Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Vilma to Detroit?
Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma was in the Detroit area Wednesday for a physical as the Lions explored a potential trade, according to a source. Vilma is recovering from knee surgery but hopes to be ready for training camp. He has a year left on his contract, but the Jets are allowing him to look for a new home because he doesn’t fit their 3-4 defense. The Lions are looking for an upgrade at middle linebacker and are listening to trade offers for defensive tackle Shaun Rogers.
I would sure hope that the Jets do not trade Jonathan Vilma for Shaun Rogers. Rogers is a good player , but I feel that Vilma is much more valuable and when healthy is a much better player. Vilma is also 3 years younger than Rogers and in much better shape. Having David Harris kind of lowers the value of Vilma, but they have to be able to do better. There have been rumors that the Lions were trying to trade an angry Roy Williams. If there is even a way to swing Shaun McDonald in a deal I would try that.
