NFL teams very seldomly trade a player..why isn't it like basketball or baseball where there are many trades?
2007-07-31 17:46:13 · 10 answers · asked by Logan w 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
the NFL has a salary cap.
2007-08-01 19:10:28 · answer #1 · answered by mokimoto 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer lies in endurance and potential. The nature of the leagues provides a completely different mindset. Football players have short careers, teams do not want to give up anyone that is productive for someone who could be productive because they could just as easily get hurt and set back the franchise a few years. In baseball and basketball, teams are far more willing to give up productive players for multiple prospects who they think will do well, because if worse comes to worse and they don't work out immediately, a journeyman player can fill in until that person develops or they draft the next superstar. Football consists far more of trades that make immediate impact, not deferred impact. That is why there are less trades.
2007-07-31 18:02:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just does not work during the season. Look at Deion Branch last year, he was outstanding with the Pats and was Brady primary target and the only true #1 receiver on the team.
But the trade during the season hurt both the Seahawks and the Pats. In Seattle he did not have tiem to learn the system and he left a huge hole in NE that the Pats are trying to fill with Moss and Stallworth.
2007-08-01 03:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by M. Diego 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it is harder for players to learn a new system during the season, the only time you usually see trades is in the offseason so the player has enough practice throughout training camp to get to know the teams system and to mesh with their teammates. baseball and basketball are different because you can pretty much just throw a new player out there and its the same for every team where they dont need to have experience with the team before they play
2007-07-31 17:50:51 · answer #4 · answered by Jake 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are trades in football but there are less than baseball etc because football is so complicated. Learning routes, screens can be hard for ofense and on defense, different teams use differing schemes like a 3-4 defense wouldnt transfer as well to a team which uses another scheme.
2007-07-31 17:51:10 · answer #5 · answered by looseendpunk 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
absolutely not. Quinn won't be starting for a little while. The Colts always find a way to be a half decent fantasy defense, so I would stick with um for now until they prove otherwise. You never want to take a player in Quinn's position, where any one of the three guys may start for the Browns. Until they decide that Quinn is ready, he will not even be playing. Probably not worth it.
2016-05-19 21:07:47 · answer #6 · answered by lili 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because everyone is afraid they will do what the Redskins did, and get SCREWED literally by giving up Bailey to the most overrated Running Back in the NFL. lol
2007-07-31 19:45:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah good ? y dont they trade players
except for the dallas cowboys dere good how they are
2007-07-31 17:51:03 · answer #8 · answered by Gigglz 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
nobody likes being traded ;)
2007-07-31 18:59:45 · answer #9 · answered by Cheat Sum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not as easy
2007-08-04 11:00:50 · answer #10 · answered by lef56ty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