Will Trade Joe Horn For Food

by Dave the Falconer on Jul 1, 2008 12:17 AM EDT in Falcons News Comment 5 comments

Remember those halcyon days when we thought Joe Horn would be traded to the Cowboys for a late round selection? Why, back then, gas was $3.99 a gallon, George Bush was president, and young people blogged about their favorite sporting squads because they felt like it.

What? You say that was last Friday? Well, surely people are still interested in Joe Horn.

Oh, you say they're not.

You're saying there's no market for a veteran leader whose skills are declining? For the love of Art Monk, people, Reggie Williams has a job!

You're honestly telling me that teams like the Patriots or the Colts, who are oozing character and gumption and all that jazz, couldn't use one more terrific locker room guy who has a 50% chance of being useful on the field? Joe Horn doesn't help a team that has no playoff aspirations and a lot of young receivers (see Falcons, Atlanta), but he could be very useful for a contender. If the price is, say, a sixth round draft choice, I'm kind of amazed nobody's willing to pay up. It's also got to be a little embarassing for Horn, who clearly doesn't want to stick around where he's not wanted or needed.

What team would you send Horn to?

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What a terrible shot at Reggie Williams

I mean, I get your point and all about Horn having value SOMEWHERE, but if you’re going to take a shot at a Receiver, Matt Jones is a VASTLY better target.

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by River City Rage on Jul 1, 2008 2:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Actually

Neither fit the comment as one only has fours years of service and the other three. Jones is actually a worse fit on that basis alone. In fact, Reggie has steadily improved his performance each year. Either way, both of these guys are from a run dominated team and both played their first couple of years with Lefty behind center, so really I don’t see the point. Neither are veterans to say the least which just throws them out completely to being with.

A better fit would have been Ricky Williams or Ty Law. But in the case that it was a simple jab at Reggie, then I applaud it and find it very funny. Especially the comments found at the link.

“An internet impostor reportedly created a false Reggie Williams MySpace page and announced that the fifth-year receiver would retire.

Williams told Jaguars.com that he does not, in fact, plan to retire. He doesn’t want to let all his planned celebrations for eight-yard gains go to waste.“

That is hilarious.

by Jesse28 on Jul 1, 2008 9:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Just a simple shot

I’ve never had Matt Jones on my fantasy team, but I have had Reggie Williams. The pain was almost unbearable.

Football is not a contact sport. It's a collision sport. Dancing is a good example of a contact sport. ~Duffy Daugherty

by Dave the Falconer on Jul 1, 2008 11:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Figured as much

Just wanted to nulify the Matt Jones arguement. We could play that game where we see who gets more home games blacked out for lack of ticket sells. Jacksonville goes to the second round of the playoffs and gets almost every single home game blacked out because they can’t sellout. I mean, damn, it’s bad enough I live here and can’t get Falcons games, but now I can’t get the game being played five blocks down Bay St.? There’s a reason the stadium had no endorsement.

Maybe that’s more of a question for BigCat above.

by Jesse28 on Jul 1, 2008 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

News flash: Horn thinks he can start

Horn thinks he can still start, AND he wants to be on a championship team?:

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/07/joe-horn-cowboys-havent-called.html

I don’t think that both those things are gonna happen for ya, Joe! Flapping your gums is not helping your marketability, either.

$2.5M is too high a cost for his positive work ethic & locker room presence. As Cap’n Dave opined earlier, Horn may be costing a promising youngster a chance to play. Anything, even a 7th rounder, would be a positive in trade.

"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"

by tom slick on Jul 1, 2008 6:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs