Kenyan Drake on Trade Block

[Sidecar Falcon 5,720]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001066483/article/dolphins-engaged-in-talks-to-trade-rb-kenyan-drake

Seen this kid play a few times. He’s pretty good. Could be a cheap trade to help get our running game going. 

[ya_boi_j 47,808]

why trade for him when you have 2 fully capable running backs on the roster deactivated weekly and haven't even been given the chance to spark something

[Summerhill 1,092]

Unrestricted free agent in 2020. 

[DawnOfThemBirds 12,420]

 

It's the Dolphins.

 

I'd be surprised who isn't on the trade block.

[Falcanuck 9,859]

He’s not good

[Diggable Birds 452]

He's okay but why bring him in to be inactive on sundays……...No thanx

[JeffAtl 547]

15 minutes ago, Falcanuck said:

He’s not good

The same thing was said about Minkah Fitzpatrick when he was on the Dolphins.  

Drake has been fantastic when he has been given a decent workload.  

[arrogantBEAST 373]

WE NEED DEFENSE!!!! DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE. Does Kenyon Drake play defense. Can he cover a WR? Can he rush the QB?!! Can he stop the run? 

[Falcanuck 9,859]

7 minutes ago, JeffAtl said:

The same thing was said about Minkah Fitzpatrick when he was on the Dolphins.  

Drake has been fantastic when he has been given a decent workload.  

No, people said Minkah was fantastic but used improperly. Kenyan literally has a montage of him ducking under the football on passes towards him. He is not good. 

[falconfan5832 69]

Trading for anyone is a waste of time for this season.Keep draft picks for the future.

[Monolith2001 4,065]

Drake is a pretty decent back and I think will flourish in the right system but last I checked we got five backs and really only using one of them .

Edited October 17 by Monolith2001

[ya_boi_j 47,808]

6 minutes ago, falconfan5832 said:

Trading for anyone is a waste of time for this season.Keep draft picks for the future.

Not to mention RB is far from a need. 

[falcons007 18,165]

I will roll with what we have got. Freeman has been better than him this year. Now go trade some pass rusher.

[JeffAtl 547]

14 minutes ago, Falcanuck said:

No, people said Minkah was fantastic but used improperly. Kenyan literally has a montage of him ducking under the football on passes towards him. He is not good. 

Not at all.  The Miami message boards wanted Minkah gone because he was a bust.  

The montages your referring to about Drake are the same ones they had about Minkah.

 

[Falcanuck 9,859]

6 minutes ago, JeffAtl said:

Not at all.  The Miami message boards wanted Minkah gone because he was a bust.  

The montages your referring to about Drake are the same ones they had about Minkah.

 

Taking what people say on teams' messages boards is a really bad example lol, just look at the Falcons. 

The whole world knew Minkah is a good player. 

[athell 23,761]

lol

Does he play defense?  C'mon now...

[athell 23,761]

38 minutes ago, Falcanuck said:

Taking what people say on teams' messages boards is a really bad example lol, just look at the Falcons. 

The whole world knew Minkah is a good player. 

I dunno man, we have a ton of football geniuses on this board...

[JeffAtl 547]

I don't want to go on about this as Drake would only be a rental and not a good fit for the current Falcons situation.

But, Drake is a very good player.  He is horribly misused at Miami - like most of the players there.

He shouldn't get Gurley money or anything, but he is better than anyone we currently have (IMO) and would available at a very modest price.

Running backs are a lot like QBs - their success depends a lot on their situation.  

[ya_boi_j 47,808]

2 minutes ago, athell said:

I dunno man, we have a ton of football geniuses on this board...

name one...…….. I'll wait...……….

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[Falcanuck 9,859]

7 minutes ago, ya_boi_j said:

name one...…….. I'll wait...……….

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PMF

[ya_boi_j 47,808]

1 minute ago, Falcanuck said:

PMF

He's probably the smartest here when it comes to breaking down plays but he's on the same level as most of us when it comes to judging players, sometimes he's right, sometimes he's wrong and that's not a knock on him so I hope he doesn't take that the wrong way. 

[JeffAtl 547]

3 minutes ago, ya_boi_j said:

He's probably the smartest here when it comes to breaking down plays but he's on the same level as most of us when it comes to judging players, sometimes he's right, sometimes he's wrong and that's not a knock on him so I hope he doesn't take that the wrong way. 

That's a great point.  Anyone who watched Minkah's film over only the first 2 games of the season would say that he is complete trash as a player.  (The Dolphin boards have their own PMFs and that is exactly what they did)

It can be very hard to separate the player from the coaching.

Edited October 17 by JeffAtl

[ya_boi_j 47,808]

1 minute ago, JeffAtl said:

That's a great point.  Anyone who watched Minkah's film over the first 2 games of the season would say that he was complete trash.  (The Dolphin boards have their own PMFs and that is exactly what they did)

It can be very hard to separate the player from the coaching.

I agree

[Refried Beans 291]

We dont need to trade for anybody, we need to be trading people, especially if we go to 1-6, I am holding hope that we go on a run of epic proportions and just run wide open on offense. 

[Romfal 10,406]

4 hours ago, falconfan5832 said:

Trading for anyone is a waste of time for this season.Keep draft picks for the future.

we should trade players away if anthing