Nate Taylor: Veach is smarter than you, but is just as smart as Direckshun.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Which would make the report that the Chiefs called and said "hey Dallas, we'd like to make a trade, so we can select Mazi Smith!" with Dallas saying "no way, that's who we want!" bullshit.

I mean, if I'm an opposing GM, I'm gonna ask.

It's a negotiation. At some point the guy on the other side is gonna say "Hey, tell me who you're gonna take and if it's not the guy I want then...."

Because I'm betting there ARE times these GMs will give up that sort of information to put a deal over the top. Not every time, not as a matter of course, but on occasion.

I don't doubt at all that the question got asked, nor do I doubt that Veach elected not to answer. And that is what yielded Dallas's high inflated response. "Well if you're not gonna tell me who it is, there's a guy I really like here and I'm not gonna risk losing that guy blind unless you surrender more than you're offering..."

It absolutely checks out as possible, even likely, in the course of these fairly rapidfire negotiations. Hell, the guy could always be lying to you anyway. And you'll remember that sort of thing next time he calls.