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Originally Posted by Rain Man
I've never quite understood the logic of saying that a 2nd-round pick this year is equivalent to a 1st-round pick next year. Draft picks aren't like money; there's no inflation to dwindle a player's value. Other than the risk that the NFL will shut down, it's merely a decision between immediate gratification and delayed gratification.
I recognize that in 2008 it's nicer to have a player on the field right now, but from a big-picture perspective the goal is to put the best players on the field over a specific time period. In 2018, it will be nicer to have another guy on the field then.
Ask the Redskins and the Chargers if it really helped them when Bobby Beathard would acquire 2nd-round picks on draft day by trading his next year's 1st-round picks. I don't think it was a good idea.
Put another way, how many of you would trade our 1st round pick in 2016 for a 7th-round pick next week? I would hope that no one would.
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I'm with ya.
That being said, once things got to where they are with JA, I'm glad we got what we got THIS year.