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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy
How did Pioli pass on Stafford? Sanchez, yes, but I don't know how he effectively passed on him.
Really, I would rather see Palko out there and go 0-16.
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When you trade for a guy in February before another guy who was not a lock #1 is taken in April, you've passed on him.
It's pretty clear who Pioli thought his QBOTF was, and it was clearly established that Stafford and Sanchez were #1 and #2 for QBs in the draft.
There's a reason why the Lions also negotiated with Aaron Curry and other players at #1.
With that old pay system, I think it's reasonable to think that Detroit would have seriously considered swapping #1 with #3 had we sweetened the pot with something like our #34.
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