All of the old OIFL transactions, right here!
Week 13 Update
St. Louis signs:
C Higgins
Buffalo gets:
C Bryant
Kansas City gets:
T Holmes
$1M
Holmes will be a good guy for the Tigers next year when they're smacked by financial pressures.  Buffalo wants to win now.
Connecticut cuts:
H Biggs
T Mercer
F Quintaro
J Duffy
C Allen
J Kilgallen
B Scott
J Weiss
A Carter
T Guest
R Rinehardt
They had more cuts, but three guys got real live offers from other teams, so there we go.
Texas gets:
D Schlosser
Houston gets:
A Fernandez
Evansville gets:
K Bynes
R Andrews
Connecticut gets:
Y Bamiyi
R Johnson
M Hines
The Squirrels continue to improve top to bottom.
Rocky Mountain gets:
L Wilson
Connecticut gets:
$1
Wilson went for a buck.  That beats a cut penalty.
Spokane gets:
S Stewart
A Stiles
Connecticut gets:
$75K
Little Al gets one more shot to play with a good team.  Not that he'll play much.
Texas gets:
T Jefferson
D Ellis
M Giguere
Connecticut gets:
T Castle
D Stubblefield
M Percival
$100K
Jefferson and Ellis were very tough to figure out whose offer was best.  But Castle's the best player I was offered for either player, so I had to go with this one.
Kansas City gets:
P Lambert
J Ruffin
Connecticut gets:
A Meshekow
J Jason
T Holmes
2011 E1
Tigers didn't screw around much here.  This is probably the toughest decision I've made yet with fire sales.  Getting rid of Ruffin's salary put it over the top.
Fort Dodge gets:
O Vernon
Connecticut gets:
M Pasqua
Vernon's a former Primetime player, so they know the guy a bit.  Good move.
Tucson gets:
M Kenton
Connecticut gets:
RM E4, E5
J Shields
A Demora
$300K
Kenton will help the back end of Tucson's roster quite a bit.
Vancouver Island gets:
D Morgan
F Holderbaum
St. Louis gets:
KC E3
$2M
2011 MIA E4
2011 VAN E4, E5
It's clear the Rush needed some cash and fast.  This trade was agreed to before the deadline, but medical issues prevented one owner from sending in in time.  It will be approved.
Vancouver Island gets:
S Craig
Baltimore gets:
J Mundane
$2M
Same issue - deal was approved beforehand but medical issues forced a late submission.
Baltimore signs:
J Quinn
T Guest
They already have Quinn in Joey Mundane, but I'll go with it.
Connecticut cuts:
M Pasqua
S Turner
J Marcius
No losses here.
Week 12 Update
Tampa Bay gets:
C Logan
Tucson gets:
RM E4, E5
Logan goes back to one of his former homes.
Miami gets:
K Leperton
Houston gets:
A Cooper
This is just an accounting move so to speak, getting guys to teams where their "skills" will be better used.
Kansas City signs:
A Meshekow
For when the shit hits the fan in the bank account, presumably.
Los Angeles gets:
C Soludo
M Baltzell
Connecticut gets:
P Lambert
S Nyer
2010 E1
2011 WAS E1
Lambert's a big time player; some would consider him better than Soludo, even.
Baltimore gets:
S Craig
Connecticut gets:
M Edminster
J Cade
H Boden
Boden is a long-time Breaker, but it's not like that's a championship quality.
Portland gets:
D Rowley
Connecticut gets:
S Stewart
L Wilson
R Little
$1,000,000
This is actually a fairly even trade.
Texas gets:
M Bell
T Cadet
Connecticut gets:
T Jefferson
J Kilgallen
J Cooper
2010 E5
$195K
Jefferson's a pretty solid player, let it be known.
Wisconsin gets:
G Robinson
Connecticut gets:
$275K
A Carter
Robinson isn't exactly a star, let's be honest.
Rocky Mountain gets:
D Sepulveda
Connecticut gets:
R Andrews
$250K
Not sure trading Andrews away really is that big a help, but Sepulveda is probably better.
Fort Dodge gets:
J Pritchett
Connecticut gets:
K Bynes
D Ellis
ND E3, E4
$100K
Pritchett is a former Lightning stalwart.  Fort Dodge desperately wants players like that, so they went and got one.
Detroit gets:
M Samuels
Connecticut gets:
M Kenton
F McNeil
O Vernon
Dennis is more than happy to make a strong bid to get something he covets.  If Druckenmiller were in his prime, the Eastern Conference would have just collectively shit itself.
Vancouver Island gets:
H Simpson
Connecticut gets:
M Giguere
$500K
WAS E2
The Vengeance didn't want to disrupt what they have going, but Simpson's a good looking young guy they got for cheap.
Spokane gets:
W Anderson
Connecticut gets:
W Wilkes
R Zorn
$1M
As of late, the Eagles haven't screwed around when making trades for upgrades.
Venice gets:
D Feist
Connecticut gets:
J Snider
A Stiles
C Allen
S Apple
$100K
Little Al doesn't want to go out like this, I'm sure, but he prolly should aretired a couple years ago.
Washington gets:
D Blankenship
Connecticut gets:
S Turner
B Scott
POR E2
What?
New Orleans gets:
C Prescott
Connecticut gets:
E3, E4
J Marcius
A good deal for the Storm.
Cedar Valley gets:
M Trask
Connecticut gets:
K Hopkins
Trask is a dependable backup for the Phantoms.
Week 11 Transactions
Miami signs:
A Anzune
C Robertson
T Boo
Miami cuts:
S Quessel
C Higgins
R Mays
Miami gets:
A Carter
S Butz
Kansas City gets:
R Moesly
Carter and Butz give Miami two very cheap guys who can still bring it a little bit.  And a little bit is more than anyone else on that roster.
Rocky Mountain gets:
K Smith
Houston gets:
$100K
Easy deal here.
Spokane gets:
M Workman
B Ungar
A Sandler
Houston gets:
B Lintner
G Intianiosmith
S Slabody
These are the only deals for these players that met the league's requirement of saving me money (they were offered individually, and all three matched).
HOU/MIA firesales
Sweet baby Jesus.
Long Island gets:
S Warren
Houston gets:
J Cornell
2011 E1
A rather quiet start to the festivities.
Portland gets:
R Marshall
Houston gets:
C Cross
POR E4, E5
VAN E5
Marshall's a QB of the future type guy, while Cross really isn't.
Cedar Valley gets:
G Peterson
K Kline
Houston gets:
$50K
S Walters
T Stark
C Logan
2011 E3
Phantoms didn't want to tip the boat too much, and really, they didn't.
Baltimore gets:
J Soames
Houston gets:
BAL E1
H Adcock
Might actually be a bit of an overpay for Balto here.
New England gets:
S Harlan
Houston gets:
K Lawhorne
E3, E4, E5
Nothing huge.
Kansas City gets:
R Cabreda
Houston gets:
2011 E2
Something for nothing for 18 months here.
Los Angeles gets:
R Ritter
Houston gets:
A Sandler
K Smith
D Schlosser
$3M
LA E2
The Predators really wanted their man, and they got him.
Detroit gets:
C Young
Houston gets:
M Razorman
B Ungar
LI E4
2011 STL E3
Not bad for the Gladiators here, either.
Washington gets:
E Hice
M Coulier
M Horowitz
Houston gets:
WAS E2,3,4,5
TB E1,3,4
RM E1,2
HOU E1,3,4,5
LI E1
SPO E1,2,3
STL E3
SF E4
FD E5
KC E5
2011 WAS E1,2,3
2011 POR E2
2011 VEN E2
J Huaman
J Kuenzle
K Cellar
J Kaleo (yes, really)
A Anarcho
J Jerrett
Holy shit.
Wisconsin gets:
L Bullocks
Miami gets:
J George
G Jamison
$250K
Harvey helps a little there.
Kansas City gets:
J Zagadaneca
Miami gets:
D Kozlowski
B McElroy
2011 E5
Zagadaneca shores up KC's biggest weakness.
Baltimore gets:
D Vuich
Miami gets:
BAL E3
S Braun
Vuich is a surprise that he got an offer.
Portland gets:
D Bonner
R Gardner
Miami gets:
S Fox
R Ghiraldi
M Haas
J Roberson
S Turner
Hey, why not?
Rocky Mountain gets:
CV E1
MIA E1
Miami gets:
J Lofton
P Welker
B Lewis
J Quinn
R Brindle
2011 MIA E2
$3.5M
This is a strong offer combined for the picks.
Detroit gets:
KC and TEX E1
Miami gets:
$1M
You'd think Uhl was back, what with someone in Detroit buying E1s.
D.C. gets:
J Tate
Miami gets:
J Romano
J Fingers
M Booker
2011 E4
Tate's a basketcase, but one that can play football.
Washington gets:
P Matos
Miami gets:
SF and HOU E2
Oh, what the heck?  Let's get another guy.
St. Louis gets:
D Morgan
Miami gets:
B Pendergrass
L Higgins
S Bond
E Haskins
Morgan will help the Rush a bit here.
Omaha gets:
J Loria
MIA E3
Miami gets:
$300K
M Cranston
Loria's certainly a qualified rebuilding QB expert.
Long Island gets:
$400K
Miami gets:
S Driggers
This would be a first.
Venice gets:
A Reight
Miami gets:
$400K
Oh, what the heck?
Detroit gets:
J Cornell
Houston gets:
S Nelson
2010 E1
Cornell's the type of receiver the Gladiators have needed for years.
Tucson gets:
H Adcock
Houston gets:
K Leperton
$50K
Adcock gives Tucson another "true" WRDB threat.
Tucson gets:
C Logan
Houston gets:
$50K
Well, actually, Tucson does need a little veteran leadership.
Buffalo gets:
K Stanford
Houston gets:
2011 E1
2010 E2, E4, E5
B Cameron
$2.5M
Buffalo isn't content with what they got, it appears.
Rocky Mountain gets:
P Welker
Miami gets:
S Berensmeyer
$200K
I like it.
Spokane gets:
R Odolfo
Miami gets:
A Cooper
This deal does cut salary, and the only other offers were cash (not a need) and James Shields outta TUC.
Cedar Valley gets:
J Porter
Miami gets:
R Moesly
I figure Moesly will get an offer elsewhere, anyways.
Spokane gets:
S Fox
Miami gets:
C Berrenta
Tucson gets:
J Lofton
Miami gets:
P Bucar
$200K
Not sure how Lofton's skill set fits in in Tucson.
Evansville cuts:
A Meshekow
Week 10 Update
The calm before the storm…at the top of this week's updates, anyways.
Portland signs:
S Stewart
They need a QB now.
Rocky Mountain signs:
B Lewis
How does he keep getting work?
Cedar Valley gets:
2010 E1
T Meyers
San Antonio gets:
H Blessig
Blessig is the best player here, but not by a huge margin, and the Phantoms will get another contributor in next year's draft for it.
