Bostonian1962 said:
Was listening to NFL Sirius Radio yesterday. When talking about the Patriots trading up to get Chad Jackson, Wilcox said the Patriots got the worse of the trade. He said WR Greg Jennings and ILB Hodge were taken with those two picks.
You can't count who the other guys got. We might not have taken the same players.
That said, going by the trade chart, the Pats got screwed.
In a couple different BB interviews,press conferences, you can fugure out what happened.
BB said he tried a couple times to trade up, but couldn't get a partner.
He also said Chad wouldn't have lasted on one or more picks in his opinion.
Immediately after we traded up and picked Jackson, the Broncos traded for Walker.
Conclusion:
BB tried to trade up for Jackson. No takers. Green Bay,picking before Denver, played the Pats and Broncos against each other. RIght down to the wire. Remember also that BB said the trade was so late in the pick he almost didn't get the pick in on time.
GB had the Pats and Broncos bidding against each other for the pick. The Pats outbid Denver. Perhaps Denver didn't need Jackson as much because they had a backup plan - the trade with GB for Walker.
Pats had to go high with trade offer to consumate hte trade. Immediately after trade they picked Jackson and Denver immediately traded for Walker.
The team that "won" pick wise was Green Bay GOt more than value for their pick fromNE and for Walker from DEN. I'm certainly biased, but I think NE improved themselves the most. They got the best college prospect since the drafted Glenn.The Brncos got a WR, but now their other WR says he won't play. Net gain for Denver: an improved WR situation. But gaining walker and losing Lelie didn't help them as much as gaining Jackson helped us.
Yeah, the Pats lost more accoding to the chart than GB. But that just showed how much the Pats wanted Jackson. The chart is a negotiating tool. GB had us where they wanted us and took advantage. We did the sme to Baltimore a few years ago (here's hoping Jackson works out better than Boller). It all depends on who makes the intial call and how badly one party wants to trade.
I am pleased we made the trade. I am pleased BB did what had to be done to get Jackson. And I would rather have Jackson than Jennings and Hodge.
This guy Wilcox feels differently. Maybe he's right. Maybe Jennings is the better WR. But I'll bet BB/SP spent more time and effort trying to find out than Wilcox did.