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Grading The Deal: Lelie To Atlanta, Duckett To D.C.
Authored by Jean-Luc Nicolas - 23rd August, 2006 - 2:09 am
Playoff-bound teams and impersonators alike were able to pad their records at an astounding rate this season against the likes of Detroit, Kansas City, and St. Louis.
Between Lane Kiffin at Tennessee and openings at Clemson, Washington, Syracuse, Mississippi State and Purdue, there are fertile jobs out there.
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Like the tabloid relationship of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, you have to love a deal that is good for everyone.
Ashley Lelie, holder of one of the more feminine names in the entire NFL, finally was shipped out of the Mile High City on Tuesday evening and will be joining Ron Mexico in Atlanta.
This is certainly a make-or-break season for Jim Mora, Jr. and also for Michael Vick, whose reputation, at least in the fantasy leagues I spy on, has fallen further than David Caruso’s career. Vick, though, is still just a year removed from playing in the NFC Championship Game, so with another legitimate weapon in Lelie, the likelihood of a resurgence from the Falcons increases dramatically.
Duckett was slipping behind both Warrick Dunn and newcomer Jerious Norwood on the depth chart and therefore became the fat on the Falcons’ bone. He is just 25, however, and gives the Redskins some depth at running back which was a dire need for them after the injury to Clinton Portis. Portis, whenever he does return, will battle that lingering shoulder injury throughout the season, preventing him from being that workhorse that he has been ever since coming into the NFL out of Miami.
For Denver, they cushion the loss of the second round pick that they gave up in order to acquire Javon Walker on the day of the draft. That trade is essentially now, Lelie and the 37th pick for Walker and a third rounder. For a player that the Broncos’ telegraphed as someone they no longer had room for, acquiring a third round pick from a team that appears destined to finish in the middle of the pack, it too is a job well done.
Now, if only Mike Shanahan, Jim Mora, Jr. and Joe Gibbs each adopted a child from a third world country, we’d be in business.
