Clark Judge: Rating smartest, boldest, scariest offseason moves

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Originally Posted by Mecca

Bowe was one of the picks I didn't complain about...so I got that one!

Tyson Jackson is a very low risk pick basically but I don't know if he will ever justify his draft position or the contract he'll get especially when you consider we're probably looking at atleast 1 more 1st round lineman being taken by this team.

Well, I would have loved to trade down. I can only trust that there wasn't a good enough offer. There's reason to doubt that they passed up a good trade--as you know, I was always the absolute, positive supporter of a trade down (and by the way, ironic that many of the same people that completely thrashed me--and that's a huge understatement--for wanting a trade-down are the same who are pissed at Pioli for passing it up, regardless of the trade value. Ironic, isn't it?). I hope they didn't. And if they did, then yes, I disagree with the trade.

But at the same time, I was always clear that if there is a guy you want and you believe that there is a good chance you'll lose him if you trade down, then that changes the whole story. I don't know who was on the board in the top 5, nor do I know what the Chiefs were offered in trade value. So yeah, good reason to doubt, but I think a lot of people are criticizing the refusal to trade down without really knowing what actually happened.