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Bengals trade QB Ragone to Rams for draft pick
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the wonger need food said:Well I'll be.... so we could have gotten a draft pick for him and didn't???
the wonger need food said:Well I'll be.... so we could have gotten a draft pick for him and didn't???
nunusguy said:This is not good at all and it makes the Texans look like a team of foolish
spendthrifts ! As I recall, Kubiak wanted to give Ragone a jump on the market
to find a team to play for, but the Texans are one of the last teams in the
NFL that should be making a gift to another organization.
My guess would be that McNair will be seriuosly steamed when he gets wind
of this event.
There may be logic in what you say, but I've been uncomfortable about this ever since we released Ragone and got nothing in exchange. This only tends to reinforce my concern that we did not even make a luke-warm effort to shop him round for trade value, let alone a thorough, exhaustive attempt tothe wonger need food said:It could have just been an issue with timing. Wouldn't the Rams have rights of first refusal over Cincinnati. If that is the case, then they (and a bunch of other teams) obviously passed on him.
TexanFan881 said:Hopefully it's a 7th rounder so we don't look like idiots :brickwall
TexansFanatic said:"You can't have enough quarterbacks."
What an atrocious waste of a pick....
TexansFanatic said:"You can't have enough quarterbacks."
What an atrocious waste of a pick....
Ragone was taken in the same draft, 3 rounds earlier. And yes, Casserly thought Ragone would become a valuable commodity. That did not transpire. The Henson deal did reel in a 3rd round pick. Charley's foray into the '03 QB stock market netted a sum total of zilch.TexanFan881 said:Casserly probably got greedy and tried to get lucky and pull another Henson deal
Because if you are the head coach, there might not be a next year.TexanFan881 said:Why not experiment and try new things when your down to try and find ways to win the next year?
texan279 said:He's going to be battling for the #3 spot with the Rams? I guess Kubiak made the right decision.
Hervoyel said:Yes it was. One of the stupidest moves this team made in it's first four years. It's just impossible to ignore things like this and it explains clearly why our first coach and our first GM are no longer here.
Hutch13 said:i wish him the best of luck and hopefully he will be 3rd string QB
TexanFan881 said:Just to let you guys know after reading the Bengals message boards and articles it sounds that if Ragone makes the team the Bengals will recieve a 6th or 7th round pick in compensation otherwise no pick will be rewarded. Basically the trade is along the lines of the Joey Harrington deal.
texan279 said:So basically he has little to no value at all, which is probably why we just released him.
Hookem Horns said:And to think, Chris Simms was on the board when we drafted Ragone. It worked out better for Simms because he is now a starter but it would have been nice having him behind Carr or even there to take Carr's job if he continues to flop.
WIth the Rams, I am not sure he isn't competing for the 2nd string job. Noone is really behind Bulger to my knowledge.Hutch13 said:i wish him the best of luck and hopefully he will be 3rd string QB
Gus Frerotte is the backup.El Tejano said:WIth the Rams, I am not sure he isn't competing for the 2nd string job. Noone is really behind Bulger to my knowledge.
texan279 said:So basically he has little to no value at all, which is probably why we just released him.
David's Busted Carr said:"This should bump Jeff Smoker off the Rams' roster, while Ragone competes with Ryan Fitzpatrick for the No. 3 quarterback job."
Runner said:I don't understand why the Rams didn't pick Ragone up off waivers before the Bengals rather than wait a couple of weeks and then trade to get him from the Bengals. Is there a subtlety in the waiver process somewhere? I'm sure Ragone has remained on Linehan's radar through all this, so I doubt the Rams just missed the first opportunity.
jerek said:Try telling that to a minor but loud contingent of this board just six months ago, back when Carr was "struggling" and we had Mr. NFL Europe MVP on our bench. Which, incidentally, was right where he belonged, but according to a few people on here, Ragone was the sweetest thing since sliced bread and it was only blind Carr love that prevented him from getting his go.
Ragone is terrible. Was, and is. Funny to see all of these voices now happy that we cut him loose.
Don't you know? The second-string QB is the best QB on the team.jerek said:Try telling that to a minor but loud contingent of this board just six months ago, back when Carr was "struggling" and we had Mr. NFL Europe MVP on our bench. Which, incidentally, was right where he belonged, but according to a few people on here, Ragone was the sweetest thing since sliced bread and it was only blind Carr love that prevented him from getting his go.
Ragone is terrible. Was, and is. Funny to see all of these voices now happy that we cut him loose.