Quote:I'm really stuck trying to figure out why you guys are talking like the only way we can grab a RT is with these picks?  If we kept Monroe, it would have effectively been due to signing him just as if he were a FA.  If we don't keep Monroe, that money (or less) can still be put toward a tackle in FA.

 

The draft picks are bonus.  They may only turn into a role player, or depth, but they're players we wouldn't have gotten otherwise and we need those types of players too on this team.

 

I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm responding to other's who claimed RTs can be found in the later rounds.

 

Yes, we can replace Monroe via Free Agency.  My argument was that the compensation was lacking.  Monroe has more value to us than what we would recoup in that trade.  If you can't find his value, then keep him.  I'm not convinced as some others are that he wouldn't resign with us.

 

The problem is that you have like a 5% chance of finding a long term starter in rounds 4-7 and even less of a chance of finding a top level starter.  That's why the trade is undesirable to many.  We give up a top tier starter for 2 picks that are unlikely to even start.  No value.  Keep Monroe instead.

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