Imperial- Owner Steve Wagner, never shy to make moves to improve his team, has landed a top 5 fantasy QB in San Diego's Philip Rivers from the Mt Lebo Outlaws in exchange for the Maulers first round draft pick in this year's draft.
"Rivers is a flat out stud" boasted Wagner, "and he was by far better than any QB of value available in the upcoming draft or those that were offered by other teams." Wagner declined to name what other FAA teams were involved in trade talks, but it was widely rumored that the Henderson Hitmen were attempting to land WR Vincent Jackson from the Maulers in exchange for either QB Kevin Kolb or Donovan McNabb. Also rumored were the Albany Patroons, who have been shopping will he or won't he play this year QB Brett Favre.
"Nobody took those calls seriously" quipped Wagner.
The trading wasn't over, as the Maulers sent WR Steve Smith to the Aliquippa Rabid Ghosts in exchange for a 4th round pick, an obvious move made to compensate for the lack of a number one pick from the Rivers deal. "Smith is a quality WR, but we weren't keeping him because of V-Jack" said Wagner. "Rivers throwing to V-Jack this season should provide lots of points for our offense".
The Maulers haven't officially declared their keepers, but all indications point to Rivers, Vincent Jackson, and young RB's Beanie Wells and LeSean McCoy- who both have high expectations entering 2010.
"We got young at RB, but I think we got better" said Wagner. "McCoy is the lead back in a good offense in Philly, and with Warner's retirement we expect Wells to get more touches in Arizona".
The one player left out after all these moves is previous franchise QB Ben Roethlisberger. Ben's six game league suspension for being a creep off the field made it necessary for Wagner to pursue other QB's in the off-season trading. "I was Ben's biggest supporter, but the suspension and the plethora of off the field incidents was too much for our franchise to bear. We wish him the best and it is possible we could bring him back in a backup role this season." said Wagner.
Things look good for the Maulers heading into 2010. Stay tuned for further moves the franchise may make leading up to the draft.
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