Would you completely change your investment philosophy simply because one of the questionable companies took off?
Chasing exceptions like that are how you go broke.
Ahhh...Nicely put.
I'm the
first one to toss Coach Bill under the bus when he makes the occasionally blatantly stupid move, a la O'Connell or Burgess...
...even while acknowledging that he is not only brilliant...but the very, very best.
And I personally saw far less downside than most* in Matthews, who I was crazy about, thank you, for one reason: Passion. I would, furthermore, stipulate that I'm not entirely convinced that he wouldn't've become a solid Run Stopper in our scheme, my Argument being that Passion is as important as Skill in that matter: I believe he'd do
whatever was asked of him, and would give us everything he
had.
*Not trying to annoy and sicken y'all by perpetrating like I was a Seer: Among
many other spectacular gaffes, I was a big fan of
Brady Quinn, for instance.
***
But to circle back to Os's point: Even with my deep desire to acquire Matthew's services, I would've made that trade 1000 times in a row: A strong, deep roster is an hell of a lot better way to build a Championship team than a thin, top heavy one.
And for those of you who would argue that
Clay Matthews was the difference maker in Green Bay winning it all, I would argue that you are
dead wrong: For one thing, they would've had an appreciably deeper and more talented roster had they retained those Picks. For another:
Dozens of factors contribute to a Championship, and while you can
possibly boil critical factors to a select few ~ such as getting rid of that vile excrement that used to play Quarter Back, for one ~ Clay Matthews, while arguably
one of them, was most clearly not the most
important one.
That honor...goes to
Dom Capers. 
