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As long as it works.
Not like Garrett has had any sort of a sterling record on off the field stuff anyway.
As long as it works.
You can't say I'm wrong by giving stats that are on the reverse side of what I said was right.
Besides, you came up with 4 examples over 19 years, so that doesn't really dispute the idea these trades are rare. Actually only 3 examples - the Cowboys got Henson for a 3rd round pick.
As for Amari Cooper, he fits the category I mentioned of being traded by a team in a rebuild mode. The Raiders also traded away Kahlil Mack as part of that rebuild and their focus was on accumulating top draft picks.
The Lions also fit into that category when they traded Roy Williams. They were in the midst of an 0-16 season at that time
Galloway was 19 years ago, and Roy Williams was 10 years ago. Not exactly part of a flood of those kinds of trades. And all different teams, so none represent a team making those trades frequently.
I'm not interested in tearing down this team and rebuilding. That's what would have to be going on if we are getting high draft picks in a trade for talent already on the team. So that's why we haven't heard it in a while.
I said it isn't common for teams to trade away an elite player for a #1 pick unless they are in a full rebuild mode, and you gave examples of the Cowboys trading a #1 pick for a player, so those examples aren't even applicable to what I wrote. And even in those cases, it was 3 instances over 19 years, so you can't even say it is common for the Cowboys to trade away #1 picks for a player. And on top of that, I mentioned rebuild modes as the exception where teams are more willing to part with elite players for a #1 pick, and with 2 of the 3 examples you noted those teams were in a rebuild mode. That leaves you with 1 example from 19 years ago, and it doesn't apply to what I wrote.That was just examples with the cowboys and the ones I could think of off the top of my head. Other teams are involved in quite a few more.
I said it isn't common for teams to trade away an elite player for a #1 pick unless they are in a full rebuild mode, and you gave examples of the Cowboys trading a #1 pick for a player, so those examples aren't even applicable to what I wrote. And even in those cases, it was 3 instances over 19 years, so you can't even say it is common for the Cowboys to trade away #1 picks for a player. And on top of that, I mentioned rebuild modes as the exception where teams are more willing to part with elite players for a #1 pick, and with 2 of the 3 examples you noted those teams were in a rebuild mode. That leaves you with 1 example from 19 years ago, and it doesn't apply to what I wrote.
I don't keep up with the Patriots. Stop asking stupid questions.How many times have the Patriots rebuilt?
So Cooper is the only one in over a decadeThat's certainly not true and I can tell you just a few times where the reverse has been true for us. It takes two to tango.
Amari Cooper
Roy Williams
Joey Galloway
Drew Henson
That's off the top of my head.
The idea is to acquire players, not to ship them to another team...When was the last time we got a 1st round draft pick for a player? A 2nd or even a 3rd?
steve walshHershel Walker is the last I can recall. But then I'm old and maybe my memory isn't what it used to be...
The idea is to acquire players, not to ship them to another team...
So Cooper is the only one in over a decade
So pretty rare.
Dallas usually keeps the players they want to keep.
Teams that trade a away players that bring in a 1st usually either don't plan to pay the player or want to hoard draft picks to rebuild. Usually.
I don't keep up with the Patriots. Stop asking stupid questions.
You're right. Walker was in the first of JJ's offseasons, Walsh was traded the next.steve walsh
Was referring to high 1st round picks (or even lower 1st rounders to a lessor degree) int this thread.Hoarding draft picks isn't only to rebuild. Again, look at the Patriots. That is how they maintain value on their team. They don't overpay players. They'll trade them for picks and those picks result in cheaper players. It isn't rocket science.