Futureite wrote:Trade rumor is that Giants and Hawks are talking now. Would you guys be happy with Victor Cruz straight up? Kam is heart and soul of that D and indespensible. If you have to trade him though, do you want more O or D? Or just draft picks?
Talking is one thing. Doing it is quite another.
I posted earlier this week that I wouldn't be surprised if the Hawks started shopping Kam if for nothing else to make him and his agent a little nervous, so this rumor is no big surprise, at least not to me. There's no way Kam is going to want to play for the Giants and miss an opportunity for another ring. He wouldn't be in such close contact with the team if he really wanted out.
But to answer your question, with Lockett looking a lot like a younger Victor Cruz, I wouldn't want Cruz for Kam straight up. I'd rather have the Giant's first rounder, although I doubt he fetches that high of a pick, probably more like a 3rd rounder, which is why we won't trade him. There's no way we can get anywhere close to his value through a trade.
This is all about pride. Kam doesn't want to end his holdout and come back to the team with his tail between his legs. The problem is that it's going to be really hard to find a way for him to save even the tiniest amount of face.