Quote:1. The Monroe trade netted the Jags Colvin and Chris Smith, not Telvin Smith. More importantly, it was for 4th and 5th round picks. That Caldwell subsequently turned those picks into good players is irrelevant. A good starting NFL LT is worth a lot more than two third day picks. Caldwell took the first offer for Monroe, and no doubt could have gotten a better deal had he shopped Monroe to the other 30 teams.

How in the hell is that irrelevant!?!  That's the point in acquiring picks, especially when you have a compentent GM.  That's why teams value picks so much.  That's why Caldwell made the trade in the first place, to aqcuire picks for a team thant needed a talent injectionn.

 

2nd part:  You don't know that.

 

3rd, while people point out we traded him with only 12 games left without knowing we could resign him or not.  Well look at the money saved by not.  Now we have the opportunity this offseason to add another player thru FA with that money.  Monroe sucked it up this year in Balt.

 

What's better?

 

Monroe

 

or

 

Telvin+Colvin (or C.Smith dep on how you look at trades)+FA aqcuisition this year with money saved.

 

Thank you Caldwell, knocked this one out of the park!

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