Week 9 Update
Remember, I'm going to be throwing incentive payments in there for all teams this week.  So some teams will have a rather large bill on their hands.
Spokane signs:
T Revedo
Depth is desperately needed in Spokane now.
D.C. signs:
T Dean
D McCallister
D.C. cuts:
C Robertson
A Anzune
Not bad here.
Baltimore cuts:
V Garrenton
We're not looking at much exciting here.
Evansville gets:
M Hines
Y Bamiyi
Rocky Mountain gets:
R Andrews
When trading a kicker is the biggest move of the week, it's a slow week.
Venice gets:
$700K
Spokane gets:
B Lintner
C Berrenta
No doubt, the Eagles are beyond desperate for line depth.
Washington gets:
2011 E2
I Varner
Venice gets:
D Pollock
Not a bad deal either way.
St. Louis cuts:
A Watts
Long Island cuts:
C O'Shea
Evansville cuts:
A Mickles
North Dakota cuts:
S Stewart
Just moves to clear up 29-man rosters.
Miami cuts:
B Lewis
B Downing
S Morrow
Okay, Morrow probably wasn't necessary…but how does Perry Jennings stay on an OIFL roster.  Trying to be like the Browns won't earn you points with me this year, Mike.
Week 8 Update
Wisconsin gets:
2011 E4
$150K
St. Louis gets:
J Hornbrook
The first of a number of deals, I'm sure.
St. Louis signs:
A Watts
Well, they have to have someone to back up Ogden.
Long Island gets:
M Lee
Washington gets:
P Yee
2011 E4, E5
FD E5
Good deal both ways.
Spokane sends to North Dakota:
D McMasters
This finishes the Avery deal.
Portland rescinds the Zach Degan trade.
D.C. gets:
J Fingers
St. Louis gets:
B Pendergrass
And he finds another home.  To play backup.  Again.
St. Louis gets:
A Mizerak
Long Island gets:
2011 E1
K Bazziel
$500K
Now the Rush think "oh, why'd we trade for Pendergrass, too?"
Vancouver Island gets:
A Morrow
Portland gets:
C Cross
2010 E2, E5
Pioneers grew tired of Morrow's continued failure in big moments.  He's strictly a backup in the great white north when Sauk gets back.
Vancouver Island signs:
J Mundane
Good backup.
Vancouver Island gets:
CS E2
2011 HOU E3
Washington gets:
J Baez
Interesting trade.  Would think the Vengeance would be looking to add talent.
Wisconsin gets:
$5M
2011 E2, E3
Tampa Bay gets:
W Krystle
This will end the league's involvement with the Warlords franchise, though I'll be working with Harvey to get some other salary considerations worked on.
New Orleans gets:
J Groves
Wisconsin gets:
$3M
Okay, I lied.  Couldn't turn down more cash for a guy that won't be in Wisconsin when they get better anyways.
Wisconsin cuts:
W Tyler
T Revedo
D McCallister
M Jenks
J Eliot
D Mays
F Jordan
T Dean
Wisconsin signs:
A Carter
R Herbert
K Ammen
G Jamison
J George
D Tackett
D Hicks
C Thompson
W Ziemba
And with all this, you can't actually make an argument the Warlords are worse.  Especially with the tax payment they're going to get this offseason.
Week 7 Update
St. Louis gets:
J Stocco
$1M
Detroit gets:
O Vernon
Two teams that had a glut somewhere and a need elsewhere.  Works well.
Kansas City gets:
WAS E2
Los Angeles gets:
A Smith
Kansas City still needs to pare payroll.
Kansas City gets:
L Terry
Omaha gets:
2011 E3, E4
The Xplosion plan to parlay those into 2010 picks down the line.
Cedar Valley gets:
P Schroeder
2011 E2
Miami gets:
R Gardner
B Lewis
J Burnett
2010 E1
The 2010 E1 is the key piece here.  Unless you're nuts enough to think B.J. Lewis is useful.
Texas signs:
G Hoffert
Yeah, this was necessary.
Baltimore cuts:
B Kinsley
R Nickoson
Breakers are improving, and these guys just didn't help much.
Los Angeles gets:
D Schlosser
Omaha gets:
2010 E2
Sure, Schlosser helps, but he'll be aging by the time Omaha's good again.
Detroit gets:
M Kenton
R Williams
Omaha gets:
R Meadows
Y Blumenthal
R Gentili
2010 E2, E5
Detroit is playing for 2009, Omaha is not.  Good deal both ways.
Washington signs:
R Reynolds
He should've been on a team, so this makes sense.
Baltimore gets:
R Gandee
Omaha gets:
E2
Good deal both ways.  Baltimore sees an opportunity for 2009, so this makes sense to try.
Vancouver Island gets:
2011 KC E3, E4
Omaha gets:
2010 E3, E4
The Vengeance must be banking on KC's financial woes getting the best of them for 2010.
Vancouver Island gets:
WAS E2
Kansas City gets:
$2M
Not sure why Bill decided it was worth it to pay quadruple the value for a pick he just traded equal value for to Omaha.
San Francisco gets:
H Wyandt
R Gibson
$2.5M
Fort Dodge gets:
G Briggs
W Hill
2011 E2
Fort Dodge has no real financial issues, and so they're poised to take advantage when others do.
Week 6 Update
Buffalo gets:
D DeLap
R Ashworth
Tampa Bay gets:
H Morrison
This deal probably will work well both ways.
Eugene gets:
C Osbourne
H LaCrosswell
Portland gets:
S Fox
B Lane
I was waiting for this trade to happen.  Figured as soon as Lane went to Eugene that he'd end up in Portland, like Boddy.  But it's not a bad trade at all.  LaCrosswell is good.
Houston gets:
R Cabreda
D.C. gets:
$1M
Fair deal.
Houston cuts:
S Ratliffe
They've an aversion to a roster over 20 players.
Texas gets:
A Fernandez
B Christoff
PHI E2
$500K
Tucson gets:
S Bollings
Garrie usually gets what he wants, but I think he gave up more for Jetta Shanklin.
Texas gets:
P Rose
Connecticut gets:
E1, E2
M Trask
E Cramer
It can be said that the Cresleys need to rebuild a bit seeing how they're 1-4, but some experts will argue that Cramer and Trask are better than Rose by themselves.
Evansville gets:
T Kiwi
Wisconsin gets:
E2
Defensive specialists are traditionally undervalued, and it's not like Kiwi was helping the Warlords win.  They had to start rebuilding for the future, and this is not a bad move.
OIFL Week 5 Update
Arkansas cuts:
G Hoffert
Thanks, sorry you got hurt, now get out.
Detroit signs (two-week contract)
D Seve
Teams are allowed to sign players to short-term deals if they (A) inform the player that's the intent and (B) the player agrees.
Eugene gets:
Z Starks
Portland gets:
A Fox
This is a pretty good deal for Eugene here.
Miami gets:
D Jackson
Vancouver Island gets:
2011 E3, E4
An overpay from Miami, but they get talent in a couple weeks rather than a couple years.
San Diego gets:
COMP E3
North Dakota gets:
D James
I'm not sure QB is a need for the Nighthawks.
Tampa Bay gets:
W Atkinson
A Larsen
Washington gets:
J Jerrett
B Scott
S Turner
RM E1, E2
TB E2, E3
Washington was on the road to still possibly be a playoff team.  That is gone now.
Tucson gets:
J Shanklin
North Dakota gets:
A Adama
R Tyus
N Basten
ND E1
TUC E2, E5
BUF E3
LI E2, E3, E5
MIA E4, E5
SPO E5
I don't like giving up potential big time rookies, but you can't argue with the return the Nighthawks got.
Tucson gets:
J Shields
P Bucar
Kansas City gets:
$1M
The reasons for this trade are obvious.
North Dakota cuts:
J Smith
R Little
Old guys that could see another shot somewhere.
OIFL Week 4 Update
Oh, here we go.
Corpus Christi gets:
K Cellar
VEN & TB E4
D.C. gets:
D Centerfield
Cole's last trade doesn't exactly incite hope for the future.
Kansas City gets:
E Smith
Buffalo gets:
T Olivares
2011 E5
This one works well both ways.
Kansas City gets:
$750K
Miami gets:
B Blix
Someone realized he needed to get some cash now, it appears.
Miami cuts:
S Butz
Okay, then.
Houston gets:
K Stanford
Corpus Christi gets:
M Lee
L Babaganoosh
2010, E1, E2, E4, E5
2011 E2, E3
2011 POR E3
$1.65M
Houston's playing for keeps.
College Station gets:
J Wensely
Kansas City gets:
$500K
Yep, Tigers trying to get some cash.
Kansas City signs:
J Jason
Vancouver Island gets:
J Nunez
Corpus Christi gets:
D Pollock
Long Island E1
Vengeance get another rock on their line.
San Francisco gets:
L Peterson
Corpus Christi gets:
C Vedell
E1, E2
CS E2
San Fran also appears to be playing for keeps.
Houston cuts:
P Tucker
M Benjamin
T Williams
D Hicks
W Harwood
Ooo, now you know it must be serious in Houston.
Kansas City signs:
S Butz
One man's junk, I guess.
OIFL Week 3 Update
Cedar Valley gets:
C Logan
Corpus Christi gets:
STL E3
Probably a fair trade.  Logan gives the Phantoms some flexibility and some well-needed veteran leadership - he's been to the top.
Cedar Valley cuts:
M Hartman
Hartman goes to make way for Logan.
St. Louis gets:
$500K
Houston gets:
P Woods
It's a salary dump, plain and simple.
Spokane gets:
C Rastafari
Tampa Bay gets:
O Rogers
I'm not sure where this helps Spokane.
D.C. gets:
$750K
E4
A Johnson
Tampa Bay gets:
C Kettlewell
Johnson's a trainable player (though it'll be limited a little by rules changes forthcoming), but Tampa probably does better here.
D.C. gets:
C Davis
E4
North Dakota gets:
T Becker
For a player slower than my mother, Becker seems to be mighty popular.
Portland gets:
Z Degan
North Dakota gets:
R Little
R Ghiraldi
2010 E4, E5
2011 E1
Considering the circumstances, I can understand why this trade was offered by CAL in the first place, but that doesn't mean I like it.  Best of luck with your battle, Jamal.
Spokane gets:
J Avery
A Cooper
L Higgins
North Dakota gets:
J Rodriquez
S Stewart
D Jennings
R Gardner
D Stephens
D Schoeppner
Another very peculiar deal, but at least this can be explained as an Avery salary dump.
Cedar Valley gets:
K Hopkins
M Djordjevic
S Walters
North Dakota gets:
R Cabell
G Krass
D McElroy
2010 E3, E4
Cedar Valley might have overpaid for some expensive players here; the new ownership will enjoy some younger guys, I'm sure.
OIFL Week 2 Update
Baltimore signs:
C Stahl
B Billington
Baltimore cuts:
T Hillman
Baltimore is now at 28 players, but they still will be looking to upgrade whenever possible.
