Merged: Dolphins Trade Satele to Raiders for 6th round pick and swap 4th round picks

[JT-forpresident]

good point, I wonder if we could get a 5th for him?

a fifth ? dude, satele is worth a 3rd rounder, no more no less, imo (maybe a very low 2nd rounder or high 4th)

[GCD960]

good point, I wonder if we could get a 5th for him?

Rather keep then get a 5th..

At worst, early 4 but a 3rd makes sense

[Nublar7]

I wouldn't trade Satele. Just because he was a demoted starter doesn't mean we need to ship him off. We need all the offensive line depth we can get and he has the potential to be a solid back up not only at center, but as guard as well. Unless we get a 2nd or 3rd round offer(highly unlikely) you have to keep him.

[54dolfan9923]

Satelle will NOT go for a 2nd. Maybe a low 3rd. Teams don't trade high draft pick to a team looking to trade and the guy is coming off a torn labrum and a weak season.

[TheBow305]

Minnesota not only lost Birk but Childress has said he wants to bring another QB into camp.

Minnesota would also have nothing to lose really in trading places with the Dolphins in the 1st round as they don't share the same interests in draft picks with either of the two teams between us.

I could see Satele and Beck and maybe our 5th and 7th for Minnesota's 2nd rounder and trade places in the 1st round. That way the Dolphins will pick ahead of NE in the 1st round.

This is a GREAT idea. I would consider it a HUGE success if we could somehow trade Beck and Satele to Minnesota for maybe their 3rd rounder and switching places with them in the 1st.

If we can't get at least a 3rd for Satele though, I would NOT trade him. He is much more valuable to us as a backup and depth than a 4th or 5th rounder. Although we did get a starter in the 6th last year (Thomas), Groves is injury-prone and it is more likely than not that Satele will end up starting 1-2 games, maybe more for us next year.

[67Stang]

So then we go and spend money on another QB? Penny made it through last season, but has been injury prone through out his career. Why get rid of Beck who already knows the O? Why upset a good QB situation?

[lbmclean_sj]

a fifth ? dude, satele is worth a 3rd rounder, no more no less, imo (maybe a very low 2nd rounder or high 4th)

to you he is

he doesn't fit our scheme and he isn't that good

get real

[jreg1]

I think we should keep him unless we are offered something that blows us away like a corner or decent pick.

[lbmclean_sj]

if he fit our scheme I would keep him, but he doesn't

if he was worth a 3rd then we wouldn't have had to sign a center

[Maggot Brain]

Having an inexpensive two year starter backing up his somewhat injury prone replacement and two other starters coming off injured reserve -vs- a 3rd round (or worse) pick?

Hmmm, I think that choice is rather obvious.