Quote:What we traded was the last 5 games of Monroe's contract. If we wanted to re-sign the guy, we could have still signed him at the end of the year, whether we traded him or not, because he was a free agent. That's what people don't seem to understand.


So the choice was, do we want the last 5 games of Eugene Monroe's contract, or do we want Telvin Smith and Aaron Colvin? We traded Monroe's last 5 games for a 4th round pick and a 5th round pick. And those two players were picked in the 4th and 5th rounds.


So, please understand, if we had wanted to re-sign Monroe, we could have still done so, even after trading him. He was a free agent. What we traded was 5 games of his career. That was it.


So, which would you want: Eugene Monroe for 5 games, or Telvin Smith and Aaron Colvin for 4 years each? That's an easy one.