Rocky Mountain signs:
R Brindle
Training camp superstar…for now.
Texas signs:
F Endsley
M Percival
Texas cuts:
J Mundane
Though they could wait a week, what's the point?
Kansas City signs:
A Carter
Long-time vet will give some good presence for the Tigers.  But probably not a lot of good football.
North Dakota signs:
J Smith
Obvious pickup here for the Bulls.
Houston signs:
D Sheets
They've always liked having a couple situational linemen both ways.
Tucson gets:
E Cohen
Vancouver Island gets:
M Giguere
I'm not seeing what this deal does for both teams, but what do I know?
D.C. signs:
A Anzune
D.C. cuts:
D Seve
Wow, what a wasted trade there (Seve)
Houston gets:
S Warren
Tampa Bay gets:
C Rastafari
2011 E1
Warren goes back to the division he's most familiar with, but you have to think Houston well overpaid for him.
Kansas City gets:
T Doxen
Long Island gets:
A Mizerak
J Cornell
Long Island was worried about Manny Phillips starting for seven weeks, and so voila - no more starting QB problem.  Doxen's very familiar with some of his new/old teammates.
Arkansas signs:
S Farson
Hoffert is in danger of being cut when he is healthy.
OIFL WEEK ONE (!!!!) Update
Tucson signs:
N Basten
D Williams
Tucson cuts:
T Jackson
Just a little shuffling - please note this won't take effect until after Sunday - these moves were done in the thought that Tucson's already played Week 1.
Portland signs:
P Stephenson
Not a surprise he got a job so quickly.
Baltimore signs:
B Kinsley
R Nickoson
The restructuring of the Breakers' roster continues.
Detroit cuts:
C Stahl
B Billington
D Moretta
R Reynolds
Reynolds mildly surprises me, but these were generally academic.
San Diego cuts:
J Stanfield
C Lovett
S Bartter
D Kramer
J Lindsay
D Walsh
Z Lalty
Surprisingly, there were a lot of people on this list that OIFL fans have heard of.  Probably.
Connecticut cuts:
R Brindle
E Sloan
Brindle could still get a job as a "training camp superstar," but htat's about it.
D.C. cuts:
B McCann
L Pickings
J Roberson
T Ledford
D Tackett
T Boo
Some long-time veterans get the axe here.
Buffalo cuts:
J Samley
C Hollingsworth
We're not talking huge losses here.
Wisconsin cuts:
D Cook
J Engle
F Herrington
Not much here.
Arkansas cuts:
J Dickerson
J Horton
D Maddox
I Patterson
J Smith
T Turner
M Shea
Smith will get a job; he's a veteran presence a lot of teams like.
Cincinnati cuts:
M Eldridge
R Feufer
J Rodney
No big losses.
September 10, 2009 Update
Texas gets:
2010 E1
G Jones
St. Louis gets:
J Hollingsworth
Both teams saw a need and filled it.  The Rush are not going away.
Long Island cuts:
S Feld
He's young and has some talent, but he's a knucklehead.  He should get a job, but I don't know if he will.
St. Louis cuts:
D Williams
F Endsley
R Nickoson
Definitely some legit 28-man talent here, but not in St. Louis.
Texas cuts:
A Boda
With the arrival of Glenn Jones, Boda was no longer needed.
Evansville cuts:
P Stephenson
T Zimmerman
W Ziemba
Though older, I expect Ziemba to get a job somewhere.
Los Angeles gets:
T Maddox
Evansville gets:
D MacClellan
$1M
MacClellan fits Geno's system better, but Los Angeles is still the winner of this deal.  CSB gets a pivot that knows his system inside and out, and he gets one that's been around
the block a time or two.  Including in Georgia, where the Preds used to reside.
Fort Dodge cuts:
A Watts
R Howard
A Coley
I wondered why he was still in the league when he was Brice Pennington's backup in Mobile…in 2003.  Unbeknownst to me, Andrew Watts was still in the league until today.
September 9, 2009 Update
Texas cuts:
P Pfeil
Generally, three pivots is enough on a roster.
New England cuts:
E Koch
V Young
Young's been with the Sno-Dogs since about when they came into the league, so he's a bit of a surprise cut.  A needed one, but a surprise.
St. Louis signs:
K Bazziel
Despite marginal talent, Bazziel keeps finding his way onto teams.
Baltimore signs:
J Cade
B Woodward
J Henry
They still overall have a dearth of talent, and this helps bridge that gap a bit.
September 8, 2009 Update
Las Vegas gets:
2010 E4
2011 E2, E3
St. Louis gets:
J Tucker
Good deal both ways - St. Louis still has depth questions, and Detroit still has 3,224 players on their roster.
Arkansas cuts:
L Haynes
B Woodward
Two more long-time Outlaws to see the door.  It was time.
Evansville cuts:
J George
M Percival
K Reed
Could see someone get a job, but I doubt it.
Texas cuts:
A Anzune
E Kenneth
Anzune has enough experience that he'll be called upon somewhere.
Miami cuts:
M O'Donnell
M Sorg
R Clinton
C Dickens
D Waywalker
E Rynearson
T Trump
Generally, these are probably the right cuts for the Maulers (Trump is not a good cut considering their DS corps).
Detroit cuts:
R Johns
E Breyfogle
N Bastien
M Casper
K Hall
Detroit would keep 50 if the OIFL allowed it, and then complain they couldn't keep 60.  They don't like cut down time.
San Diego cuts:
G Tillson
R Zier
M Chambers
M McCoy
C Love
I could see a couple guys getting tires kicked, but San Diego has some pretty clear cut candidates.
Spokane signs:
S Slabody
Best offer, and Slabody gets a three-year deal worth some fair cash for his services.
Tucson cuts:
B Kinsley
B Schauber
J Henry
J Cullen
K Bazziel
M Fitzsimmons
S Farson
There will be guys here that get a contract elsewhere.  Tucson's just too loaded.
September 2, 2009 Update
Rocky Mountain cuts:
C Mullaney
K Goodwin
Two long-time Renegades/Reign players, and it was time.
Eugene signs:
T Saxer
L Slusser
L Ramsey
R Wray
L Northington
Eugene cuts:
K Roach
L Cosby
J Anderson
Eugene realizes they need more talent, and there is some help in the FA pile for them.
Long Island cuts:
K Ammen
No doubt he'll have a job somewhere soon.
San Diego cuts:
W Henry
M Bates
D Richardson
No.
St. Louis cuts:
R Lee
N Bruce
L Inscore
B Slynt
Some longer-termed Rush players, but nothing of note.
San Francisco cuts:
B Brooks
S McCoullaugh
M Fields
A Schmetzer
S Slabody
Sharks finally biting the bullet on some stupid contracts.
August 25, 2009 Update
Philadelphia cuts:
J Heiser
G Jamison
Jamison might find a home somewhere, but his career's probably over.
St. Louis cuts:
J Jason
W Richards
J Milton
Some longer-tenured Rush players go here, but that's a good thing…because they weren't that good.
New Orleans cuts:
J Stochmal
Simply, it was time.  Stochmal was once a starter, but it was time.
August 21, 2009 Update
California gets:
D Macgruder
E3
Evansville gets:
C Wier
Well, Bulls, what is it?  Are you a team building for the future, or a playoff team?
Long Island cuts:
J Cade
I think he'll get on somewhere else.
Baltimore signs:
L Knowles
R Hillman
They will give Balto's lack of depth a boost.
August 17, 2009 Update
And now I wait for scores.
Long Island cuts:
M Bohem
He could find a home somewhere as a 25th guy on the roster, but it's not too promising.
Omaha cuts:
L Knowles
L Slusser
Even Omaha has guys that aren't good enough for their roster.
Kansas City gets:
$750K
Tucson gets:
A Adama
This is a salary dump.
Miami gets:
P Matos
Rocky Mountain gets:
2011 E2
I totally understand the thought of trading future picks to get better guys right now, especially when you're not a good team.  However, QB is not a need for the Maulers.
Kansas City cuts:
M Sharits
I think we've *really* found the end of the line now.
Kansas City gets:
J Shields
$700K
Venice gets:
J Hay
Venice seems to be bulking up to make a run in 2009.  They'll be under the radar, though, until said run materializes.
Fort Dodge gets:
T Remer
2011 E3
$250K both now and at the end of the year.
Long Island gets:
D Tickner
E5
Tickner's not at the end of the line, don't think he is.  But he's not a 50-plays-a-game starter anymore, and the Roughriders need to spend salary on guys who will be.
Cincinnati gets:
2010 E2, E4
2011 E3
$500K
D.C. gets:
C Kettlewell
J Leod
It's an overpay, and let's not pretend it's not.  But D.C. does still need talent, and both those guys have some of it.
D.C. gets:
D Seve
T Becker
Miami gets:
C Waudaburg
B Downing
T Trump
Probably the best move Miami has made yet.  D.C. sees value in both those guys, and God bless 'em.  But Waudaburg and Trump are better at where they'll play than
Seve and Becker.
Miami gets:
R Odolfo
Portland gets:
R Little
Another very good trade for the Maulers.  Yeah, it adds salary, but Odolfo will do more longer for the Maulers than Little will for the Pioneers.
August 5, 2009 Update
Fort Dodge gets:
2011 E3
$300K
Venice gets:
D Badnell
Pretty good price for the Waveriders.
August 4, 2009 Update
Cedar Valley cuts:
M Stanislaus
E Moore
D Sheets
We're not losing a lot here.
Miami gets:
D Morgan
A Reight
Tucson gets:
E4, E5
Though I'd rather see Miami dealing its older players for this young trainable stuff, they have to get guys now to work in camp to get them better now.
Philadelphia gets:
D Adams
J Heiser
Tucson gets:
E2
I don't see what this gets that Philly really needed or couldn't have waited for here.  RB really isn't a problem, and Kristen's their guy at the pivot.
Tucson cuts:
T Johns
L Scott
P Worshil
T Kidd
C Thompson
J Bonar
There are some young guys here that teams that need talent should look at.  We're not winning a Cup with them, but we're looking for improvements wherever we can get it.
Wisconsin cuts:
E Burton
I Mahovlic
K Wagner
You have no idea how close I was to typing "Wichita" there.
July 30, 2009 Update
Corpus Christi gets:
V Simecka
Los Angeles gets:
M Garbinsky
Los Angeles already has a corner in their WRDB scheme, but Garbinsky is pretty good at it.  I like this better for the Riptide.
Kansas City gets:
M Sharits
Miami gets:
E4
These are the deals Miami needs to make.  Just keep it up.
New Orleans cuts:
B Dulaney
Wheeeeee!
Detroit gets:
$250K payable after week 4
Kansas City gets:
D1-35
Kansas City knows that an earlier D-pick went for sixteen bits, right?
California gets:
J Shanklin
Z Degan
W Hyatt
2010 E1, E3
2011 E1, E2, E3
D1-36
Ellis' cut penalty
Tucson gets:
D Walters
P Ellis
It doesn't help California win this year, but this is a good trade.
