Budda requests trade

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It shows that they were all about themselves instead about the team. Which is exactly the OPPOSITE of what Gannon is trying to build here.
The alternative reading is that the leaders couldn’t get the best player left on the defense on board with their plan and so he’s asking for more guaranteed money so that he has some security in the midst of a literal catastrophe.
 

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It's all about $$$. This is now the standard move by players. Wipe social media and then demand a trade. Next step is talking about how much they love the fans to try and get pressure on the team.

He's got two years left on his deal. I can see why the Cardinals wouldn't want to redo his contract right now. Espically given that this roster is getting blown up big time.

I respect him as a player and would be to sad to see him go.
 

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The alternative reading is that the leaders couldn’t get the best player left on the defense on board with their plan and so he’s asking for more guaranteed money so that he has some security in the midst of a literal catastrophe.
He's not asking for more guaranteed money....he's asking for guaranteed money. He has zero, like DHop for the next 2 years.
 

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He's not asking for more guaranteed money....he's asking for guaranteed money. He has zero, like DHop for the next 2 years.
And you know this because you talk with Budda and Dhop. All we have is rumors about why they want to be traded. Maybe they want a new contract or just guaranteed money or maybe they don't want to be part of a rebuild. Nobody knows the real truth.
 

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Sigh.. he doesn’t want to be here.. trade him away.. we don’t deserve someone like him here.. the one guy who would give you everything and you refuse to pay him to be on the sinking ship..
 

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They did pay him...the deal he still has years left on.

It was reported he was wanting a new contract and more money. The Cardinals had 2 months to pay him or trade him but did nothing.

Burns and Gambo said he had this request back in Feb.
 

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Budda wants to win so much it crushes him and breaks his heart when we lose, literally bringing him to tears. It's obvious we're not trying to win this year, we're not signing people that can help win this year, and Budda doesn't have one iota of tank in him. This season would be 17 straight nightmares for Budda, real life nightmares, not sleeping nightmares because losing on this scale would keep Budda up at night. Budda is like all of us were when we first became Cardinal fans, back when we believed and had hope. We should not rob this man of his hopes, and his ability to dream. If you love Budda Baker you set him free, he deserves to be happy, he wants to play his heart out and not have it smashed 17 times in a row

Get what you can in a trade and thank him for everything he's done in Arizona
 
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It was reported he was wanting a new contract and more money. The Cardinals had 2 months to pay him or trade him but did nothing.

Burns and Gambo said he had this request back in Feb.
So?
 

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Budda for Devin White and then move Simmons to Safety.
Maybe they indicated that was part of the new plan already and this is the reaction to it.:shrug:

Maybe they asked him to move positions AND didn't want to talk extension/restructuring(guarantees).
 

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And we won a whopping 4 games and gave up the 2nd most points in the NFL. Maybe they shoulda emulated someone else?

I mean, that's not on him. The main thing is we just paid him top safety salary just recently and still he wants more (guaranteed). Or at least a winning team, or a decent combination of both.

That's more of his "contribution" to the problem, if it's only about the money. It's not like he was shortchanged.
 

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