Possible Trade

[PackFan1]

I am trying to work a trade to get Larry Fitzgerald. Which side of this deal do you like better?
Give: Colston (2 year, $8, 10 mil) contract and 1.05
Get: Larry Fitz (2 year 16, 14 mil) and 1.08

1.05 and 1.08 have the same contract: 4 year 2,2,3,4
If he wouldn't bite on the offer, would it still be worth it for me to take 1.11 instead of 1.08? 1.11 is 4 year 1,1,2,3 contract.
I do have the cap space to absorb Fitz's higher contract, though it might but a crimp in my FA acquisition plans.

Thanks!

[drmrcotton]

I prefer the Fitz end of the deal. If I was really working for Fitz, I would take the 1.11 in the trade if necessary. But you said Fitz could affect your FA plans and I think yuou need some help at RB this offseason so I'd be more concerned about that than an upgrade at WR.

[tstafford]

I think you are going to need to make a stronger offer than that. I wouldn't give you Fitz regardless of which pick you were asking for in return. I'm not sure I'd take Colston/1.05 straight up for Fitz.

[TheOracle]

What's your cap? I'm not sure I'd do it with your RBs. Fitz is great but you might need to suck it up and use the cash + 1.05 on RBs.

[PackFan1]

Cap is 120 million, I currently have about 23 mil in cap space for this year. I know I desperately need RB, the problem I have with them is they are such a crap shoot and often very expensive. You either have a clear top stud (Foster, Rice, Mccoy, etc) or you have a guy that could be worthless at any time ( a bit of exaggeration, but you get the point). How much cash would devote to FA rb's?

[TheOracle]

It would really depend on who's available. With Green and Colston you might be fine at WR, especially if Meachem/Hankerson breaks out, and maybe you can add Floyd in the draft. If that extra $8 can help you acquire somebody that you can start every week at RB, then I don't think you can make this deal. And I LOVE Fitzgerald.

[maximum12]

I like the deal for you - in Salary, I'd much rather commit money to receivers than RB's (I agree, RB's can be a crapshoot - Shonn Greene went for 18% of our cap 2 off seasons ago - crippled that team) - with 12M left after this deal and your draft pick I think you could get a decent RB.

That being said, I'm not sure you have enough on the table - I'd start it with the 11 in return and be prepared remove it.