Cardinals Trade for RB Kenyan Drake

[MrYeahBut]

For all we know, he may think Phx is a hell hole and he's just playing to get himself a ticket out of another bad situation.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

For all we know, he may think Phx is a hell hole and he's just playing to get himself a ticket out of another bad situation.

I assume he will play just anywhere if he gets the type of money he is looking. Of course I'm not certain that AZ is where he is going to get that offer.

 

[Jetstream Green]

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I heard those quotes too but then also him deflecting his personal achievement to only wanting to give the fans a win and stressing the team over himself (I believe more than once he referred to the Cardinals as almost his team with belonging and then he would double back and correct himself since he was not there at the beginning but not in a way that he felt he was not part of something now or later, and Peterson said much the same in reference to the Cardinals). Now this of course could be a PR move for another suitor but still that aspect made the possibility of him staying here have some credence

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Kenyan Drake needs to join the Valley Boyz with Kelly Oubre...both of their trades have had a similar effect on their respective teams.

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[Chopper0080]

I think it is fair to assume that Drake wants a significant role on a good offense and wants the money to be right. Ultimately, I don't know how much he cares where it is.

 

[Ronin]

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[TheCardFan]

I hope Drake continues to play well and is our RBOF.

However, if he does sign somewhere else (more money) I would imagine we would upgrade the pick we gave Miami (with compensatory pick)? Depends on who else we lose and sign but odds are it would improve from a 5th rd pick.

We basically traded Rosen to Miami for Isabella and Drake.

 

[HGC]

Drake’s going to get paid.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Drake’s going to get paid.

Any RB with a good mindset should want the best deal possible in this environment.

it will be the last chance he gets at good money IMO...... Screw loyalty. He's not a CB, WR, or CB

 

[Russ Smith]

Any RB with a good mindset should want the best deal possible in this environment.

it will be the last chance he gets at good money IMO...... Screw loyalty. He's not a CB, WR, or CB

Exactly, if he's smart he sees this offense as the perfect fit, but if he's smart about money he realizes this is his likely last chance to get a good contract given RB's average career and his history of injury in college so he probably is going to take the best dollar offer he gets.

 

[Solar7]

If I'm Kenyan Drake, I'm looking to get out of here. Tons of question marks, an RB you could potentially time-share with, probably will low-ball the offer...

Not trying to say anything bad about the Cards, I just think he gets paid more elsewhere, maybe for a team with a better chance to contend. Houston, New England, Tampa Bay...

 

[Chopper0080]

Drake’s going to get paid.

Meh. No one is going to pay top dollar. His best bet is a contract like Jerick McKinnon's 4yrs, 30 mil (18 guaranteed) or a contract like Lamar Miller's 4yrs, 26 mil (14 guaranteed).

Personally, 4 yrs for 22mil w/ 12 guaranteed is probably the max Arizona should pay. HE has only averaged 70ish yards per game since he has been traded to us.

 

[Solar7]

Meh. No one is going to pay top dollar. His best bet is a contract like Jerick McKinnon's 4yrs, 30 mil (18 guaranteed) or a contract like Lamar Miller's 4yrs, 26 mil (14 guaranteed).

Personally, 4 yrs for 22mil w/ 12 guaranteed is probably the max Arizona should pay. HE has only averaged 70ish yards per game since he has been traded to us.

That's why I don't even really want to pay him. If the team can get away with Edmonds and DJ and a rookie, we can look into investing a higher pick later on if RB is really a problem.

 

[DVontel]

If I'm Kenyan Drake, I'm looking to get out of here. Tons of question marks, an RB you could potentially time-share with, probably will low-ball the offer...

Not trying to say anything bad about the Cards, I just think he gets paid more elsewhere, maybe for a team with a better chance to contend. Houston, New England, Tampa Bay...

What’s the question marks pertaining to him?

Kenyan has yet to time share with DJ or Edmonds really since he’s been here. Low balling, I do get though.

He might be a guy that loves playing for Kliff & he knows defenses won’t be 100% keying on him with them keeping their attention on Kyler’s ability as well.

 

[Solar7]

What’s the question marks pertaining to him?

Kenyan has yet to time share with DJ or Edmonds really since he’s been here. Low balling, I do get though.

He might be a guy that loves playing for Kliff & he knows defenses won’t be 100% keying on him with them keeping their attention on Kyler’s ability as well.

Oh, I didn't mean question marks for Drake, I meant for the team's ability to win going forward. I should have said that though. He hasn't been vocal about wanting to play for a winning team, but I'd imagine most everyone would prefer to. He might be able to find a decent role and contract elsewhere.

 

[DVontel]

Oh, I didn't mean question marks for Drake, I meant for the team's ability to win going forward. I should have said that though. He hasn't been vocal about wanting to play for a winning team, but I'd imagine most everyone would prefer to. He might be able to find a decent role and contract elsewhere.

Depends.

In a brutal sport like football, some prefer getting all the money they can over winning, & I have no problem with that at all.

 

[Solar7]

Depends.

In a brutal sport like football, some prefer getting all the money they can over winning, & I have no problem with that at all.

Yeah, I just meant with all things being relatively the same. I would hope that we wouldn't overpay to retain a guy of his caliber compared to winning teams that might be interested.

 

[wit3card]

Yeah, I just meant with all things being relatively the same. I would hope that we wouldn't overpay to retain a guy of his caliber compared to winning teams that might be interested.

The rule says, don't pay the RB, and we know how that worked for whom did against that rule (Gurley, Ezekiel, our DJ, Bell) a good RB is found in the draft quite often, if you can identify guys like DJ, Drake and so on, I would say, let others overpay get the compensationpick and move on.

I myself think, a good O-line makes a mediocre RB look great and a bad O-line makes a great RB look mediocre or worse, so basically, invest all in the O-line because the O-line makes not only your RB look better but also your QB. And that gives double the amount of impact on Sundays.

 

[Ronin]

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[CFLredzoned]

I finally heard the Burns and Gambo interview. Holy crap. Talk about non-commital.

These guys asked him at least 5 different ways if he liked us. It got kind of weird and desparate sounding after awhile. But he wouldn't budge an inch. Not even a hint of a hint that he might kind of kind of like us.

He sounded like a guy who's wary that the Cardinals are wary of overypaying a RB. He gone.

 

[AZ Native]

I finally heard the Burns and Gambo interview. Holy crap. Talk about non-commital.

These guys asked him at least 5 different ways if he liked us. It got kind of weird and desparate sounding after awhile. But he wouldn't budge an inch. Not even a hint of a hint that he might kind of kind of like us.

He sounded like a guy who's wary that the Cardinals are wary of overypaying a RB. He gone.

Yeah, I heard that too. For a guy with 2 good games it was really awkward.

 

[TheCardFan]

Contrarian opinion here but maybe the Cardinals are working on a deal with him now. KK said his big game was good timing for him (re negotiation)...that's how I took it.

 

[Ronin]

Keim forgot to say “at reasonable price”

https://www.azcardinals.com/news/st...sign-kenyan-drake-kyler-murray-offensive-line

 

[Dr. Jones]

Keim will be back: Ugh
Fitz will be back: Boom

 

[Ronin]

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Since joining the Cardinals in week 9, Kenyan Drake has a 75.1 overall grade, which ranks 7th among running backs with 40 or more carries in the weeks since then. His 79.0 pass block grade since week 9 also ranks in the top 10 of running backs.

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