Long Island cuts:
N Medrano
This isn't a huge loss.
Kansas City cuts:
A Stiles
Is this the end of the road for Al?
July 28, 2009 Update
Cedar Valley gets:
H McCoy
Miami gets:
F Luntz
Miami's dangling the likely E1-1/2/3/4 pick, but this will get them there even quicker.
Cedar Valley gets:
D1-31
San Antonio gets:
$2
This from a team paying guys to light their cigars with Benjamins?  Really?
Cedar Valley gets:
H Blessig
$500K
Los Angeles gets:
A Sandler
A trade of convenience - Blessig still needs considerable TC work to be a playable DS, and Los Angeles wants a guy ready now.
Next year, Blessig will be the better player.  But this is the OIFL.  Who cares about next year?
July 26, 2009 Update
Kansas City gets:
B Blix
Spokane Dispersal Pick
Spokane gets:
R Zorn
The trade meets needs on both ends, so it works out well.
Corpus Christi gets:
HOU E3
KC E5
Kansas City gets:
J Wensely
If the OIFL had an award for journeyman backups, Wensely's name would be engraved on it.
Tucson gets:
2010 E5
2011 E4
Spokane gets:
W Wilkes
Not a huge trade either way, but Spokane gets a bit more depth.
Spokane gets:
M Thompson
Detroit gets:
E4
Another depth-builder
Houston gets:
J Soames
2010 & 2011 E2
Portland gets:
G Clarke
Though Portland needs more bodies to fill out the roster, Clarke's a good upgrade.
July 23, 2009 Update
Corpus Christi gets:
D Butel
A Anarcho
Miami gets:
2010 E5
2011 E3, E4
$2M
Way to give up your one real piece for nothing.
Corpus Christi gets:
K Stanford
E3
$1M
Los Angeles gets:
K Patton
E2
2011 E1
Both teams saw a need, and went for filling it.  I think LA got the better of the deal, but if the Riptide actually keep this RB, it'll work for them, too.
Venice gets:
C Harbaugh
J Shields
California gets:
2010 & 2011 E4, E5
F Lakha
G Sykes
L Bright
$750K
I'm not sure what California's getting out of this - the only thing I can point to is a salary dump.
July 21, 2009 Update
Cedar Valley gets:
J Strong
Kansas City gets:
$50K
It's a deal of convenience.  Experienced backup QBs are pretty nice to have.
Baltimore gets:
C Stanley
Miami gets:
2010 E4, E5
I like the deal both ways.  Baltimore needs talent everywhere, while Miami needs to get rid of guys that won't help them long-term (Tate's the OS) and stockpile picks.
Miami gets:
J Bonner
Cedar Valley gets:
L O'Neil
This is a good move both ways.  O'Neil isn't going to help Miami when they turn things around, and Bonner just isn't necessary for the Phantoms.
Kansas City gets:
A Smith
D1-19
2010 E3
Houston gets:
G Peterson
L Babaganoosh
The rare trade where it's pretty clear this helps both ways.  Houston's trying to get a bit younger, and they get two good linemen.  KC has all kinds of good young linemen, and Smith
has been around the block and knows what to do.  And that dispersal pick, well, it'll get Kansas City somethin' reeeeeal nice.
July 20, 2009 Update
Now that the CPA Exam has beaten my ass…though I think I still passed REG, it just beat me…
Kansas City gets:
D1-16
Wisconsin gets:
2010 E1
None of the players available really represented a need for the Warlords that they had to get right now, so this is a decent enough deal.
Cedar Valley gets:
J Burnett
San Antonio gets:
E4
$100K
Not sure where this deal is a need for anyone, unless you really think the Rattlers need cash.
St. Louis gets:
D1-17
New Orleans gets:
2010 E2, E5
Fair deal both ways most likely, though I'm not sure Eason's worth two picks like that.
July 17, 2009 Update
Miami gets:
E4
Texas gets:
A Boda
This is the first in what is hopefully a number of steps to get Miami on the right track.
July 14, 2009 Update
Detroit gets:
D1-15
E3
$200K
Venice gets:
J Rohr
Well, this will probably shore up Detroit's last major weakness…
Kansas City gets:
D1-13
Omaha gets:
Miami E2
D1-29
Omaha doesn't need players next year.
California gets:
D1-9
Fort Dodge gets:
D Hughes
2010 E2, E3, E4
2011 E1, E2, E3, E4
Long-term, this is a significant overpay, but the Bulls aren't playing for "long-term."  And Ben Stern is the cornerstone to their pass game now…
Philadelphia gets:
A Murphy
KC E2
Kansas City gets:
X-8
I like Murphy; he's going to be a very good player for Philadelphia with some work.  I also like Cornell, who's going to be a big time contributor for the Tigers this year and beyond.
St. Louis doesn't like this deal a whole lot, though they have Ted Knight, giving them the flexibility to do this.
Philadelphia gets:
M Grucella
C Martin
P Dunleavy
B LiPetri
California gets:
X-10
Djordjevic doesn't fill a need for California now (unless he's going to go back to WRDB, which will require work); Philadelphia gets a fair haul for the pick.
July 8, 2009 Update
Setting the record for longest time between updates!!!
Corpus Christi gets:
F Miles
J Wensely
$1.5M
Los Angeles gets:
B Long
Long is a hall-of-famer, and the Riptide get a couple bit pieces and some cash.  I guess there's some need for linemen, but really?
March 22, 2009 Update
Do note that pick-for-pick trades (since the draft has been over a few weeks now) are being omitted.
New Orleans gets:
Two E5s
Miami gets:
D Vuich
C Yarnevich
F Stoddard
A Boda
So Miami went for proven (?) talent over the possibility of a sleeper.  Now that we know Nawlins didn't get a sleeper, I guess it works.
Long Island gets:
S Driggers
Two E5s
D.C. gets:
M Hodge
$50K
No superstars were traded here, but it may be a good deal for D.C.
D.C. gets:
$450K
Venice gets:
C Berrenta
Though I don't like the trade-for-cash stuff, especially with an OIF2 team that may not have that much talent anyways, this one isn't too bad.
Evansville gets:
3 E5s
Cincinnati gets:
M Stevenson
$500K (since one was a sleeper)
Cincy's working to improve their defense, and Stevenson has a lot of experience as a DS in Dallas, so this works out well.
Corpus Christi cuts:
G Intianiosmith
A Keith
Venice gets:
G Sykes
San Diego gets:
$60K
I don't like giving something away for nothing, which is basically what $60K is here.
Fort Dodge gets:
J Thompson
C Mace
San Antonio gets:
2010 E2, E3, E4
$1M
Perhaps an overpay for the Roughriders, but Mace is a proven player, and Thompson's still "up-and-coming."
Long Island cuts:
D Anderson
Lincoln cuts:
M Hufstetler
Omaha gets:
P Henry
Evansville gets:
2010 E4, E5
Henry's got some promise, but he has nowhere to fit in Evansville's plans.
New Orleans gets:
2010 E4
San Diego gets:
D Gains
Gains isn't too bad a player, probably worth an E4.
Rocky Mountain gets:
P Matos
Tucson gets:
E5
A severe overpay for Tucson.
Evansville cuts:
R Ghiraldi
J Cheatle
Portland gets:
B Ramirez
J Smith
J Fuqua
Eugene gets:
2010 E3
D Drake
Eugene gets the centerpiece of its line in a situation where Portland had to jettison someone for Boddy/Brown.  Great pickup for the OIF2 squad.
Long Island gets:
R May
New Orleans gets:
$14,754.61
Strange figure.
New Orleans cuts:
R Brown
L Bajc
B Meinke
J Elam
T Pierce
B Dulaney
The cut of Elam (though he was bad in 2008, he's still one of the better kickers in league history) surprises me - the others don't.
Venice cuts:
M Lew
Long-time OIFL backup may have seen the end of his road.
Los Angeles cuts:
K Bond
T James
Detroit gets:
LI E4
Tucson gets:
S Farson
I guess I don't understand why Tucson traded for a backup kicker when they already had a backup kicker…
Signings:
Long Island:  T Remer, N Medrano, K Morriss
Rocky Mountain:  S Berensmayer
Corpus Christi:  D Warner
St. Louis:  D Williams, F Holderbaum
New Orleans:  R Wright
Buffalo:  L Monroe, S Whitehead
March 8, 2009 Update
Buffalo gets:
K Breen
Tucson gets:
2010 BUF E3
E4-37
E5-1
E5-34
Breen's a proven talent, and this is a great acquisition for the Wings.
March 5, 2009 Update
Miami gets:
A Anarcho
D.C. gets:
J Romano
These types of deals…probably not creating any OIFLCup Contenders here.
Lincoln signs:
A Craig
In a good system with good management, Craig could turn out to be something.
Venice gets:
P Benney
Fort Dodge gets:
E3-39
Benney never got a shot in Fort Dodge, and he'll get one in Venice.
Venice gets:
J Snider
College Station gets:
$175K
Venice just amassing some depth here.
Tucson gets:
K Leperton
C Thompson
J Cullen
E4-32
College Station gets:
$100K
I call this "salary purge."
March 2, 2009 Update
Tampa Bay gets:
2010 E1, E2, E3, E5
2011 E2, E3, E4, E5
$3M
Rocky Mountain gets:
D Garrett
Trading away your future for a big time player is one thing…but a rookie?
Omaha gets:
$450K
Texas gets:
E4-13
E4-18
E5-28
Sleeper fishing galore this time of year.
Tucson gets:
E4-13
E4-18
E5-5
E5-11
$500K if Texas lands a sleeper
Texas gets:
E3-19
2010 TUC E4
Just picks shuffling.
San Jose gets:
M Grucella
P Dunleavy
Portland gets:
M Haas
You know, there's a reason Portland's always eager to make these kinds of trades.
Tampa Bay gets:
B Scott
Tucson gets:
The rest of Tampa's draft
I guess the Marauders are happy with what they've got.
February 25, 2009 Update
Miami gets:
R Haris
S Quessel
H McCoy
New Orleans gets:
E3-28
E3-29
E4-23
E4-24
I'd have rather seen the Maulers go for the youngsters here.
Venice gets:
F Lakha
E3-39
San Jose gets:
D Hughes
L Higgins
J Shields
$550K
I'm not sure San Jose's getting much of anything here.
New Orleans gets:
E4-12
Baltimore gets:
G Tucker
Pretty even trade.
Wisconsin gets:
D Tate (rookie)
E4-14
Vancouver Island gets:
C Cross
2010 E2
And the Cross era…as if it wasn't already…is officially over in Wisconsin.  Will he ever be a starter again?
Tampa Bay gets:
E3-18
E4-21
2010 Tucson E2 if they get a sleeper
Tucson gets:
E3-8
Sleeper fishing?  I dunno.
