(04-19-2020, 05:46 PM)mithrandir Wrote:@ADwyer87 I respect your opinions as you've been around a long time. I don't really like that rookies can hold out for one team either. In these specific cases, however, Slothlisberger and Bumper were not consensus first round talents, and the players those teams took instead, Witten and Magic, were seen as second or third round talents by many. Saying that my statement is a joke is pretty disrespectful, especially if you aren't going to back it up with any reasons.no, you misunderstand, im not saying YOUR statement is a joke, i was saying that MY statement saying COL and NOLA should be fined is a joke. Im sorry if it came off that way
Additionally, I think trading back in the second for your obligatory GM pick to pick up extra value is a far bigger breach and should be addressed by HO.
But i think the biggest thing with GMs and rookies trading back is that in the GM case, everyone is on equal footing. Any team can trade back for any of their GM players. its known the moment they recreate that they will be gotten with the lowest 2nd rounder. With people who hold out, it is an unfair advantage. they may not have been consensus top talents, but they were people who were now essentially undraftable by any other team, thus giving the team that drafted them an unfair advantage whether they get them in the 1st or the 21st. theres other sketchy stuff that comes into play, but also just some misinformation i was told from people as well which just has it come off very poorly to me. When 3 players who I would have certainly had a great interest in otherwise are taken off the board before a pick is even made, its very frustrating