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Originally Posted by TEX
Yeah, I know. But I'd be willing to bet that the one we draft in the 2nd will not be better than Surtain.
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I said this earlier on some other thread, I don't remember which one, but I don't think it's a matter of either or. We want to have our cake and eat it to, not Surtain vs. a 2nd round pick, but rather Surtain AND that 2nd round pick. And I have absolutely no problem with that, right up until the night before the draft. Why would we not try to do as much as we can to retain that pick, work a deal for compensation next year? Say, for instance, the idea is to get Surtain via a trade, Carlos Rogers at 15 (won't be there I think, but hypothetically) and then a top DE or LB in the second, who, this year I think, will be a pretty high value. We're looking for immediate impact, remember, and regardless of our history, the more higher picks we have, the better shot we have.
I would work this deal to the last possible moment. Especially since we're still the only team involved (I don't buy the 'zona rumor yet).
Maybe in the end we cave, but we damn well ought to be trying to get the best value we can.
JMO of course. I've got no problem with the way this has gone. We haven't lost Surtain to anyone. Yet. If that happens, well...