolphins chosen not to match any offer sheet he signed elsewhere. New England could have signed Welker to an offer sheet that included "poison pills" -- like a massive bonus if he played a certain number of games in Florida this season -- to ensure the Dolphins wouldn't match. But rather than use such a mechanism, which is frowned upon by teams because of the bad blood it creates, the Patriots tossed in a seventh-round pick to seal the deal and acquire Welker. Peterson has no such leverage with Green, who controls his fate because of the $7.2 million salary he is due in 2007. By refusing to restructure, Green can scuttle a trade to any other club but the Dolphins because no interested suitor is willing to pay that much for a 36-year-old player coming off a concussion-marred season. The Chiefs also aren't going to give Green that kind of green, as Damon Huard and Brodie Croyle are set to compete for the starting spot. As for the Dolphins, the team's front office already has worked out parameters for a new contract. So what is fair compensation for the Chiefs? Tennessee netted a fourth-round selection from Baltimore last offseason for Steve McNair, who is three years younger than Green and a more storied player. A fifth-round pick seems sufficient, but the Dolphins don't have one in next weekend's draft because it was traded to Detroit last offseason for quarterback Joey Harrington. The most viable possibility is a sixth-round pick combined with swapping spots in another round or a low-round 2008 selection to finalize a deal for a player that probably has two seasons remaining before retirement. Green is going to join the Dolphins. The only questions now are how long Peterson will prolong the inevitable and what other silliness will he spout. link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 How does he expect anyone to give up a #2 and a #5 for a 37-year old QB his HC is down on and will be cut anyway? They don't want to pay him his roster bonus. All the Fins have to do is wait out the dumbasses in KC to not pay his bonus on 6/1 and they get him for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 He's probably still pissed that he gave up a 4th, which turned out to be Leon Washington , for Herm the Sperm Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Herm and CP are great for each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNorth09 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 How does he expect anyone to give up a #2 and a #5 for a 37-year old QB his HC is down on and will be cut anyway? They don't want to pay him his roster bonus. All the Fins have to do is wait out the dumbasses in KC to not pay his bonus on 6/1 and they get him for nothing. Petersen is trying to play hardball. Truth is Green isn't worth more than a 5th round pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastOffensive Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Walt Michaels asks: what do you expect from a guy that handed the keys to Herm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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