(05-01-2022, 10:25 AM)Upper Wrote: So we're basically combining the trades and giving Baalke praise for giving up 3 6ths and a 7th to get a guy who was literally 100 picks lower on the consensus board and to move up like 15 slots in the draft a year later?

People were making fun of us for being the first team to ever make a move back for a future years pick and lose value on the draft pick value sheet (I can't imagine someone has tracked all of that, but I guess they do). We should have gotten a significantly better pick for moving back a year and throwing in a 7th rounder.

OH NOES mah value chort

I'd rather an extra 4th next year than a late August cut or three this year. Sometimes you have to decide either to take the deal on the table (which may be a loss of glorious alleged value), reach for a guy you want at the top of your board that is likely available later, or take a guy who fits at the pick but doesn't match your plans.

While I agree that there were some very good players that we passed on in practically every selection of this darft, wetting the bed over them isn't going to change who they picked or how those players pan out or flop.

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