Quote:I'm going to repeat this until someone gets it.   The asset we traded was Monroe for 12 games.   Games we were not going to win anyway.   All the Ravens got for those draft picks was a 12 game contract.   Suppose we don't trade Monroe?   We're in the same position at the end of the year, except that we don't have those draft picks.   THAT WOULD BE REALLY STUPID.     Monroe signs with another team and you would be complaining about how we didn't trade him when we could have.  And guess what?   If we like him so much, we can still sign him at the end of the year!   BECAUSE HE'S A FREE AGENT!   Then we have him, PLUS the draft picks. 

 

So, don't trade him, and you have nothing.   Trade him, and you have some draft picks.   What is wrong with that?

 

I did see this argument, from several people including yourself....and countered it with other examples (not Richardson) with players in similar contract situations that fetched much more in return....

 

I know you guys don't want to see those though, because you're too busy brother in law'ing the fleecing. 

 

Bottom line is you don't sell decent assets for pennies on the dollar. 

 

If this was a Marcedes Lewis trade, then I could see the scraps as compensation, because he sucks. But 25 year old top 10 OLT's should be able to fetch more than some 3rd day picks - regadrless of contract situation. You people act as if the Jags had no options here and HAD to let Monroe walk for nothing.....uhhhh theres something called the FRANCHISE tag that the Jags could have held Monroe hostage with until they got an offer that they felt was fair compensation....

 

Quote:I think yesterday was the start of the in season fire sale. I see it mentioned on here, but I sure hope Poz is next. Get what you can.

 

If there was such a thing as a 15th rounder, I'm sure Caldwell would be satisfied with that as return....

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