Tucson gets:
E3-19
E3-20
E3-26
E4-3
E4-19
E4-34
E5-14
Vancouver Island gets:
2010 LI E1
$150K
2010 TUC E1 if TUC hits a sleeper
Now they've stopped player acquisition mode.
February 23, 2009 Update
Corpus Christi gets:
E3-26
E4-29
2010 SF E4
San Francisco gets:
T Hall
I'd rather have had the picks.
Corpus Christi gets:
E5-2
Baltimore gets:
C May
This is just Corpus Christi shedding salary.
Corpus Christi gets:
A Larsen
D Centerfield
St. Louis gets:
E Kalp
R Coughenour
More salary shedding for Corpus Christi here, but they give up a huge piece in Kalp.
Corpus Christi gets:
E3-3
Vancouver Island gets:
E3-26
2010 E3
$2.5M if Corpus hits a sleeper with any pick
Strange clause in a trade-up trade.
D.C. cuts:
J Strong
T King
C Krypell
A Girbach
L Marquette
T Gilliam
Strong's probably the only one here with a shot to get a job.
Texas gets:
E3-4
Vancouver Island gets:
E4-3
E4-34
300K
if Texas hits a sleeper with any pick, 500K
There's another one!
February 18, 2009 Update
Portland gets:
J Waldron
Omaha gets:
M Kenton
2010 E1
Usually I'd say you should keep the young one unless you figure to win right away, I actually like this deal for Omaha.
Baltimore gets:
E3-35
Buffalo gets:
H Morrison
Buffalo gets a proven OS while Baltimore starts to move on from an abysmal season.
Miami cuts:
H Watson
No big deal here.
Los Angeles gets:
E4-39
E5-7
E5-40
Cedar Valley gets:
$50K
The usual caveat - sleeper gets Cedar Valley $1M.
Cedar Valley gets:
2010 E3
$200K
St. Louis gets:
C Higgins
Salary dump after signing one too many guys for the Phantoms.
February 12, 2009 Update
Corpus Christi gets:
E1-22
Vancouver Island gets:
E1-26
CV COMP E2
The Vengeance are back in pick-acquisition mode.
Cedar Valley gets:
$500K
D.C. gets:
C Berrenta
This may be the first offseason where acquiring cash truly makes sense.
Cedar Valley cuts:
K Pennington
D Sheets
T Remer
N Lane
B Altenbrandt
C Rhodes
K Lewis
R Abbott
P Herrington
Probably not an all-star list in any league.
Kansas City gets:
2010 E2
Miami gets:
E3-1
E3-29
Kansas City doesn't have a huge use for multiple picks like that right now, and Miami can use any help they can get.
San Diego gets:
J Paull
S Edinger
Long Island gets:
SD E4
$50K
Just a salary dump here.
Detroit gets:
E3-16
Texas gets:
A Anzune
A guy that's been all over the map, here's another stop.
D.C. gets:
V White
Miami gets:
C Dickens
Certainly the Mauler strategy of bringing back the old Maulers didn't work.  So why not try this?
Rocky Mountain gets:
E5-39
$400K
Venice gets:
B Lintner
The Reign just trying to bring in a sleeper shot and cut some payroll; Venice wants more of a proven commodity here.
Omaha gets:
E3-6
Texas gets:
L Martin
Very good pickup for an E3.
Detroit gets:
T Hatherly
E4-27
E4-36
E5-20
Omaha gets:
R Harpeteker
Cranston's hardly old, so I'm not sure the deal here.
February 10, 2009 Update
San Francisco cuts:
S Oyakawa
E Spadafore
A Satterfield
Because we're in FAFFA Round 3, these are FAFFA-eligible players.
San Francisco gets:
2010 E2
2009 CS COMP E3
$1M
College Station gets:
P Rogers
The salary dumping commences.
Kansas City cuts:
E Loewenstein
L Northington
J Wardrick
F Mason
R Herbert
J Boyer
Well, yes, this happens when you upgrade your talent overall.
Miami gets:
S Butz
Kansas City gets:
$200K
Butz was paid $100K to waive his no-trade clause, and he accepted the low amount because he should start in Miami.
Kansas City gets:
G Rogers
$600K
San Francisco gets:
E1-13
L Plevin
Rogers is about as underappreciated an OLDL as the league's ever had - not the greatest by any stretch, but he's a good one.
New Orleans gets:
E2-2
San Diego gets:
R Green
Green's not the guy that people usually point to when building a team.  One of the most disappointing top-5 picks in the entry draft ever, easily.
Rocky Mountain gets:
J Quinn
K Cruise
San Jose gets:
K Hopkins
C Davis
F Lakha
I'll be honest, the prospect of two superstar backs playing and carrying between them 45 times a game really intrigued me.  But without any semblance of a pass game, it
had no chance of being successful.  Certainly you're not gonna get 120-1700-40 out of those receivers, but they give San Jose guys that can play receiver…which they need.
Cedar Valley gets:
E2-6
E2-22
San Diego gets:
T Bynum
H Gordon
Before you lambast Cedar Valley for signing and trading, certainly it's a good move to get what you want, and then see what you have.
February 9, 2009 Update
College Station gets:
J Snider
$2M
Long Island gets:
C Rhea
Interesting enough deal, though I'm not sure it changes much of anything.
Buffalo gets:
STL E1
WIS E2
J Bradley
I Sanders
T LiPetri
E Smith
G Calais
Kansas City gets:
VEN E1
BUF E3-1
Tucson gets:
BUF E1-1
Certainly we see what everyone was going after here.  Buffalo did well in paring off the E1-1.
Rocky Mountain gets:
R Daville
San Antonio gets:
HOU E2
2010 RM E4
$1M
I suppose the long-time Rattler had to be jettisoned for the new guys in town.
Corpus Christi gets:
E1-4
San Diego gets:
E1-6
DC E3
P Marntos
It's not a terrible trade off to drop back two slots in the draft, I suppose.
New England gets:
E1-18
E1-20
R Hajj
Texas gets:
E1-3
E2-2
E3-7
E4-6
E5-6
Texas wanted to get a big time high pick in the draft, and this was a good way to do it.  New England didn't get hurt, either
Texas gets:
E1-6
San Diego gets:
E2-2
E2-22
M Hoper
G McConnell
At first I wonder sometimes why teams trade the early E1s like that…but this one's a good deal for San Diego, so we go on with it.
College Station gets:
E2-15
Buffalo gets:
S Peyton
Decent trade straight-up.
February 1, 2009 Update
Tucson gets:
SJ E1
LA E1
BAL E2
2010 SJ E1
entire 2010 LI draft
N Lang
K Bazziel
J Bradley
Long Island gets:
$2.5M
G Norman
A James
T Doxen
This was billed as "the biggest trade in OIFL history."  It's not.  What it is, though, is a trade that just might have put the Mean Machine over the top towards an OIFLCup.
Tucson set themselves up fairly nicely for the future, but for chrissakes they just won the OIFLCup.
Tampa Bay gets:
K St. Pierre
Texas gets:
E1-20
J Kilgallen
D Stubblefield
So basically Texas got Killgallen and Stubblefield for nothing.  So really, it's close to even here.
Texas gets:
2010 E2
Cedar Valley gets:
W Bazile
Wait, what…Texas is getting a mid-level pick next year for an all-time great that isn't even old yet.  Phantoms fans will love Bazile's leadership and presence.
Long Island gets:
$100K
Buffalo gets:
L Paulson
Decent depth piece, and very affordably acquired.  Not bad.
January 18, 2009 Update
Kansas City gets:
$2M
D.C. gets:
R Cabreda
M Booker
They're not superstars, but it's just cash, and the Conspiracy are more than happy to take a couple guys who may well start for them for cash.
Vancouver Island gets:
R June
Texas gets:
E1-24
E2-22
E2-31
And the Vengeance are back to this side of the cycle, trading their picks for players.  June's a good one.
January 12, 2009 Update
Tucson gets:
K Breen
Kansas City gets:
K Mintz
Let's pretend these two organizations will keep guys for more than a year just for a second.  In two years, there's no doubt Tucson will have the better of this deal.
But Kansas City seems to be playing to win it this year.  And Mintz, even if he's starting to slow down, is the kind of back you want to help you do that.
Tucson gets:
STL E1
$1M
St. Louis gets:
M Fly
Here we go again - the Rush prove they're not content with the status quo, and even a long-time STL player like Germaine Brown may be shown the once-over in favor of
one of the most electrifying players in the league today.  That said, I see the Rush keeping the fan favorite around; he's just not going to start.
New Orleans gets:
C Macrides
Texas gets:
E2-16
10 NO E2
Tampa Bay's strategy of "oh, this division still stinks, so we can blow things up and win it anyways" is getting weaker little by little.
Tucson gets:
E1
E3
New Orleans gets:
W Berry
Berry's a great young talent - might be a slight overpay, but the Storm are looking to get guys who have played on the 50-yard field before.
Evansville gets:
J Perry
Corpus Christi gets:
E1-27
$8M
Perry's bounced around quite a few places, but very quietly Evansville is getting a reputation for being a place a guy can stay for awhile (until he chokes in a dozen playoff
games like Clements did).  He's going to be a devastating addition to the Squirrels offense.
January 4, 2009 Update
It's 2009 already.  Sheesh!
Detroit gets:
$1
San Jose gets:
C Prince
This is simply a deal for Detroit to move a player where he wants him moved.  No big deal.
Long Island gets:
E2
POR E5
Baltimore gets:
MIA E5
J Johnson
I really like this deal for Baltimore.  Yeah, Johnson needs work, but he's workable, and Baltimore didn't really kill themselves to get him.
Detroit gets:
Compensatory E4, E5
CC E5
D.C. gets:
J Lyons
T Duckett
T Boo
Detroit, despite a shocking run through the East playoffs this year, knows they've got to get better to keep getting into the playoffs…let alone deep into them.
Detroit gets:
E2-1
compensatory E5
Buffalo gets:
DET E5
M Stubbs
Stubbs still has a few good years left, and if he can get back to form with 250-300 carries in Buffalo, the Wings will like what they get.
Vancouver Island gets:
J Guzman
E3-19
Tucson gets:
P Matos
E5-4
After the season Maher had, I'm not sure why VI's bothering with trading Matos for a kicker.
Miami gets:
M O'Donnell
College Station gets:
R Walls
I'll be honest - I'm not sure the upside here for Miami.  O'Donnell has authored some impressive games here and there, but he's never kept a job for any length of time.
Walls is the immediate starter in College Station, and he's the guy they're going to turn to to get them going in a brutal Southwest.
Rocky Mountain signs from retired:
K Rahl
He must be a T/C guy.
Vancouver Island gets:
2010 E3
Kansas City gets:
L Plevin
G Calais
L Northington
I'd rather have seen the Vengeance get something now for those guys, even if it isn't worth a whole lot.
Post-OIFLCup Game
Los Angeles gets:
early E2
compensatory E3
Cedar Valley gets:
L Rohtin
R Gardner
$1M
The Phantoms plan to enter the OIFL with their guns loaded and firing.
