Quote:Well, it depends...

 

Basically, if Monroe walks to, say, the Dolphins for some ridiculous salary then we sort of did alright (although our comp would have been a late comp 3rd rounder at best, so really we probably did better).

 

If Monroe, however, ends up signing up with the Ravens, then we gave away a young top 10 tackle for a 4th and a 5th because we drafted another one. We lost big. 

 

I would point out that Monroe only returned to form when he went to the Ravens. Not sure he would have graded out top 10 this season if he stayed with us. And something must not have jived with Bradley and Caldwell cause they dumped him fast. So I think we were always planning to let him walk, for whatever reason. Seemed like he soured on J-ville to me anyway.

 

So there you have the final breakdown:

 

If he goes to a different team than Baltimore: Win, although not big cause B-more gets that really late 3rd pick possible (basically a high 4th round)  Rating: 6/10 (with 0 being Gene Smith losing and 10 being charlie sheen Winning)

 

If he stays in Baltimore: Lose, we gave away a top 10 tackle who is 26 for a very cheap price, but we still got picks, and it seems like we were gonna let him walk anyway (4/10)