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I recently read two posts, one suggesting that it's essential to extend key player Aqib Talib, the other lamenting that the Pats "pissed away" so many draft picks on malcontent vets.
It made me wonder about the team's overall track record in trading away picks for veterans. On balance, is it worth it? Here's the roundup of the BB era:
Players received:
Albert Haynesworth
Alex Smith
Andre Davis
Aqib Talib
Chad Ochocinco
Corey Dillon
Derrick Burgess
Doug Gabriel
Duane Starks
Greg Lewis
Quinn Ojinaka
Randy Moss
Ted Washington
Tracy White
Wes Welker
Net Picks Sent:
2nd
3rd
3rd
4th
5th
5th
5th
5th
5th
6th
7th
Summary: The total picks sent over a 13-year period amount to a little less than one full draft's worth. And the players received include 4 multiyear high level starters (Talib, Dillon, Moss, Welker), plus a few contributors at other levels (E.g. Washington, White.)
That is a spectacular yield. SPECTACULAR.
I suspect there's a memory bias -- a failed trade leaves you with only the lost pick to focus on, while a successful trade leaves you focused on the player, rather than how he got here.
It made me wonder about the team's overall track record in trading away picks for veterans. On balance, is it worth it? Here's the roundup of the BB era:
Players received:
Albert Haynesworth
Alex Smith
Andre Davis
Aqib Talib
Chad Ochocinco
Corey Dillon
Derrick Burgess
Doug Gabriel
Duane Starks
Greg Lewis
Quinn Ojinaka
Randy Moss
Ted Washington
Tracy White
Wes Welker
Net Picks Sent:
2nd
3rd
3rd
4th
5th
5th
5th
5th
5th
6th
7th
Summary: The total picks sent over a 13-year period amount to a little less than one full draft's worth. And the players received include 4 multiyear high level starters (Talib, Dillon, Moss, Welker), plus a few contributors at other levels (E.g. Washington, White.)
That is a spectacular yield. SPECTACULAR.
I suspect there's a memory bias -- a failed trade leaves you with only the lost pick to focus on, while a successful trade leaves you focused on the player, rather than how he got here.