dbcard74
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If you think the Cardinals gave up too much to the Saints in their trade, all you have to do is look at how the five other first-round trades went to find plenty of proof.
The Jets moved up to No. 4. The Bears got two firsts and a fourth.
The Patriots moved up to No 13. The Bears got their first and their sixth.
The Eagles moved up to No. 15. San Diego got their first and a second.
The Steelers moved up to No. 16. Kansas City got their first, a third and a sixth.
The Ravens moved up to No. 19. The Patriots got their first and a first in 2004.
See a pattern?
Teams wanting to move up should be good news for teams wanting to move down, because it's time to take them to the cleaners. Like the Chargers giving the Cards a future No. 1 and more to move up one spot four years ago. Or the Saints giving Washington their whole draft to move up to get Ricky Williams.
So if the Cards had traded their No. 6 for the Saints' No. 17 and No. 18, that's the way to play that game. But to also drop down 17 spots in the second round and throw in a fourth-rounder, the Cards didn't take anybody to the cleaners. Even putting a positive spin on it, at the best it's a push. And at the worst it was the Cardinals who got taken to the cleaners.
Not the way to play the game. You make teams anxious to move up pay BIG. Or you don't make the trade.
The Jets moved up to No. 4. The Bears got two firsts and a fourth.
The Patriots moved up to No 13. The Bears got their first and their sixth.
The Eagles moved up to No. 15. San Diego got their first and a second.
The Steelers moved up to No. 16. Kansas City got their first, a third and a sixth.
The Ravens moved up to No. 19. The Patriots got their first and a first in 2004.
See a pattern?
Teams wanting to move up should be good news for teams wanting to move down, because it's time to take them to the cleaners. Like the Chargers giving the Cards a future No. 1 and more to move up one spot four years ago. Or the Saints giving Washington their whole draft to move up to get Ricky Williams.
So if the Cards had traded their No. 6 for the Saints' No. 17 and No. 18, that's the way to play that game. But to also drop down 17 spots in the second round and throw in a fourth-rounder, the Cards didn't take anybody to the cleaners. Even putting a positive spin on it, at the best it's a push. And at the worst it was the Cardinals who got taken to the cleaners.
Not the way to play the game. You make teams anxious to move up pay BIG. Or you don't make the trade.