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If you thought the Pats didn't get enough for #7 that's nothing compared to what Baltimore did right after them. Trading #8 overall to the Jags for #26, two 3rds(71, 89) & a 4th(125th overall) was an absolute joke.
Actually I think this was a really good move for the Ravens. Not that I put much stock in the draft charts but if you used that to guage this trade the Ravens really killed them in value.
But more importantly they moved back to a spot where value wise it actually made a little sense to draft the QB they got (still getting the much needed QB) and picked up a whole bunch more talent.
I don't know what value chart you're looking at, but mine says they were off by about 500 points, which amounts to a mid 2nd round pick at worst.
They need OL help just as badly. Granted they did get Oniel Cousins, but would you rather have Flacco/Cousins or Clady/Brohm?
Well compare that to what the Eagles pulled over on the Panthers.
They sent their 1st, #19 overall, to Carolina for their 2nd and 4th round picks this season and a 1st in 2009. And Carolina is likely to be in the bottom half again next season.
The thing is, I've now heard people use that one Carolina deal as the justification for calling just about every other trade in the draft lousy. The Carolina deal was the exception, for whatever reason -- it looks like nobody really wanted to trade out and they had to overwhelm Philly. But that doesn't render every other trade in the draft bad. Baltimore wanted a QB, so they HAD to get out of #8 however they could.
The funny thing is that when I read the title of this thread, I assumed it would be about trading up to #18 to draft an incredibly raw shotgun QB from 1-AA.
Well compare that to what the Eagles pulled over on the Panthers.
They sent their 1st, #19 overall, to Carolina for their 2nd and 4th round picks this season and a 1st in 2009. And Carolina is likely to be in the bottom half again next season.
If the Ravens wanted a QB, so bad then why didn't they offer St. Louis everything for Matt Ryan, who Haurbaugh supposedly coveted?
Shortly after noon, Baltimore GM Ozzie Newsome offered St. Louis first-, second- and fourth-round picks this year and a third-rounder in 2009 for the Rams' first-round pick."
Thank you! There are so many "why didn't they..." questions about trades, and this is a great reminder that you simply can't always pick and choose.
Some well-respected posters on this board have said things like "I have nothing against Mayo, but he was overdrafted, pure and simple. They could have safely gotten him anywhere before #15!" (I am not exaggerating.) Think about it...the highest guy on the Pats board at #7 is probably safe for the next half-dozen picks so they successfully trade down to #10 and nab him for way less money and an extra pick. The reaction: they got "bad value" for the trade and "overdrafted" by a whopping 3 slots.
Thank you! There are so many "why didn't they..." questions about trades, and this is a great reminder that you simply can't always pick and choose.
Some well-respected posters on this board have said things like "I have nothing against Mayo, but he was overdrafted, pure and simple. They could have safely gotten him anywhere before #15!" (I am not exaggerating.) Think about it...the highest guy on the Pats board at #7 is probably safe for the next half-dozen picks so they successfully trade down to #10 and nab him for way less money and an extra pick. The reaction: they got "bad value" for the trade and "overdrafted" by a whopping 3 slots.
A no name QB in the 3rd round??? He better be Brady's replacement in 5 years.