Falcons' Offer For Tony Gonzalez Rejected

by Skeller on Apr 16, 2009 8:00 AM EDT in Football

According to our sister SBNation blog Arrowhead Pride, the Chiefs turned down a trade offer for TE Tony Gonzalez.

Frank Boal of FOX4 in Kansas City is reporting the Kansas City Chiefs have rejected a trade offer from the Atlanta Falcons for tight end Tony Gonzalez. The offer was for the Falcons' 55th overall pick according to Michael Lombardi of the National Football Post.

If the Chiefs won't take a second round pick, then I don't think they're going to be trading Gonzalez anytime soon. I'd be surprised if they got more than that from another team -- though I guess anything is possible. How good would the Falcons have been with Tony G around as target for Matt Ryan? Wow.

Gonzalez isn't exactly stuck in the QB wilderness now -- Matt Cassel is supposed to be pretty good -- but a trade for the Falcons would've done wonders for his (and Ryan's) fantasy value.

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So Tony G will

increase Ryan’s fantasy value, but not Cassells? Help me out here.

After the Cassell trade to KC, you had this to say:

“Look, I understand that the Chiefs are rebuilding and Matt Cassel may turn out to be a very good QB for a long, long time. But the post was related to Cassel’s fantasy football value THIS season. I don’t see any way that he can replicate the fantasy value he had in 2008 and the state of the KC rushing attack is just one reason.”

But, you don’t mention that Cassell didn’t have a great running attack in NE, although he had a better line in front of him. I think KC addresses that in the draft, a I don’t see them taking Curry, but one of the top Olineman instead.

With Tony G and Bowe, he has two pretty good receivers. If Tony G gets traded, THEN maybe you can say his fantasy value will drop. But until then, I have to disagree with you, especially when you say Tony G will increase Ryan’s value.

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by Ray Guilfoyle on Apr 16, 2009 9:07 AM EDT reply actions