Kicker trade with Giants?

[digitaldean]

From KFFL.com:
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Giants | Team offered one of Packers' kickers
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:21:47 -0700

Mike Garafolo, of the Star-Ledger, reports the New York Giants have been contacted by the Green Bay Packers offering the Giants either PK Dave Rayner or PK Mason Crosby for a low round draft choice, according to a source.
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OK, fellow Rats, who would you trade???

[Partial]

Rayner. They should keep Crosby.

I don't foresee them letting Crosby go for just about anything right now.

I would rather keep Crosby and release Rayner than trade Crosby for a 6th or 7th round pick.

[oregonpackfan]

Rayner. They should keep Crosby.

I don't foresee them letting Crosby go for just about anything right now.

I would rather keep Crosby and release Rayner than trade Crosby for a 6th or 7th round pick.

I agree with Partial. I would lean towards keeping Crosby.

Getting a 7th round draft pick for a kicker is probably the most you could expect.

[swede]

I don't think it is wise to handle this issue by contacting the Giants directly. This sort of situation is best handled by the experts.

I would send a middle school girl with a note that says, "Do you like either Dave Rayner or Mason Crosby? Yes or No. I think Mason would go out with you for a 5th round pick but Dave would probably even go out with you for a 6th round pick.
p.s. Dave thinks your uniforms are CUTE! "

[PlantPage55]

If, perchance (which I think is an incredibly low chance) - we were to trade Crosby instead of Rayner - I will be VERY pissed.

Even though it has been close, Crosby has out kicked Rayner. He just has. He booted a LOOOONG one at Pitt and that should have sealed the deal.

Not only is he slightly better NOW, but he has more potential than Rayner

[woodbuck27]

Rayner. They should keep Crosby.

I don't foresee them letting Crosby go for just about anything right now.

I would rather keep Crosby and release Rayner than trade Crosby for a 6th or 7th round pick.

Even TT wouldn't be so folly to trade Mason Crosby for a position pick below where he drafted MC.

It should be obvious to us now that DR is on his way out.It has always looked that way to me since the draft.

Competition at kicker !! What competition at kicker ??

More illustration of Ted Thompson's in our face deceit.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Even TT wouldn't be so folly to trade Mason Crosby for a position pick below where he drafted MC.

You, sir, are obsessed with Mr. Ted Thompson. I like ya, Woody, but it would be nice if every post didn't revolve around Thompson (or at least have some snide comment about him). The season is about to start. Let's get on that train and ride this thing.

[The Leaper]

Not only is he slightly better NOW, but he has more potential than Rayner

I would agree.

Rayner is a solid kicker too, and one of the best in the NFL in terms of kickoffs...which is why I don't think Green Bay will have too much trouble finding someone willing to part with a 7th round pick for him. There are several teams in the NFL that could use Rayner right now in some capacity.

[Partial]

Crosby seems to drill a lot more kicks (it seems like one a day to a casual reader like myself) than Rayner. I am fairly surprised that Crosby is hitting 85% and Rayner is hitting 79%. I would have thought Crosby would have been about 10% higher based on just casual observation without any real calculations.

I am rambling, but I found the actual numbers to be pretty interesting.

[Carolina_Packer]

It's too bad we couldn't send Rayner and a draft pick for Kevin Boss their rookie TE from Western Oregon. He would look good in Green and Gold. I realize it's rare to do player for player trades, but will more likely be a draft pick for an existing player.

They also have a RB Ahmad Bradshaw that they got in the 7th round. Straight up? What do you think? For the short term, they'd be coming out on top.

[MJZiggy]

They traded Gado for Morency straight up last year, so it's not out of the question...

[Spaulding]

What about Atlanta joining the stakes? Cundiff's long attempt was about as pathetic as Cory Rodgers attempts last year to catch the ball.

[AtlPackFan]

I know Rayner's numbers weren't pretty last year but was was his field goal percentage in September, October, November and December? Do we know Crosby can better that in the bright lights and the cold of Lambeau in December?

Just curious....

[SkinBasket]

I don't think it is wise to handle this issue by contacting the Giants directly. This sort of situation is best handled by the experts.

I would send a middle school girl with a note that says, "Do you like either Dave Rayner or Mason Crosby? Yes or No. I think Mason would go out with you for a 5th round pick but Dave would probably even go out with you for a 6th round pick.
p.s. Dave thinks your uniforms are CUTE! "

Now this is how a GM should think.

[Bretsky]

I know Rayner's numbers weren't pretty last year but was was his field goal percentage in September, October, November and December? Do we know Crosby can better that in the bright lights and the cold of Lambeau in December?

Just curious....

College experience; he kicked well in tough conditions in college. No guarantees, but it's something