Omaha gets:
COMP E2, COMP E3
D.C. gets:
J Glass
Glass was cast aside in Omaha simply because he had no talent around him.  I'm sure Cranston's four-pick day in the East final thrills Destroyers fans now.
Los Angeles gets:
E3
Vancouver Island gets:
Geoff
Some people just refuse to die.  That said, Geoff has a shot at a good few years up there.
Vancouver Island cuts:
B Boyd
B Thrash
J Cant
When you get cut for Geoff, it might be time to find a new career.
Los Angeles gets:
K Stanford
P Lambert
H Blessig
Tampa Bay gets:
E1-3
E1-20
E2
E3
T Brumfield
I know sometimes we throw around the term "blockbuster" too much.  But this one just might qualify.
Tampa Bay gets:
A Johnson
J Killgallen
Venice gets:
M Inabinett
Please enlighten me on how this helps…
Cedar Valley gets:
T Clements
A Granger
R Williams
K Farmington
Los Angeles gets:
A Geddinger
Evansville gets:
CV E1
CV E3
E3
Read above…Cedar Valley isn't screwing around.
San Francisco gets:
T North
M Hashim
Tampa Bay gets:
M Dilworth
Is this the end of Martin in Tampa Bay?  On the flip side, the Sharks have a tested and true RB now, even if he's the prototypical finesse back.
And that would also force Kimbar to go two ways.
Tampa Bay gets:
TB E1
Texas gets:
K St. Pierre
Ferlin Seaman was going to go with a receiver with this pick anyways, and this trade solves that problem of which one to choose.
Long Island gets:
SJ E1
2010 SJ E1
J Johnson
$1M
San Jose gets:
M Danelo
G Boddy
I know this is probably an overpay.  But Boddy's worth an overpay.  Best player (arguably) in league history.  If only not for…
Portland gets:
G Boddy
San Jose gets:
D May
D Cox
J Quinn
B LiPetri
R McGuffie
This particular poo poo platter would have probably been worth someone like Jacque Johnson, maybe.  Instead…really?  Did this actually cross my email?
Don't get mad at Portland, he didn't offer the deal.  One rival GM said it like this:  "Yeah, but it's not like Boddy can help when their backups are in."
Corpus Christi gets:
E1-6
E3
D.C. gets:
A Anderson
R Clay
CC E5
STL E5
2010 E1
2010 E4
I don't like deferring top-10 picks for stuff next year.  But Anderson and Clay are good players.
Baltimore gets:
B Schmidt
St. Louis gets:
E3
T Knight
Knight did a lot of good things for a bad Baltimore team, but Schmidt is probably a better player.  And besides…when you're in the Gravy Bowl, you didn't do real well anyways.
San Jose gets:
M Hartman
M Bassett
Venice gets:
$30K
This is an obvious salary dump, but San Jose needed a good trade to help start make up for the Boddy debacle.
Detroit gets:
D Madray
Texas gets:
E3-16
R June
I can see wanting to give Cox everything here…makes perfect sense.  But Detroit done good here.
College Station gets:
D Cody
T Quick
Baltimore gets:
R Greene
Greene was one of the guys in Balto during the "good" times - this was also a salary maneuver for the Breakers, who it's rumored are going to be trying to hit it big in FA.
Kansas City gets:
J Atwood (who is retiring and will become KC's head coach)
I Sanders
Omaha gets:
D Schlosser
I'd think Sanders is the best player in this deal, but Duffy's already starting to wheel and deal for his new organization.
Week 15 Transaction
Kansas City signs:
N Pozin
Depth, I suppose?
Week 12 - TRADE DEADLINE DAY Transactions
Dodge City gets:
D Butel
Los Angeles gets:
R Gardner
$3M
Butel is an original Dagger; he'll enjoy going home.
Dodge City gets:
P Alexander
San Francisco gets:
S Slabody
The Sharks need some depth at WRDB, and the Daggers need some depth at QB.  This works.
Dodge City cuts:
S Johnson
B McKeaver
S Jericho
D Sheets
I'd guess the Daggers won't miss them much.
Connecticut loans to Tucson:
W Anderson for $1,000,000
This is in direct response to the team that may now be the OIFLCup Favorite.
Miami loans to Tucson:
R Bush for $1,000,000
This is also in direct response to the Pride of Kansas.
Dodge City gets:
R Mays
Miami gets:
future considerations (A Citro at year end)
Though he's not going to be a superstar, Mays is another former Dagger getting one more shot at glory with the Pride of Kansas.
Dodge City gets:
P Calhoun
players they subsequently cut:  H Sluman, A Carter, J Briston
Omaha gets:
future considerations (P Calhoun @ Y/E)
DOC E3,E4,E5
LA E4
KC E5
future considerations (M Cranston, S Hunter-Little, L Martin, D Carothers)
All that for Prentis Calhoun?
Central Iowa loans to Tucson:
L Nash for $1,000,000
More response to the "wow" factor.
Omaha signs (resigns?):
H Sluman
A Carter
So basically…Duffy traded the farm for Prentis frickin' Calhoun.
Kansas City signs:
J Wardrick
F Mason
OL help for a team that needs it.
Tucson cuts:
E Kaplan
Just getting back to 28.
Week 12 - TRADE DEADLINE WEEK - Transactions
The East isn't done changing, folks…
Tucson gets:
P Tuttle
CC E4
Vancouver Island gets:
J Conner
NE E2
Corpus Christi gets:
J Perry
The headlines:  "Tuttle leaves Canada" or "Tucson gets Tuttle."  Yeah, San Antonio went waaaay under the radar in stealing on a trade last year, too.
HEY!  I ROLLED A SIX!  I REALLY DID IT!
Jack Morgart has been declared healthy by OIFL and San Francisco physicians, and is active for Week 12.
Los Angeles gets:
SF, CI, CON E1
future considerations at year's end:  A Haddox, V Simecka, J Annette
Dodge City gets:
B High
K Harbaugh
L Peterson
Peterson is a former Dagger…does 'buying a championship' work?  Just ask the 1997 Florida Marlins.
Vancouver Island gets:
CON E1
Los Angeles gets:
J Shidecker (at year's end)
Good deal both ways - Shidecker will help the Predators out, and Vancouver Island's going to use the draft again…though Shidecker may have netted more.
Dodge City gets:
A Stiles
Lincoln gets:
H Conduttori
Little Al is another veteran leader to help everyone out with what is a whirlwind transition in Daggerland.
Week 10 Transactions
The entire landscape of the Eastern Conference changed in two days of trading…and it may not be over yet.
Dodge City gets:
P Hines
K Harbaugh
New England gets:
DOC E1
T Osborn
future considerations (D Calderon at year's end)
Duffy has always been creative with good players - Harbaugh is a good player.  Hines is, too, but he's now hurt for five weeks.
Dodge City gets:
C Logan
Omaha gets:
Future considerations (K Chudobiack and P Persampieri at Y/E)
Logan has always raised the level of play around him wherever he's been.  If he does that in Dodge City, this team's going to go a long way.
Dodge City gets:
P Reynolds
A Sandler
Tri-City gets:
F Luntz
I Ingram
future considerations (C Berrenta and S Walters at Y/E)
Sandler's probably the best DS in league history that no one's ever paid attention to.  That said, this is one of the few times he's had a shot at the OIFLCup.
Dodge City gets:
C Wier
Texas gets:
M Trask
J Mundane
Fans worried that these Dagger pickups, rentals as they may be, really wouldn't understand the mystique of State Farmers' Insurance Arena and what these fans
mean to the Dagger organization.  Wier, the team's long-time C/NT, won't have that problem.
Los Angeles gets:
S Nyer
Vancouver Island gets:
P Matos
HOU E4
This works out well both ways.
Kansas City cuts:
P Lassiter
M Hansen
S Villi
B Tropff
J Bell
L Haines
Lysoby cleaning house, folks.
Venice signs:
S Apple
Venice cuts:
W Drown
Z Allen
Drown and Allen both have a lot of experience; they will probably find a home relatively quickly.
Detroit signs:
T Friedman
Detroit cuts:
C Breloski
Breloski, for whatever reason, simply lost it these past couplea years.  The longtime Dennis Marr kicker goes by the wayside, and this could be the end for him.
Corpus Christi gets:
R Clay
R Coughenour
Kansas City gets:
W Marck
P Bucar
Marck's the star of this deal.  A very reliable OS for what is turning into a very strong offense.
Miami gets:
C Stanley
Kansas City gets:
CC E3
POR E4
Lysoby does not like low leadership guys, period.  Stanley was expendable for any sort of junk he could find.
San Francisco gets:
CC E3
POR E4
D Palmer
Kansas City gets:
M Booker
I'm not sure I like Palmer going here like this; Booker's a good player, but San Francisco appears to be willing to play Kimbar both ways again.
Kansas City gets:
E Smith
Central Iowa gets:
M Muddleston
Lysoby likes veteran guys, too.  Smith is one of the best 'winners' in OIFL History, though Central Iowa fans wonder how right now…
Week 9 Transactions
Tampa Bay gets:
F Wilder
J Stillwell
M Stotts
R Fergo
Texas gets:
J Law
D Eldridge
TB E1
Strong trade both ways, though I like Law to Texas more.
San Francisco gets:
M Dilworth
B Meisinger
G Rogers
Texas gets:
R McDowell
2009 LI E2
There's a dropoff from McDowell to Rogers…but Dilworth has proven capable at the pivot (even if he got thrown under the bus this past week), and Meisinger
helps a questionable San Fran pass defense.
San Francisco cuts:
A Bennett
F Getty
J Townsend
B Skwarlo
S Apple
M Reed
It's time to cut some of the junk, and the Sharks have done just that, even though it comes with a price tag.
Corpus Christi gets:
$500K
Portland gets:
M Grucella
Really?  A half-million?  Money worth that little?
Texas signs:
A Sixeas
B Bees
Bees has some experience to help along the new guy at pivot, though Law has a full year's experience starting himself.
Week 8 Transactions
After a little break…
Dodge City gets:
A Haddox
Lincoln gets:
C Hoxie
Providing depth to both teams in areas they need it here.
St. Louis cuts:
R Thorpe
Yeah, not losing much here.
New England gets:
Miami E2
C Downs
J Cairo
O Frey
Corpus Christi gets:
New England E2
T Denning
A Anderson
In the long term, New England loses very little.  In the short term…heck, New England has some pretty nice looking young players.  This isn't about "nice looking
young players" for the Riptide.  This is about getting the OIFLCup with a conference that has all kinds of really darn good teams in it.  Denning has a couple rings, and
he knows what to do to get a third.  Though he's on the back side of his career, Riptide fans will like what he brings to the table.
Anderson's not bad, either.
Evansville cuts:
Z Jackson
Zo just never panned out after a stellar OIF2 season.
