(02-20-2020, 02:41 PM)steelsound Wrote:We used the pick we acquired as part of the trade to upgrade the defense at DE and LB. Not sure why it keeps being said this was a bad trade for us. Would you rather have:
5 earlier spots in a deep 1st round
or
1 active 200-600 TPE player for 3 seasons (aka 1st round pick)
1 semi-active 300+ TPE player for 3 seasons (aka 2nd round pick)
1 upgraded LB position for a year
(and you still pick in the 1st btw)
And the quality dropoff of the prospects at the 6th overall pick from the 1st overall is negligible imo.
Because I wrote that part after I saw skarsfard had opted out but before I saw he re-signed