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With the trading deadline near, here are five wise moves that probably won't be made

It might sound like fantasy football. But it would be nice if, in this case, fantasy could become reality.
From now through the NFL trade deadline Tuesday, there will be more telephone calls than actual proposals. But it doesn't change that there are trades to be made. Here are five trades that should be -- but won't be -- made.

• New England Patriots guard Logan Mankins to the Chicago Bears for defensive tackle Tommie Harris and a fourth-round pick: Chicago gets the help on the offensive line it needs, and New England gets help on the defensive line it needs along with the fourth-round pick it gave up for wide receiver Deion Branch.

• Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber to the Green Bay Packers for a fourth-round pick: Green Bay balked at parting with a fourth-round pick for Marshawn Lynch, but it needs a running back to help carry the offense through the season. The most attractive part of the deal for the Cowboys is not the pick, it's unloading Barber's seven-year, $45 million contract.

• Baltimore Ravens quarterback Marc Bulger to the Arizona Cardinals for a third-round pick and Derek Anderson: Arizona made the mistake of not signing Bulger during the offseason. Now it can correct its error for a third-round pick, a move that might be the key to Arizona winning its division. Anderson could be a throw-in Baltimore knows well; the Ravens initially signed him as an undrafted free agent.

• San Diego Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson to the Seattle Seahawks for second- and fifth-round picks: The Chargers have been adamant that they want second- and third-round picks for Jackson. No one has offered it. San Diego has shown they don't need Jackson to move the ball, so why not get a second- and a fifth-round pick for him?

• Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith to the St. Louis Rams for a second-round pick: The Rams already have lost their top two wide receivers, Mark Clayton and Donnie Avery, to season-ending injuries. Smith would be more than a replacement -- if Carolina were willing to trade him.