Time to settle this (Worst trade of last season)

[Wrigheyes4MVP]

Both were pretty bad trades, but it has to be the Raiders.

Its simple...at least ATL got a good young player with upside.

They still overpaid for Julio by an astronomical amount, but at least he has upside. But, still its an awful trade as well. Unless Julio turns out to be as good as Larry Fitzgerald...this will turn out to be a pretty bad trade. But, again...its better than getting Carson Palmer. At least they got someone who has decent value...with a good amount of upside.

The only way you should give up that amount of draft picks or more...for one player is if that one player is a young, stud franchise Qb for the future.

For instance...I didn't mind the Redskins trading for RGIII. It as a risky trade, but if RGIII turns out to be a legit, top 10 Qb in the game one day in the near future...It will be worth the risk IMO.

Trading that much for a Wr is not worth it unless that Wr has a chance to turn out to be as good as Larry Fitz, Calvin, or Andre. Anything less, and its just not worth all those picks IMO.

[ugafan]

I wish the votes were public so we could see the only people voting for the Falcons trade were Raiders fans.

[BIGBLUEWEGOHARD]

I'm not a Raiders fan & despite the "potential" of Julio Jones (which can become a bad word really fast), I believe the Falcons trade was worse. How can you give up so much for a WR let alone a guy who's not even your #1 WR or the franchise?? You give that up for a potential franchise QB, maybe. But two #1's, two #4's & a #2 for a WR???Are you guys nuts???? What's the justification? Inflated numbers in a league where all the passing numbers & therefore the receiving numbers are inflated? All that & he got his against bad pass defenses & couldn't stay healthy. If the Browns drafted like Jimmy Johnson did they could have a little resurgence, while the Falcons go out in their first playoff game, as usual.

I'm not saying I like the Palmer deal, but it was two picks & done. They went for the division & he ended up playing much sooner he was supposed to. That's easier to swallow than twice the value plus for a #2 WR. Megatron & Andre Johnson were drafted straight up in the first round & our Victor Cruz was an undrafted free agent. This deal was nuts & the Raiders haters are out in full force.

[Nips]

The Raiders trade is as close to a modern day Herschel Walker deal as we're going to see imo.

The Broncos gave a 1st and 2 other picks for Tebow and traded him a year later

[dbroncsinmo]

The Broncos gave a 1st and 2 other picks for Tebow and traded him a year later

No they did not! Tebow was selected with the Broncos 2nd of 2 picks in the 2010 first round. They traded up a few spots but DID NOT trade a 1st for Tebow.

And the Broncos paid a strong price to get Tebow, giving up a second, third and fourth round draft pick to move up.

They traded a 2nd, a 3rd and a 4th to move up and still had a 2nd and two 3rd's in the draft. Not even a close comparison.

[dbroncsinmo]

A lot of the recent comments in the NFL Forum left me thinking about the actual value of 1st Round draft picks. The NFL uses a laughable formula to place a value on each pick according to place, when in reality the draft is a craps shoot. There are no guarantees that a 1st Rounder will be better than let's say, a 7th Rounder.. So why place a value on them? I understand the draft order but this whole notion is diluted to a fault. The following is a list of busts not taking into account the two most recent years who are in their last season of free passes. A 1st Round pick is expected to make a huge immediate impact and be considered one of the top players at their respective positions (these players are payed like 1st ballet HOFers), for 8-10 seasons. I take PSD with a grain of salt since it's filled with teenagers, clowns, and/or a combination of the two (reference the NBA Forum), but why does everyone get their panties in a bunch over trading 1st Round picks?

* Notes: If a player is a debatable bust according to the standards associated with a 1st Rounder he should and is labeled a bust in this list. 98% of the picks in each year can be associated with the bust label.


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2005 NFL Draft
Alex Smith,Ronnie Brown,Braylon Edwards,Cedric Benson,Carnell "Cadillac" Williams,Adam "Pac-Man" Jones,Troy Williamson,Antrel Rolle,Carlos Rogers,Mike Williams,Shawne Merriman,Jammal Brown,Thomas Davis,Travis Johnson, David Pollack,Erasmus James,Alex Barron,Marcus Spears,Matt Jones,Mark Clayton,Fabian Washington,Jason Campbell ,Chris Spencer,Luis Castillo,Marlin Jackson,Heath Miller,Mike Patterson

2006 NFL Draft
Reggie Bush,Vince Young,D'Brickashaw Ferguson,A. J. Hawk,Vernon Davis,Michael Huff,Donte Whitner,Ernie Simms,Matt Leinart,BroncoBrodrick Bunkley,Tye Hill,Jason Allen,Chad Greenway,Bobby Carpenter,Antonio Cromartie,Laurence Maroney,Manny Lawson,Santonio Holmes,John McCargo,DeAngelo Williams,Marcedes Lewis,Joseph Addai,Kelly Jennings,Mathias Kiwanuka

2007 NFL Draft
JaMarcus Russell,Gaines Adams,Levi Brown,Jamaal Anderson,Ted Ginn, Jr.,Amobi Okoye,Marshawn Lynch,Adam Carriker,Justin Harrell,Jarvis Moss,Michael Griffin,Aaron Ross,Reggie Nelson,Brady Quinn,Brandon Meriweather,Anthony Spencer,Joe Staley,Craig "Buster" Davis,Greg Olsen,Anthony Gonzalez

2008 NFL Draft
Chris Long,Glenn Dorsey,Vernon Gholston,Sedrick Ellis,Derrick Harvey,Keith Rivers,Jerod Mayo,Leodis McKelvin,Jonathan Stewart,Chris Williams,Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie,Gosder Cherilus,Joe Flacco,Jeff Otah,Aqib Talib,Felix Jones,Rashard Mendenhall,Chris Johnson,Mike Jenkins,Duane Brown,Antoine Cason,Lawrence Jackson,Kentwan Balmer,Dustin Keller

2009 NFL Draft
Matthew Staford,Jason Smith,Tyson Jackson,Aaron Curry,Mark Sanchez,Andre Smith,Darrius Heyward-Bey,Eugene Monroe,B. J Raji,Michael Crabtree,Aaron Maybin,Knowshon Moreno,Malcolm Jenkins,Brian Cushing,Larry English,Josh Freeman,Robert Ayers,Jeremy Maclin,Brandon Pettigrew,Alex Mack,Peria Jerry,Donald Brown,Eric Wood,Chris "Beanie" Wells

Really?!? Were you smoking crack when you typed this?

[Superdude]

Really?!? Were you smoking crack when you typed this?

I'm pretty sure FB is on crack whenever he posts on PSD