Vancouver Island gets:
J Cant
B Boyd
Miami gets:
D Waywalker
2009 RM E4, E5
2009 SF E4
2009 LI E5
Hardly a "blockbuster," but Waywalker is a pretty good young OS.  OS isn't a need position for the Maulers, though.
Miami cuts:
A Fred
B Chad
Okay, so that's why Waywalker was a target.  The Maulers didn't want these guys anymore.
Week 7 Transactions
Spokane cuts:
J Anderson
M Mona
Not a huge loss either way.
Dallas signs:
M Milton
L Pickering
D Tackett
D Warren
Dallas needs bodies.  That some of these four have experience helps.
St. Louis signs:
R Thorpe
Not sure this is the type of guy a 5-1 team needs…
Corpus Christi gets:
P Bucar
STL E5
St. Louis gets:
T Thigpen
Thigpen going to St. Louis should help their defense a bit.
Long Island gets:
N Lang
Minneapolis gets:
LA E1
CS E5
cash considerations
Lang is a future hall-of-fame receiver, and he should complement the Mean Machine well.
Vancouver Island gets:
DAL E3, E5
HOU E3
Dallas gets:
J Leod
Look, Dallas has no receiving corps - Leod is a huge upgrade.
Tucson gets:
$250K
Dallas gets:
J Pettit
Pettit and Leod will both get all kinds of PT in Dallas.
Week 6 Transactions
And so it begins…
Dallas gets:
MIA E1
VEN E2
RM E2
D Pike
E Chappelle
$9 million
Tucson gets:
M Fly
K Mintz
J Thiel
At first glance, this deal is incredibly stupid for Dallas.  At second glance, it's not all that bad, though Tucson is the clear OIFLCup favorite now.
There will be two good young guys and three good rookies, as well as cash for the new owner to spend in FAFFA this offseason (though Mintz was a FAFFA guy).
Texas gets:
D Madray
C Macrides
L Schneider
E4
Dallas gets:
H McCoy
J Fingers
F Poley
TUC E1
TEX E1
Okay, this one stinks.  A terrible deal for Dallas, unless they think two late E1s makes up for that mess of players they just dealt.
Tucson gets:
$500K
future considerations ($500K at year's end)
Kansas City gets:
C Stanley
Two top OS', with all the WRDBs Tucson has, is not a need.  Kansas City can use the big play threat Stanley provides.
Corpus Christi gets:
MIA E2
Dodge City gets:
A Citro
This seems like an overpay.
Dallas gets:
G Gardner
ROS E1 (compensatory)
$1 million
Evansville gets:
M Stevenson
T Maddox
Gardner is slow, but he will be good with some work.  Evansville gets two of perhaps the league's biggest all-time underachievers.
Houston signs off the retired list:
N Marino
So, it appears the Marshals are going for a power-run attack…
Los Angeles gets:
D Butel
T Brumfield
L Higgins
2009 E4
2010 E2
Houston gets:
E Hice
S Ratliffe
It didn't take too long for Los Angeles to restructure the roster again.
San Francisco gets:
P Alexander
Dodge City gets:
M Trask
Alexander hasn't played squat in years, but he has far more experience than the pivots that San Fran has, so this was a necessary move.
Dallas gets:
DAL E1
DAL E2
Detroit gets:
S Wells
Another fair rebuild move.
San Francisco gets:
P Denny
Omaha gets:
$150K
conditional E3
Denny may get the starts over Alexander.
Omaha gets:
C Millie
OMA E3
2010 LA E4
$300K
Long Island gets:
M Ruddick
Nope, Chris couldn't explain to me why this deal was any good.
Dodge City cuts:
S Johnson
Oh wouldn't San Francisco love to have him be a recallable loan right about now…
Los Angeles gets:
C Harbaugh
J McKennon
Connecticut gets:
D Feist
P Rose
LI E1
Feist and Rose are good players, but Harbaugh was the heart and soul of that Cresleys team (that admittedly hasn't played well).
CSB has some history with Harbaugh.
Los Angeles cuts:
M Milton
No huge losses here.
Week 5 Update
Dodge City gets:
C Hoxie
Miami gets:
L O'Neil
This trade is more of an opportunity showing.  The teams don't like one-another, but I know Daggers management wasn't fond of O'Neil, and Miami
needed to make some changes.  This one might work well.
Miami gets:
M Bowden
Long Island gets:
E5
This is almost an overpay - Bowden is worse than some free agents, I'd guess.
Houston gets:
S Nyer (for two weeks)
Vancouver Island gets:
$150K (plus an E4 if Nyer gets hurt)
Nyer has always wanted a real shot to start.  Though only for two weeks, he now has one.
Corpus Christi gets:
B Long
Miami gets:
J Tate
J Romano
T Adgate
E3
The Riptide have made it clear:  We're going for it this year.  Now Long isn't what he was in 2002, and he's not a true "power" back anymore, but Corpus Christi
did lack any sort of beef in the run game (Tate isn't that bad, but he's still a flashy rookie)…and now they do.  Long will bring a new mentality to the Riptide offense,
and even though this is an overpay, it was a well-calculated one that should pay real dividends.
Baltimore gets:
V Grubbs
BAL E4
Texas gets:
R Hajj
Certainly not an earth-shaking deal (Baltimore has very few players that could manage one of those, though they probably should try at 0-4 now) - but this one may help
the Breakers get a little more beef on their roster.
Baltimore cuts:
L Pickering
He just wasn't getting it done (not that anyone is in Baltimore).
Miami gets:
P Goodwin
POR E3, E4
Omaha gets:
C Logan
future considerations
Logan is on the back side of his career, but Omaha isn't that far away from competing for a low playoff spot (or high OIT spot), and he's going to help them there.
Los Angeles gets:
B High
LIN E1
$1.5M
Long Island gets:
T Richmond
LA E1
2010 E4
Sources tell me High will be taken back to his traditional position of LB/S on defense, while probably still playing the O-Line (which he's proven pretty capable of).
High won the 2006 OIFL Defensive Player of the Year award as a DS/LB with the Detroit Gargoyle defense that annihilated everyone.  Los Angeles is hoping for more
of that.  If they get it, they're an OIFLCup contender, especially if they shore up the hole on the DL that Richmond leaves.
Corpus Christi signs:
E Longbottom
B Johnson
Just some line depth for the Riptide.
Week 4 Update
Tucson gets:
VI E1, RM E2, STL E2, WIS E2
Portland gets:
K Hartsock
Vancouver Island gets:
P Tuttle
I saw how this thing played out in the press a bit.  Tucson fans are wondering if the team really wants a title, because you need that kind of depth.  Wouldn't worry much
about it since they parlayed the picks into other stuff later on.  Portland played it as if Tuttle was so sad to leave a team that really still hasn't won anything (and at the
same time I think both sides are happy it went like this; Portland got one of the best DBs in the league in Ken Hartsock).  Vancouver Island was so desperate to be
relevant they put up four starters for the shot to relive glory six years old.  A blockbuster on all ends, folks, and things just got a little more interesting in the OIFL.
College Station gets:
T Saxer
Miami gets:
D Moody
The problem may well have been averted if Florida would have signed a kicker in free agency that was starting material.
Tucson gets:
J Huff
Central Iowa gets:
E Smith
$500K
STL E2
Smith is the best player today, but in two years, Huff will be.  Might be a good deal both ways.
Tucson gets:
G Norman
Texas gets:
T Castle
TUC E1
VAN E1
Not sure I like this deal for Texas, but if they parlay the two E1s into something else shortly to get even better, then sure, why not?
Los Angeles gets:
P Rose
Central Iowa gets:
K Bynes
TEX E3
Bynes may be a head case, but he's got a lot of talent.  Central Iowa thought they needed more of that, so why not?
Vancouver Island gets:
OMA E2
LI E5
Long Island gets:
K Bazziel (VAN pays $500K to get Bazziel to waive no-trade)
OMA E3
Vancouver Island still needs depth, so I'm not sure the point here.
Long Island gets:
CS E5
J Bradley
College Station gets:
MIA E4
C Rhea
R Shore
I like Bradley, but Rhea and Shore both have quite a bit of experience, something the Wardogs need.
College Station gets:
T Schofield
$15K
Venice gets:
J Peacock
A Johnson
Schofield is a fairly strong back, but in the long term he's a backup.  Venice gets two backups as well here.
FA signings:
Central Iowa signs:
J Fly (cuts T Friedman)
R Dieken
Long Island signs:
C Millie
M Chambers
Venice signs:
F Endsley
Miami signs:
M Sharits
Week 3 Update
San Francisco gets:
T Laster
2009 LI E2
Texas gets:
W Kenneth
Colin Stotts is pissed.
Central Iowa cuts:
K Pennington
No huge loss here.
Arkansas update
Arkansas cuts:
P Ahler
C Krypell
J Davidson
F Endsley
D Warren
M Chambers
Week 2 Update
San Antonio gets:
T Meyers
Miami gets:
$2,929,973.62
Really…money is hardly as important as a guy that you pumped half your training camp into.  This is just a dumb move.
Central Iowa gets:
C Fleming
San Antonio gets:
2009 E2, E5
J Asebodo
I like this deal both ways, though Central Iowa gets a more immediate impact.  Fleming is one of the best WRs in league history…but he's not that great a DB.
Kansas City gets:
K Breen
Cincinnati gets:
C Kettlewell
H Gordon
N Bianco
$1M
Cincy's defense scares the crap out of them, and Kettlewell will help them.  Breen is going to fit in very well in Kansas City.
Cincinnati cuts:
A Crystal
H Gordon
L Stephenson
Cincinnati calls up:
J Baker
Just to get the prior trade cleared.
Memphis cuts:
N Hooker
I think Alex was sad to lose the name more than the player.
Week 1 Update
Detroit cuts:
R James
No huge loss here.
Venice cuts:
A Henderson
K Blakely
K Parham
Some experience going away, but not a huge loss.
St. Louis cuts:
B Kroner
Kroner has some backup experience, but he may be stuck in the OIF2 now.
Memphis cuts:
J Lindsay
S Lindsey
T Dortsch
Wisconsin cuts:
E Moore
K Johnson
Preseason Week 2 Update
Minneapolis signs:
P O'Furniture
Good to have experience everywhere, I suppose.
May 30, 2008 Update
Texas gets:
F Poley
$350K
Venice gets:
D Smith
TEX E4
Interesting enough deal.  A little depth both ways, though Venice hardly needs another OS.
Detroit cuts:
W Stallworth
B Francisco
We're losing little here.
Detroit gets:
A Anzune
2009 E1, E2
Dallas gets:
M Perry
B McElroy
POR E2
DET E3
I like this deal both ways - it gets some talent moved around, and it gets Dallas some depth.
April 30, 2008 Update
Tucson gets:
T Castle
Texas gets:
T Laster
Two veterans making moves to different situations.  Texas hopes to be what Tucson was last year.
Portland gets:
P Dunleavy
Tucson gets:
$1M
Tucson's got quite the salary, so they need to cut some of it somewhere…but I'm surprised you trade anything to your division's #2.
