Quote:But, some here disagree saying we got fleeced in the deal with Monroe.  They'd prefer we held out for a 2nd round pick, but we didn't shop him around sufficiently to satisfy their requirements as message board GMs. 

 

Trading Monroe when we did, regardless of what happened with Joeckel in the aftermath, was a smart move by this front office to give us chips in the 2014 draft if we opt to use them to move around. 

 

If you look at teams like New England who regularly stockpile picks and move around in the draft as they see fit, there's an effective approach to leveraging those extra picks to go after the players you really want. 

There is an argument to be made that perhaps we could have gotten a little more in trade for Monroe, but we don't know for certain.

 

But had we not traded Monroe, we'd be looking at one 4th round pick this year instead of 2, and 2 5th round picks instead of three.

 

Under those circumstances, we'd almost have to trade down to stock the roster.

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