Quote:Monroe was a good player.  Franchise LT.  

 

I still don't think our GM got 'fleeced'.  It's a goodwill trade of a player we didn't plan on retaining.  Compensation wasn't great, but again -- how are we to know what his trade value was?  


You say you'd have given a 2nd Round pick for Eugene Monroe if you were a team with a need at LT?  Given his contract situation.

 

Would you be upset if say... we didn't have Luke Joeckel and  Caldwell traded a 2nd + 4th Round pick for Trent Williams? Also assume he was going to be a free agent at the end of the year. How about Nate Solder? Jared Veldheer?

 

I'm saying IF you're going to trade away top 10 talent at a premium position you should get good compensation or your better off keeping that talent. If we didn't have Luke Joeckel I'd be even MORE upset about trading away Monroe. I'm fine with moving Monroe BECAUSE we drafted a LT that should replace him, do I think we needed to spend the 2nd overall draft pick on a LT NO I was hoping we'd address the horrible pass rush over the last decade with the 2nd overall pick.

 

But just to add salt to the wound of taking a LT when you already have a franchise LT we let one of the two get away for peanuts. It's bad management, it's bad personal moves, it's just overall horrible preparation and planning on Caldwell's part.

 

ESPECIALLY if reports by Ian are true this was thrown together in day.

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