Jacobs trade? Don't hold your breath

With speculation swirling that Brandon Jacobs, frustrated by his role as the Giants' backup, will now request a trade from the Giants, the likelihood of a deal happening is extremely remote.

Said a source close to Jacobs about the possibility of a trade: "If it happened, I would change my last name to Glauber." 

(Hey! What's wrong with the name Glauber?!) 

Here's why a trade scenario isn't likely: 

For starters, the Giants still consider Jacobs a viable player, despite his dropoff in production and his inability to hold off Ahmad Bradshaw's bid to wrest control of the starting job. Add in the fact that the Giants don't have a lot of depth at the position behind Bradshaw; DJ Ware has only minimal game experience in his three-plus seasons with the Giants, and Andre Brown was released after trying to return from a ruptured Achilles.

Newly acquired Darius Reynaud is listed as a running back, but is not a viable option as a running back.

Second, the Giants have a heavy investment in Jacobs from a financial standpoint. As part of a four-year deal he signed before 2009, he received $13 million in guaranteed money. Thus, the Giants are not anxious to pull the plug on a player with that kind of guaranteed salary.

Third, you have to consider the trade market for a guy like Jacobs. What team is going to want to deal for a running back who lost his job to a seventh-round draft pick, who has a quick temper - see: his helmet-throwing tirade in last night's blowout loss to the Colts - and whose production has seen a major dropoff the last two seasons?

The Packers are in the market for a running back to replace the injured Ryan Grant, but I highly doubt they see Jacobs as a viable options. Besides, they seem more interested in dealing for Bills running back Marshawn Lynch.

The Rams? Well, head coach Steve Spagnuolo is familiar with Jacobs from his days with the Giants, but the Rams' big problem is at receiver, not running back, where Steven Jackson is entrenched.