[Elvis]

Like dieter said elsewhere: Straight up for RGIII, trade a headache for a headache...

[ramsman34]

RG3 is owed and has a cap hit of $16 million for 2016 , Foles get about $8.75 guaranteed. Why would we do that?

[ramsman34]

Unless we are assuming a contract renegotiation before consummating the trade. Otherwise, that is insane from a cash and cap perspective.

[dieterbrock]

Who / what do we get back?

Swap firsts + Foles for their #8? Not sure if we get the QB we want at #8. Not sure Miami would consider it.

To trade up to #8 in the draft from #15 you think all it would take would be Nick Foles?
Nick Foles and a 2nd rounder maybe.
And a 4th

[Neil039]

Trading Foles for a lower salary player who can contribute on Special Teams would be fine with me. IMO it doesn't matter which team as long as someone takes him as his salary.

[Elvis]

Unless we are assuming a contract renegotiation before consummating the trade. Otherwise, that is insane from a cash and cap perspective.

Good point.

Though the way things are going 16 mil for a QB is gonna start looking like a bargain.

But yeah, if we're talking seriously, RG3 would have to come with a new contract. That's why he'll be cut soon...

[Hacksaw]

Who / what do we get back?

Swap firsts + Foles for their #8? Not sure if we get the QB we want at #8. Not sure Miami would consider it.

To trade up to #8 in the draft from #15 you think all it would take would be Nick Foles?
Nick Foles and a 2nd rounder maybe.
And a 4th

[den-the-coach]

It would save paying the $1.75M salary out (cash savings), but the cap savings are only $750K. And the Rams are paying him $6M next week regardless, so money doesn't seem like a reason to me.

Was it all upfront money for Foles? Because if not in a trade the team taking the player takes his salary, just like last year when the Rams traded Bradford (16 million) to the Eagles that deal was also based on the cap savings for the Rams in that transaction.

[den-the-coach]

It would save paying the $1.75M salary out (cash savings), but the cap savings are only $750K. And the Rams are paying him $6M next week regardless, so money doesn't seem like a reason to me.

Was it all upfront money for Foles? Because if not in a trade the team taking the player takes his salary, just like last year when the Rams traded Bradford (16 million) to the Eagles that deal was also based on the cap savings for the Rams in that transaction.

Responding to my own post @indrid Cold is correct....Per Ian Rapoport talking about Foles on the NFL Network.....He said a team trading for Foles would only be picking up around a $2 million salary.

That makes him very tradeable.

[snackdaddy]

Trading Foles opens the door to picking a free agent QB and drafting a QB to develop. I think they typically go into camp with 4 quarterbacks, eventually releasing one while keeping 3. Then two dress on game days while the third is inactive. You keep Foles and you probably have to decide if that 4th one is a free agent or rookie. Take him out of the equation and you got more options during the preseason. A free agent might come in and take the reins or possible a rookie is steps up and looks like a franchise guy if that rookie is one of the top QB's in the draft. Going into the most crucial season in Fisher's tenure with Foles and Keenum as the guys could end up the end of his tenure.