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Originally Posted by milkman
That is straight up bullshit.
An NFL veteran has established his value, and Alex Smith was in no way worth a 2nd and 3rd round pick.
If I go to buy a used car and pay used Mercedes price for a used Toyota just because someone else wanted that same used Toyota, I ****ed myself.
No matter how you spin it, the cost can not be justified.
I don't give a rat's ass if Alex goes on to win the next 10 SBs, his value at the time of the trade was no ****y near the price paid.
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I think that's a poor analogy, but i get your point.
However, like a draft pick I don't think you can judge a trade at the time of the trade. You can easier because you know what a guy has been to that point, but you don't know what he'll be in a different system for sure.
Value also depends on what the buyer sets it as, to a degree