Football LeSean McCoy TRADED to Bills for Kiko Alonso - Page 3

Dante84 · 03-03-2015, 05:35 PM

Filed to ESPN: Bills have notified LB Kiko Alonso he is going to be traded to Philadelphia for RB LeSean McCoy. Trade official next week.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 3, 2015

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 03-03-2015, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dicky McElephant

That and his $12 million cap hit.

Yezzir!

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 03-03-2015, 05:51 PM

Honestly, I think Chip just got his first rope a dope. How old is McCoy?

ShowtimeSBMVP · 03-03-2015, 05:53 PM

I just spoke with the Eagles organization and there is no trade for LeSean at this time. There have been discussions but nothing finalized
— Drew Rosenhaus (@RosenhausSports) March 3, 2015

OldSchool · 03-03-2015, 05:54 PM

Wow, and McCoy is 27 years old. He might not be fast enough for Kelly's taste.

Iconic · 03-03-2015, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

I think shady was a hindrance to what Kelly wants to do with that offense.

Maybe, but from a pure value standpoint 26 year old McCoy in his prime>>> Alonso coming off an ACL tear

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 03-03-2015, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

Honestly, I think Chip just got his first rope a dope. How old is McCoy?

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Originally Posted by Iconic

Maybe, but from a pure value standpoint 26 year old McCoy in his prime>>> Alonso coming off an ACL tear

Yeah, man. At his age you're right. Value wise, the bills won that.

**RealSNR** · 03-03-2015, 05:57 PM

I'd be pissed if I were McCoy.

Sassy Squatch · 03-03-2015, 05:57 PM

Not going to act like I know but I guess Mccoy has a 12 mil cap hit. That's a hell of a move replacing that with a rookie second round contract. Maclin out of reach now (not that he was realistically coming here anyway).

Iconic · 03-03-2015, 06:00 PM

****ing Eagles have like 40m in cap space now. WOW.

**RealSNR** · 03-03-2015, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Superturtle

Not going to act like I know but I guess Mccoy has a 12 mil cap hit. That's a hell of a move replacing that with a rookie second round contract. Maclin out of reach now (not that he was realistically coming here anyway).

That's like a ****ing NBA trade.

It's just bizarre for the NFL

**The Franchise** · 03-03-2015, 06:03 PM

Notes on the looming LeSean McCoy for Kiko Alonso trade (first reported by @AdamSchefter). McCoy keeps his lofty salary. No picks involved
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 4, 2015

Sassy Squatch · 03-03-2015, 06:07 PM

If, theoretically, we traded Thomas to the Eagles, would that be the smallest 1-2 punch in NFL history? Sproles and Thomas.

In58men · 03-03-2015, 06:09 PM

Philadelphia Ducks

Thats the 9th Duck on that roster

In58men · 03-03-2015, 06:11 PM

Chiefs will never make trades like this. We like it safe baby

**The Franchise** · 03-03-2015, 06:12 PM

http://overthecap.com/eagles-trade-mccoy-bills-alonso/

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This move is a major win for the Eagles. McCoy was set to count against the Eagles cap at $11.95 million while earning a $10.25 million salary. Neither number should ever occur for a running back in today’s NFL and it is possible that McCoy would have been released had he refused a pay cut. If the Eagles had released him they would have owed McCoy $1 million, the amount of his salary that was guaranteed for the year. Instead they get a young linebacker in return who will earn $795,946 for the season. This will clear about $7.75 million from the Eagles salary cap this season.

For the Bills they will now take on $10.25 million in cap and cash obligations for McCoy, essentially eating up 1/3 of their projected cap room. One would expect the Bills to immediately rework his contract for more cap relief. McCoy has three years remaining on his contract. He will earn a total of $15 million in the final two years of his contract, though none of that is guaranteed. I would expect the team to add two more seasons to the deal to maximize the cap savings.

It is a large price to pay for a running back especially one who struggled at times in two of the last three seasons when his offensive line played poorly. The Bills offensive line is a trouble spot for the team and they will need to upgrade significantly to make this work. The Bills declined usin the franchise tag on pass rusher Jerry Hughes, which may have been an indication that the money was needed for the offense. The team already signed Richie Incognito to play guard, but arguably need three more lineman to allow the running game to excel.

The move will likely mark the end of CJ Spillers career with the Bills and could spell the end of veteran Fred Jackson’s. Releasing Jackson would save the team $2.7M in cap room. Spiller is a free agent.

No trade can be made official until the first day of the NFL League Year so its possible that the trade could never happen if someone gets cold feet, but it sure sounds like it will happen. The Eagles will have well over $40 million in cap space to use to improve the team and should be expected to be a big player in free agency.

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