Eskimo said:
To break it down even further, if we don't do the trade with Buffalo then maybe Buffalo never gets Losman and never releases Bledsoe.
So Bledsoe + Julius + Spears + Ryan >>> S. Jackson
In all honesty I think Julius > S. Jackson. He just needs a chance to get healthy and the line to get some cohesion - I think he would have put up big numbers against Seattle and Arizona had he been available.
..as you mentioned about the Bills using our pick to select Losman and then prematurely souring on Bledsoe and releasing him so we could sign him..
..this was the ultimate bonus from that 2004 draft day decision to trade them our #1 pick and ultimately accelerated their thinking about their future QB and at least for now, has paid off way beyond anybodies expectations with Bledsoe's coming here without having to trade for him and seeing his elevated play here in Dallas.
It's almost as if, in trading the #1 pick to the Bills in 2004, that they in essence thru in Bledsoe in the deal that day, but it was delayed one season in coming.
I doubt any of us could have foreseen that happening and in the end, if Julius Jones returns to form and Bledsoe continues to play like he is, Spears develops into the player they want him to be and Ware gets more development, the 2004 trade with the Bills and the domino effect it has had for us with the infusion of talent to this team..
..is going to rival the trade with the Vikes back in the Jimma era of Hershel Walker for their slew of picks and players that got the winning going back in the 90's.
It's got that magnitude of importance.
Time will tell. It takes 2-3 years to really know where this all falls.
But we'd all have to say that given the way things have worked out to date, we are way ahead in doing what we did and in drafting and signing who we have at this point.
My one point that would put a period on this whole sequence of events would be if we could find our QB of the future. Unfortunately, this is still the missing piece of any future for the organization to keep things moving forward after Bledsoe ends his days here.
If it's not Henson and not Romo, then we are investing alot of time and money in them and having Bledsoe here and running the offense with an eye toward them learning with an eye to them eventually taking over is probably wasted effort, as neither looks to be starter material, but backups only.
That said, I guess we'll have to see how Lady Luck treats us with Bledsoe staying healthy and us being able to develop or draft/sign the next QB.
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