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NFL Trade Deadline..., does anyone really care?

  • 02:48 PM ET  10.03
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I have been a die hard NFL fan for years..., and I am still trying to wrap my head around the trade deadline..., does anyone really do anything on deadline day? Football's a totally different element than hockey, baseball, basketball? In those three sports, you see upwards of ten deals on D-day. In football? I can't honestly remember the last time someone got dealt? I am not saying get rid of deadline but, it seems that no GM really cares about the deadline to start with..., you're not gonig to see a trade until the offseason and even still, it'll be for draft picks. GM's don't really see their 'full team' until week five or six anyway, right? You got to watch a few games to see how the rookies are progressing and your vets are doing..., I just don't see why there's a deadline in football.

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October 3, 2007  03:08 PM ET
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There shouldnt be. Its a copycat of the other sports, but its useless in the NFL. You cant bring a guy in and expect him to gell with a squad that has been together since mini-camp broke eons ago. The other sports are more specialty, so its easier to slide a key piece in. Not so in the NFL where each team has a playbook that is as thick as the guide you use when you are out of town and want to phone in an order for pizza.

October 3, 2007  04:00 PM ET
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Also theres only 16 games in NFL...the risk to trade a player is way greater oppose to MLB, NHL, or NBA when they have nearly a 100 plus for nba and then mlb have 100 plus games...its just not worth risking one or two players to perform within such a short time span

October 12, 2007  02:07 PM ET
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I don't understand the trade deadline in the NFL. Nice blog! :)

October 12, 2007  02:26 PM ET
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The deadline is to prevent a losing team to trade a player to a team that is making a playoff run solely for the purpose of helping the winning team in the playoffs. It's to discourage under the table deals. And I care.

October 15, 2007  07:29 PM ET
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And now we know the rest of the story... :)

October 16, 2007  02:24 PM ET
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But, how many times will a star receiver for a bad team go to a contender? They got to get used to a whole new coaching staff, a new QB? Sure it works sometimes but really..., it doesn't happen that often!

 
October 16, 2007  04:49 PM ET
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No you don't see it. Thus the need for the deadline.

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