Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
Great deal for the Cardinals….they got themselves one of the greatest tight ends ever….
Eagles trade Ertz to Arizona…
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FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Can he play tomorrow?
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Thanks, never seen this situation before in the NFL.
Joel Youngblood had a hit for 2 different teams in different cities on the same day before.
jimmythegreek
The opening odds start here
We're not up to week 6 yet.
Thursday nights game was the start of week 6.
kane
EOG master
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. So you're saying the Cardinals completed the trade for Ertz, but they agreed to allow him to play another game for the Eagles? How stupid could Arizona be? What if he gets hurt playing for the Eagles? It doesn't make any sense
WildBill
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Easy, you just say we'll finalize after the game if he comes out ok, but everyone knows the deal is dependent on that. Good on both teams, gave Ertz a chance for one last game in Philly and Cards probably wouldn't have been able to use him much this week.
blueline
EOG Master
flipping channels this morning its what the fox nfl insider guy...jay glazer?....said
kane
EOG master
Sorry Bill, but I'm entrenched in my position, it makes zero sense to trade for a guy, and then allow that guy to play one more game for his former team, and of course if he gets hurt the deal falls through, but if you're Arizona and you just lost your starting TE for the season, you go and get the guy you want as his replacement, so if Ertz gets hurt, now you have to find another tram to trade with, it makes zero sense to allow Ertz to play a game for a team he doesn't play for anymore
you want happy player coming over not a disgruntled one. AZ has zero to lose since trade would be off if he got injured.
kane
EOG master
If Ertz gets hurt the trade is off, but what does Arizona do? They would have needed to find another team willing to trade them their TE, since Ertz was the guy they targeted, that means they would now have to try and trade for their second choice. Ertz was the guy they wanted, by allowing him to play for the Eagles they risked losing the guy they wanted and instead would have settled for a lesser player. It makes no sense to allow Ertz to play a game for a team that just trade him. As far as wanting a happy player, Ertz is a veteran, he's a pro, he understands how the business works, I doubt he would have been disgruntled had the Cardinals denied him playing his last game with Philly.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Agree with Kane on this, that makes no sense. It’s not like the Cards can just move on to Plan B. What if Ertz contracted Covid in that game?
Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
Ertz knew he was getting traded before the game…it was his choice to play at his last home game at the Linc…
I seem to remember Randy Moss getting traded mid week after playing in a Thursday night game. I thought he played in the Sunday game too, but I could be wrong, or they could've changed the rules. He was traded a couple times late in his career; New England to Minny and Minny to Tennessee.
Remember Flores on the Mets a few years back? He supposedly knew during the game he was traded and was crying on the field. Have to side with Kane on this. If you trade for a guy, you can't risk getting damaged goods. Injuries are so rampant now, it's a bad risk.