Dodge City gets:
B McKeaver
D Sheets
Tucson gets:
$5K
Duffy is the kind of guy that can get an awful lot out of an awful not.  And McKeaver has all kinds of experience despite his weaknesses.
Tucson cuts:
L Presser
M Stanislaus
E Quintero
J Peterson
The Scorpions were fishing for something special, and they didn't quite get it.
Minneapolis signs:
R Wright
Whatever OIF2 team drafted Wright will be given a compensatory player with his ratings.
Minneapolis cuts:
C Wollery
Wright obviously replaces him.
College Station gets:
L Schmyik
Detroit gets:
E2
College Station desperately needs talent now to compete in that division.  An E2 for Schmyik may be an overpay, but he's something that will improve the roster today.
Lincoln cuts:
B Altenbrandt
The Lightning didn't win a title with Ben Altenbrandt-type players running around.
Central Iowa cuts:
N Fulton
Not a huge loss here, either.
Los Angeles gets:
$650K
Venice gets:
S Church
L Bright
I don't figure this to be one of the bigger blockbusters in league history.
College Station gets:
R Garrett
Tucson gets:
E1
J Pettit
This is probably also an overpay, but Garrett does have the potential to be special.
Baltimore gets:
R Washington
Texas gets:
E4, E5
Washington could be a good player, but this still probably isn't the splash Balto needs.
Long Island cuts:
G Conway
No big deal there.
April 10, 2008 Update
Evansville gets:
STL E3
2009 ROS E1, E2 (will be placed near the ends of the rounds)
Vancouver Island gets:
E Cohen
This is an overpay.
Los Angeles loans Venice:
$2M
This is a nice gesture by Colin…why he did it, I don't know.
March 23, 2008 Update
This is to clear up any open items on trades that haven't been finalized yet, but either should have been or were extremely close due to my inactivity
Tucson gets:
T Castle
Texas gets:
$500K
T Laster
Castle is a good role player, and will help Tucson.
March 22, 2008 Update
Tucson gets:
C Maugham
$500K
Central Iowa gets:
P Rose
R Gibson
Interesting deal here.  Maugham needs work, but he may be the best guy in this deal, especially long-term.
Long Island gets:
L Paulson
Detroit gets:
$60K
Basically a pittance.  Not like Paulson's a star, but that's a pittance.
Wisconsin cuts:
I Wynne
B Slynt
Bleh.
Venice gets:
R Rubinow
K Makhoul
Los Angeles gets:
K Farmington
L Bright
R Krieg
Farmington could be a star, but the Barracudas will need to keep other guys around him worth something for it to show.
Detroit gets:
$30K
$35K if Hughes starts more than 8 games
Venice gets:
D Hughes
Just pay the $65,000.  It's still nothing.
Long Island gets:
M Bowden
B High
$2.5M
Texas gets:
2009 LI E2
2009 DET E4
G Rogers
Rogers has been bounced around so much that he must be getting tired of it.  I think High's a better fit to help Texas win right now, but Rogers gives them a strong line.
Corpus Christi gets:
J Tate
O Frey
Evansville gets:
M Raybold
You shouldn't be trading away the star running back, but maybe these guys have something else for the Riptide.
College Station gets:
B Fuchs
Arkansas gets:
$25K
2009 E4
Arkansas is getting rid of a lot of guys who were major contributors to their prior teams.  This means that they're improving.
Los Angeles gets:
A Sixeas
M Milton
Geoff
T Bray
Spokane gets:
C Scott
The #2 slot in the Plains is wide wide wide open, and a big time player like Scott gives the Eagles a real shot at being there.
SIGNINGS
St. Louis - D Brown
Tucson - B Brown, S Sherman
CS - K Gulledge
March 17, 2008 Update
New Orleans gets:
R Rivera
Corpus Christi gets:
A Citro
This isn't quite a blockbuster.
Kansas City cuts:
B Stone
D Spadola
Certainly not a blockbuster.
Los Angeles gets:
G Norman
C Scott
D Ross
W Pless
D Tackett
Tucson gets:
J Perry
K Hartsock
E Chappelle
I'm really not sure why Colin is gutting this team…if he'd have kept Norman, that's one thing…
Tampa Bay gets:
J Law
Los Angeles gets:
P Matos
K Smith
Before you go whining about how bad this deal is (and it's not a great deal by any stretch), remember that quarterbacks are a dime a dozen in this league.
Besides, Los Angeles is giving MacClellan a shot to live up to his pre-draft reputation.
Los Angeles gets:
K Bynes
L Peterson
K Pung
2009 TEX E3
$100K
Texas gets:
G Norman
M Stotts
Bynes and Peterson are good weapons, and it's not like Norman is young…but still, you've just moved Texas one step closer to being a true OIFLCup contender…
If they're not already.
Spokane cuts:
J Strong
C Rosa
S Sherman
D Kramer
R Blair
B Christopher
J Lee
M Seay
I do think a couple of these guys can find a home.  But it's slim pickins.
Arkansas cuts:
M Patterson
L Cosby
These guys have been with Arkansas for awhile…so it's a good thing if they have to go.
March 15, 2008 Update
New Orleans cuts:
L Yergeau
We're not losing much here.
Wisconsin cuts:
K Jacob
J Boyle
L Michael
K Lewicki
We're not losing much here.
March 13, 2008 Update
Evansville cuts:
J Himsel
R Pritchard
R McKenzie
S Griffin
No loss here.
CC cuts:
C Hancock
No loss here.
Portland cuts:
R Pellegrino
M Applegate
B Binn
R Wilson
J Taylor
No loss here.
Tucson cuts:
R Kehm
R Bridger
A Joiner
T Ledford
J Arroyo
No loss here.
March 12, 2008 Update
Detroit gets:
$250K
Kansas City gets:
E6-11, E6-21
Getting some cash for some back-end stuff.
March 8, 2008 Update
Tucson gets:
$400K
Venice gets:
M Bigman
N Harris
Both players have played a lot of OIFL football, but I wonder if the mileage isn't getting to them.
March 7, 2008 Update
Tucson gets:
E5-29
E6-12
E6-13
E6-18
St. Louis gets:
$750K
The Rush made some big money moves, and this will help them get a few bucks out of it.
Spokane gets:
$300K
2009 E3
Rocky Mountain gets:
C Davis
Rocky Mountain isn't trying to play for next year.
Central Iowa gets:
N Fulton
M Lelo
$20K
Portland gets:
E5-20
E6-1
E6-8
E6-9
Fulton has to be some sort of TC project to help other guys, like Steve Sindelpacher once was.
March 4, 2008 Update
Vancouver Island cuts:
K Morriss
No big loss here.
Dallas gets:
$1.75M
Tucson gets:
E4-33, E5-18, E5-19, E6-10
Dallas liquidating stuff, while Tucson goes for that last sleeper.
New Orleans cuts:
A Calvert
D Richter
K McLaughlin
D Myers
S Martindale
S McMullen
Not a huge loss anywhere here.
March 1, 2008 Update
Wisconsin cuts:
W Bray
R Duncan
J Milton
D Soto
S Maloney
J Correll
We're not losing much here.
Dodge City gets:
S Slabody
2009 E2
San Francisco gets:
B Speedfreak
Slabody will probably be better in two or three years.  For once, San Francisco isn't worrying about "in two or three years."
Long Island cuts:
D Horsley
K Boukman
Noting to see here.
Long Island gets:
E5-35
Venice gets:
$75K
Yawn.
Dodge City gets:
P Alexander
New Orleans gets:
E5-25
E5-32
E5-33
Even without a sleeper left, if there isn't one, I wonder if the Daggers could've done better (almost as a salary dump) than this…
Dodge City gets:
SF and LI 2009 E3
San Francisco gets:
E4-21
E5-23
San Francisco's going fishing…and if they somehow hit two…that'd be something.
February 27, 2008 Update
Tri-City gets
A Hicks
Kansas City gets:
$2M at end of season
Both Tri-City late E3 picks
Hicks for cash, something still not that highly valued in the OIFL, is a good deal.  Though, the ThunderKats got what is a good player with one of the E3s.
Vancouver Island gets:
L Northington
Rocky Mountain gets:
2009 HOU E2
They probably could've gotten Northington for less, but this isn't a terrible deal.
February 25, 2008 Update
Lincoln cuts:
G Watts
He wasn't a sleeper…what else did you want?
February 24, 2008 Update
Lincoln cuts:
Z Lalty
T Komasu
Thank you…these guys shouldn't be on an OIFLCup Contender.
Long Island gets:
E3-25
Omaha gets:
$175K
I think Omaha needs the shot at a sleeper worse than a small pay-day, but what do I know?
Omaha cuts:
N Kennedy
B Lewis
C Samuels
R Dempsey
K Park
J Parker
Gu. Peterson
Parker has a lot of experience, but he's just not an OIFL caliber player anymore.
Long Island gets:
E4-28
2009 FLA E4
Florida gets:
A Walker
The thought concept states that some teams are destined to always be bad.  Trading for a third-string OS doesn't do anything to temper that thought concept.
Venice gets:
$75K
Long Island gets:
E5-35
I'd have held out for more, because if there's one or two sleepers left when the E5-35 rolls around, people are going to pay out big time.
Long Island cuts:
D Horsley
Gee, he wasn't a sleeper shot, was he?
February 23, 2008 Update
Vancouver Island cuts:
B Slaughter
C Dickens
Apparently these two were sleeper shots.
Rocky Mountain gets:
P Welker
Vancouver Island gets:
2009 RM E2, E4, E5
He needs work, but the Renegades didn't pay a high price for him, so it's not that huge a deal.
New Orleans gets:
E4, E5, E6
Rocky Mountain gets:
M Hines
I like Hines, though if the Storm get a sleeper, Renegades fans will want someone's head.
Detroit gets:
B McElroy
Cut penalty cash from New Orleans, if necessary
New Orleans gets:
E3-17
The Storm are trying to shed unnecessary stuff to get younger.  Not a bad go at it, I don't figure.
February 20, 2008 Update
Lincoln cuts:
C Maddox
F Freshley
Lincoln still has a number of guys that just aren't worth bothering with, but this is a start.
Tucson gets:
E3-11
Vancouver Island gets:
E3-23
D Waywalker
I like Waywalker, though you must realize that he needs a lot of work to be a stud.  He can be one, and the Vengeance should work on making sure that happens.
February 17, 2008 Update
Minneapolis gets:
N Lang
A Moore
2009 TUC E2, E3, E4
Tucson gets:
The rest of the MIN draft (E2-26, 30, 40, E3-24, E4-23, E5-21, 36)
Tucson will get some talent out of this mold, and they may hit another sleeper.  But Minneapolis still needed to make a couplea splashes this offseason.
To get a veteran with the career Nick Lang has had…even though WR wasn't a weak spot for the Mustangs…that's a splash.
Long Island gets: